in rear and in touch, went 3rd before 3 out, kept on same pace
made all, clear from 2 out, kept on well
chased leaders, pushed along before 3 out, weakened from next
chased winner early, weakened from 7th
prominent, went 2nd before 7th, ridden before 2 out, kept on and no chance with winner
NonRunner
Starkie was having his 20th start over fences when gaining his second victory at Plumpton last week for which he's penalised 7lb. He's probably well in here as that success was gained very easily so he is an obvious threat to all. Unzing won at Market Rasen on Boxing Day but is now 8lb higher thanks to a narrow defeat over this track and trip a month later. DOUBLE TREASURE looked as though a first victory was imminent when runner-up at Huntingdon but failed to cope with the extra half-mile at Bangor after travelling well to today's trip. He's given the nod as Paul Nicholls' Contre Tous has shown nothing in two starts since arriving from France. Ypsilanti scored very easily over fences at Doncaster in January but failed to take advantage of a much lower mark over hurdles at Towcester a few days later. The heavy ground was put forward as the reason but he's now 16lb higher than that victory on Town Moor. Ifandbutwhynot hasn't won for over two years but is on his lowest ever mark as a consequence.
Unzing (FR) 5-1 (11-12) Held up, smooth headway on outside 8th, soon chasing leaders, led 4 out, joined 2 out, ridden approaching last, narrowly headed run-in, rallied near finish, just held, 2nd of 6, hd behind Never Up (11-4) at Southwell 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Ifandbutwhynot (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Held up mid-division, effort before 2 out, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 20 1/2l behind Project Bluebook (10-7) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (3) gd in Jan.
Starkie 11-4 (11-12) With leaders in 3rd, went 2nd before 7th, led 5 out, clear when not fluent 2 out, easily, won at Plumpton 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Mar beating Un Anjou (11-11) by 20l, 4 ran.
Double Treasure 7-1 (11-12) Held up well in rear, not fluent 9th, headway next, mistake 4 out, soon ridden and beaten, 7th of 8, 22 1/4l behind Twenty Eight Guns (11-11) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Ypsilanti (IRE) 11-8fav (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden in 3rd before last, soon weakened, 6th of 13, 14 1/2l behind Present Times (11-12) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp (5) hvy in Feb.
Contre Tous (FR) 5-1 (11-7) Chased winner until after 10th, lost 3rd and weakened before 3 out, 5th of 6, dist behind Speredek (11-4) at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
