took keen hold, held up towards rear, steady headway 7th, effort on inside before 2 out, went 3rd between last 2, hung badly left under pressure and stayed on same pace flat
held up in rear, ridden and no response 3 out, never involved, plugged on
prominent, led 3rd, clear 3 out, 3 lengths ahead when hit last, idled badly flat, just held on
took keen hold, chased leaders, weakened before 3 out
mid-division, headway 7th, chased winner 3 out until approaching next, still in 3rd when stumbled 2 out, weakened soon after
in touch, headway approaching 3 out, chased leaders soon after, went 2nd just before 2 out, driven edged left and strong run flat, closed on idling winner towards finish, just held
led 1st, headed 3rd, chased winner until hit 3 out, weakened soon after
took keen hold in rear, not fluent 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 7th
chased leaders, driven after 3 out, weakened soon after
held up towards rear, stayed on to 4th between last 2, no chance with leading trio
led until slow 1st, slow again and lost place next, ridden in 7th place after 5th, rallied on outside 7th, went 3rd after 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before next
Nonrunner
A Little Bit Dusty will have needed his reappearance at Ludlow but that was still a poor effort. Bathwick Brave and Buckie Boy are probably best watched at present, while Spare Me and Orang Outan may need another run to put them straight and Cridda Boy looks a bigger danger on his second at Folkestone as he has already shown decent form at the track. Guards Chapel has won on the Polytrack since his last run over hurdles and looks the pick of Gary Moore's pair but it's SOLEIL D'AVRIL that gets the nod. Though still a maiden, his second to Corkage at Doncaster in January was a cracking effort and he can get off the mark here off only a pound higher mark.
Bathwick Brave (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway on outside when mistake 3 out, chased leaders next, kept on same pace, no impression, 6th of 16, 16l behind Off The Ground (11-10) at Sandown 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Feb.
Soleil D'avril (FR) 16-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, chasd winner bewfore last, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 11, 8l behind Corkage (11-12) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jan.
Buckie Boy (IRE) 16-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, not always fluent, weakened well before 2 out and pulled up, in a race won by Star Of Angels (11-12) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Jan, 12 ran.
Francis Du Mesnil (FR) 50-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, headway when mistake 12th, went 4th but well held by leaders when jumped left 4 out, 4th of 10, 25l behind Ring Bo Ree (11-5) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.
A Little Bit Dusty 28-1 (10-1) Held up towards rear, not always fluent, ridden approaching 5th, well beaten after next, tailed off, 13th of 14, well behind Tayarat (9-7) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Feb.
Guards Chapel 2-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 3rd before next, not fluent last, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Saqil (10-9) at Warwick 2m 3yo hdl (4) gf in Nov.
Spare Me 14-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, mistakes 1st and 7th, well beaten after 9th, tailed off, 7th of 11, well behind Cocacobana (11-1) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Feb.
Northern Jem 8-1 (11-4) Held up mid-division, headway and in touch after 4th, chased leading pair 3 out, soon no impression, lost 3rd near finish, 4th of 13, 28l behind Extreme Impact (10-7) at Chepstow 2m nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan '10.
Orang Outan (FR) 15-2 (11-5) Led until after 3rd, weakened approaching 3 out, 5th of 7, 29l behind Keep Talking (11-9) at Warwick 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Dec.
Cridda Boy 5-1 (10-11) Took keen hold, held up towards rear, plenty to do when not fluent 2 out, headway on outside after 2 out, went 2nd before last, kept on flat, always held, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Kambis (10-11) at Folkestone 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Jan.
Arctic Watch 10-1 (11-0) Held up, headway 6th, weakened after 3 out, 7th of 14, 29l behind Magic Prospect (10-11) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Jan.
Mossini (IRE) 25-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led and hit 2 out, clear before last, ridden and veered left just inside final furlong, soon straightened and stayed on well, won at Folkestone 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Mar '11 beating Current Climate (10-11) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.
