raced wide tracking leaders, pushed along on bend after 14th, not fluent next, driven in 3rd after 4 out, outpaced before next, rallied under pressure to 2nd between last 2, no chance with winner
held up in last pair but in touch, headway 8th, blundered next, 3rd after 14th, well there when fell 16th
led, reached for 4th, headed 3 out, chased winner, no impression next, dropped to 3rd and no extra between last 2, finished tired
not fluent, pressed leader, not fluent 1st, mistake 6th, went left and blundered 11th, lost 2nd 16th, weakened quickly and pulled up before next
tracked leaders, went 2nd 16th, led 3 out, clear next, kept on strongly
raced wide and never travelled in rear, driven and lost touch 11th, tailed off and pulled up 17th
GOTOYOURPLAY looked a fine prospect when landing novice events at Newbury and Exeter a couple of years ago and can reappear after a long absence on a very lenient mark. His trainer is very adept at bringing them back in top shape and he can start making up for lost time. Poungach has been racing in much better including a fourth place in a Wincanton Listed handicap but he's run poorly on his last two starts and might struggle to concede 23lb to the selection. Well Refreshed won the Grade 3 Grand National Trial at Haydock last February and has been struggling following a massive weight rise. The veteran Massini's Maguire, twice a winner in Listed races at Ascot in his last four starts, has had his problems and finished last on his reappearance following a two-year absence at Doncaster last month. Giles Cross, a top staying chaser in his time, has pulled up in three major staying handicaps since landing the National Trial at Haydock in 2012. Whispering Jack won a Ffos Las handicap last May but has hardly picked his feet up since.
Poungach (FR) 12-1 (11-12) Held up, not fluent 3rd, mistake 6th, ridden and lost touch from 3 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Return Spring (10-13) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl (2) sft in Jan, 9 ran.
Well Refreshed 22-1 (11-1) Always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Rigadin De Beauchene (10-5) at Haydock 3m 5f hcp chs G3 (1) hvy in Feb, 14 ran.
Massini's Maguire (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) With leader, led 4th, headed before 4 out, weakened before 3 out, last of 10, well behind Tranquil Sea (10-12) at Doncaster 3m hcp chs 0-150 (2) gs in Feb.
Giles Cross (IRE) 15-2 (11-4) Close up, led after 13th, headed 6 out, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Well Refreshed (10-0) at Haydock 3m 4f hcp chs G3 (1) hvy in Feb '13, 14 ran.
Gotoyourplay (IRE) 7-2 (10-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, bad mistake 12th, headway 14th, soon outpaced, rallied 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, led approaching last, stayed on well, won at Exeter 3m nov chs (4) gd in Mar '12 beating Reblis (10-7) by 6l, 8 ran.
Whispering Jack 66-1 (11-4) Prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 10th of 14, 28l behind Caulfields Venture (11-4) at Kempton 2m n h flat (4) std in Jan.
