held up in touch, chased leaders 3 out, soon no impression, modest 3rd
tracked leaders, pushed along halfway, weakened 3 out
chased leaders, jumped left 2nd, under pressure 4 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up 2 out
led until after 2nd, remained prominent, led after 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on well (2 fences ommited)
slowly away, behind, in touch by halfway, weakening when mistake 2 out, modest 4th
prominent, pulled hard, led 2nd, headed after 2 out, kept on same pace
Most of these arrive struggling for form so the vote goes to chasing debutante SHAN VALLEY. She's been thereabouts over timber of late and is preferred to Turf Trivia. The latter won over course and distance in February but was tailed off last time having fell at Catterick before that. Robin's Command finished closer at this track in between a couple of poor efforts and may figure while there's little between Cloudy Deal and Mister D on hurdle ratings and both are having their fist start over the larger obstacles.
Turf Trivia 12-1 (11-12) In touch in 4th, weakened from before 5 out, tailed off from next, 7th of 8, well behind Have You Had Yours (10-2) at Wetherby 2m nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Mar.
Mister D (IRE) 40-1 (10-10) Led, headed before 7th, weakened before 3 out, 11th of 15, well behind Blue Kascade (10-12) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Feb.
Cloudy Deal (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Mid-division, headway approaching 4th, outpaced before 3 out, weakened soon after, well beaten when pulled up before last, in a race won by Come On Annie (11-1) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Dec, 9 ran.
Grey Life 14-1 (12-0) Prom til ur 9, in a race won by Intentandpurposes (12-0) at South Wold 3m ptp gs in Feb, 15 ran.
Shan Valley (IRE) 5-1 (10-5) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, weakened before last, 5th of 9, 12l behind Be Bop Boru (11-0) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Mar.
Robin's Command (IRE) 4-1 (10-2) In rear, headway before 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 7, 21l behind Cloverhill Lad (11-2) at Hexham 2m hcp 0-100 (5) sft in Dec.