tracked leaders, challenged 11th, led 2 out (normal 3 out), ridden and stayed on flat
prominent, ridden after 12th, left 2nd last (normal 2 out), stayed on, unable to challenge
held up in touch, lost place 5th, closed after 7th, bad mistake 10th, given time to recover, headway after 13th, challenging when fell last (normal 2 out)
held up, last and pushed along after 7th, not fluent 9th, headway 10th, challenged 11th, lost place when hampered last (normal 2 out), weakened after
in rear, headway 5th, pushed along after 7th, outpaced from 11th, bumped last (normal 2 out), stayed on to take 4th soon after, no impression
tracked leaders, pushed along after 8th, lost place 9th, weakened 10th, pulled up before 11th
prominent, reminder 2nd, led before 3rd, headed 4th, reminder next, led 12th, headed 2 out (normal 3 out), one pace in 3rd from next
led until before 3rd, led again 4th until 12th, no extra last (normal 2 out)
Whiskey Ridge has an 8lb rise in the weights to contend with and is upped in class after scoring over track and trip last time. Stablemate Baltic Pathfinder also won over these fences in January and has gone close off a higher mark since. Mitchell's Way won an all-weather bumper at Southwell recently but was well beaten in both previous starts over fences and Whats Up Woody has failed to figure since making the frame over course and distance at this time last year. BALLYMOAT struggled in better company at Cheltenham last time but this is more his grade. Tim Vaughan's charge gets the nod on his earlier second to the progressive Cloudy Joker at Musselburgh.
Mitchell's Way 4-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, challenged going well over 2f out, led over 1f out, ridden and edged right inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Southwell 2m 2f n h flat (4) std in Feb beating Sin Bin (11-2) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Whats Up Woody (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) In touch, led briefly after 3rd, tracked leader, lost place 4 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out, tailed off, 4th of 7, 33l behind Chicklemix (10-11) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Jan.
See What Happens (IRE) 7-2fav (11-12) Held up in rear, headway and in touch, 5 out, chased leaders next, soon one pace, stayed on to press for 3rd flat, no chance with front pair, 4th of 8, 14l behind Swing Hard (11-2) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Nov.
Ballymoat 14-1 (10-8) Not always fluent towards rear, blundered badly 8th and rider lost iron briefly, mistake 10th, hampered and well beaten 4 out, 14th of 16, well behind King Massini (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m 5f cond hcp chs (4yo+) (3) gd in Dec.
Work Boy 25-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway after 6th, challenged 9th, led after 11th, headed approaching last, soon led again, driven out, won at Haydock 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct '11 beating Daldini (10-3) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Baltic Pathfinder (IRE) 7-2 (10-13) In touch, headway before 4 out, went 4th 2 out, kept on to take 2nd run-in, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Etxalar (11-5) at Carlisle 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb.
Whiskey Ridge (IRE) 4-1fav (11-8) Made all, kept on under pressure from last, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (5) hvy in Feb beating Sam Patch (9-11) by 2 1/4l, 7 ran.
Mister Wiseman 14-1 (10-13) Prominent, every chance 4 out, no impression on front pair from after 2 out, one pace, just held on for 3rd, 3rd of 11, 7l behind Jeanry (11-5) at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-100 (5) hvy in Feb.
