close up, led 4f out, ridden and headed over 2f out, kept on but not pace of winner
held up, headway 8f out, led over 2f out, ran on strongly, comfortably
led for over 6f, weakened 6f out, tailed off
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place 9f out, soon behind
prominent, led 8f out, ridden and headed 4f out, weakened 2f out
towards rear, headway 7f out and hung left, weakened 3f out
close up, went 3rd 10f out, ridden over 7f out, weakened 5f out
held up, headway into 4th over 5f out, soon ridden, stayed on final 2f
Darstardly Dick is nominated to land this contest for a stable that does particularly well when they target their charges at bumpers. A relatively cheap purchase, the market should prove the best guide to his chances as connections should be aware of what they have here from his homework with some smart stable companions. Psychological makes his third start in a bumper and while the form is average, it is enough to make him an obvious contender. Introduced on a firm surface at Newton Abbot, he finished just over 6l behind subsequent smart novice hurdler Hold Em, although the form should be treated with caution as they crawled early on. A worry is the fact that connections opted for an all-weather bumper for his second start which would indicate he has a preference for a quick surface. Bright Quest was prominent for a long way in a below average Chepstow bumper earlier this month. She could rate the main danger to the selection as she also stayed on quite well in a Wincanton contest in January. Victor Dartnells' Darstardly Dick need not be anything special to win this and we will side with him.
Beat The System (11-7) 3rd of 6, 25l behind Plaisir D'Estruval (11-7) at Dromahane 3m ire ptp gf in May.
Darstardly Dick (IRE) Oscar gelding out of a lightly-raced mare.
Owlsley 22-1 (11-4) Chased leaders until weakened 3f out, 13th of 17, 49l behind Shalone (10-4) at Wincanton 2m nhf (5) gs in Jan.
Psychological 40-1 (10-11) Tracked leader to over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 7th of 14, 6l behind Calaficial (11-11) at Lingfield 2m nhf (6) pol.
Bright Quest 40-1 (10-5) Trcaked leaders, ridden 7f out, led over 5f out, headed 4f out, weakened, 4th of 16, 12l behind Finney (11-2) at Chepstow 2m mdn nhf (6) gs in Feb.
Flowing Valley (IRE) Roi de Rome mare out of Copper Valley.
Misskurimoon Foxhound mare, half-sister to numerous winners from 6f-1m and over jumps.
Callerlilly Double Trigger filly out of a moderate racemare.
