tracked leaders, took keen hold, close 2nd when not fluent 2 out, every chance when bumped on bend before last, beaten and stayed on same pace flat
prominent early, tracked leaders, lost place 4th, closed from 5th, led approaching last, soon headed, led again at hurdle, driven out
held up, took keen hold, ridden and struggling from 4th, tailed off
prominent, jumped slowly and lost place 1st, in rear when mistake next, tailed off from 4th
held up in rear, headway on outside after 3rd, ridden and lost place before 5th
took keen hold, jumped right at times, prominent, led after 1st, soon clear, reduced lead before 2 out, headed approaching last, weakened after
held up in mid-division, slightly hampered 3rd, headway after 5th, led approaching last, not fluent and headed at hurdle, beaten after, stayed on same pace
towards rear, ridden and no impression 5th
held up in mid-division, closed from after 2nd, not fluent 4th, weakened after next
tracked leaders, one pace in 5th 2 out, soon weakened
led until after 1st, chased leader, not fluent 2nd, weakened before 2 out
held up towards rear, mistake 4th, headway when blundered next, weakened before 2 out
held up in rear, some headway 5th, weakening when mistake 2 out
Maiden hurdle winner Forced Family Fun also won a handicap at Doncaster in January. Burdened with a dual penalty for those successes, he may find the weight concession to MANDY'S BOY beyond him. The latter needs to be forgiven a below par effort last time but has every chance on his earlier second at Warwick. A bad mistake put an end to Agreement's challenge at Kempton on his hurdling bow but he's not out of this with a clear round. King Muro, Secret Beau and Markami are newcomers from the Flat and ones to note in the betting.
Forced Family Fun 5-2fav (10-5) Held up mid-division, pusheda long before 3 out, headway before 2 out, weakened run-in, 5th of 11, 14l behind Figaro (10-9) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Feb.
Agreement (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Chased leading trio, mistake 3 out, pushed along and weakened before next, 7th of 8, 23l behind Activial (10-12) at Kempton 2m 4yo hdl Grade 2 (1) sft in Feb.
Aster's Approval 100-1 (9-4) Tracked leaders, hung left 3f out, soon weakened, last of 11, 34l behind Zipp (8-13) at Windsor 1m 2f 3yo & 4yo mdn (5) sft in Aug (flat).
Bobtail 100-1 (10-5) Held up in 5th, jumped slowly 2nd, pushed along after 4th, badly hampered and unseated rider next, in a race won by Stiff Upper Lip (10-12) at Newbury 2m 4yo hdl (4) hvy in Feb, 7 ran.
Hidden Link 80-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 45l behind Kilcooley (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nh nov hdl (3) sft in Feb.
King Muro 33-1 (8-2) Keen tracked leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 8, 11l behind Winterlude (9-7) at Lingfield 1m 4f 3yo hcp 0-100 (2) pol in Oct (flat).
Mandy's Boy (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, pushed along 4 out, never dangerous, 7th of 8, well behind Pearl Castle (11-5) at Doncaster 2m 4yo hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Markami (FR) (9-2) 6th of 15, 7l behind Ball Lightning (9-4) at Chantilly(FR) 1m 6f 3yo hcp fbs in Jun (flat).
Maxi Mac (IRE) 50-1 (10-5) Mid-division, ridden and lost place before 5th, well behind next, tailed off, 9th of 11, well behind Saint Jerome (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 3yo hdl (4) gd in Nov.
Polvere D'oro 50-1 (10-2) Steadied start, always in rear, pushed along over 5f out, soon struggling, tailed off, last of 12, well behind Goldmadchen (10-10) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f am hcp 0-52 (6) pol in Feb (flat).
Ronnie Rockcake 66-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 6th of 9, 50l behind Kings Bandit (11-2) at Ludlow 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.
Secret Beau 16-1 (8-9) Ridden leaving stalls, chased leaders, lost place over 1f out, 9th of 10, 12l behind Discussiontofollow (8-12) at Kempton 6f hcp 0-85 (4) pol in Jan (flat).
Super Cookie 16-1 (10-9) Always behind, tailed off, last of 9, well behind Red Four (10-12) at Doncaster 2m juv flls mdn hdl (5) gs in Dec.
Konzert (ITY) 5-1 (9-4) Led, ridden over 2f out, soon headed, weakened and eased over 1f out, 10th of 11, 23l behind Delightful Sleep (9-4) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp 0-60 (6) pol in Nov (flat).
