always behind
held up towards rear, not fluent, reminders 4th, headway after 7th, soon ridden, weakened 9th
mid-division, headway 6th, went 2nd, hit 3 out, ridden when hit next, faded flat
led, hit 5th, headed next, weakened 8th
prominent until 5th, gradually lost place, tailed off from 8th
mid-division, headway 7th, went 2nd next until 3 out, soon weakened, blundered 2 out
in touch until 8th, soon driven, weakened after next
refused to race, took no part
mid-division, hit 8th, soon weakened, tailed off
always behind, tailed off
held up behind, smooth progress from 8th, tracked leaders after 3 out, ridden to lead approaching last, stayed on well
mid-division until weakened after 7th, pulled up before 9th
mid-division, headway 3rd, led 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra
Nonrunner
An open-looking finale can go to Rosses Point, with Sarotogane, Mylo, and Rockys Girl three others to consider. The selection was very impressive when winning two chase contests during the winter but then disappointed last time out when upped in class. He reverts to hurdles today off a mark 17lbs lower than his chase one and he could be very hard to beat if one form. The ground and trip appear to be fine so he gets the confident selection. This won't be a walkover however, with Sarotagane chasing a hat-trick. He makes his handicap debut today however his mark of 108 looks stiff enough so we will pass him over today. Rockys Girl is a course and distance winner but she is now 6lb higher so would need to put in another improved effort. Mylo heads the weights with Sarotogane but looks to be held off his current mark, whilst Young Dancer could go well at a price. We will stick with Rosses Point as our selection though as he could be capable of taking advantage of his lower hurdles mark today.
Mylo 11-1 (10-2) Mid-division, effort 3 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Isle de Maurice (10-1) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Jan.
Saratogane (FR) 10-11fav (11-8) Tracked leader, led 2 out, stayed on well, won at Lingfield 2m 3f nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan beating Back On Line (11-2) by 3l, 5 ran.
Young Dancer (IRE) 11-2 (10-13) In touch, ridden after 3 out, stayed on, 4th of 17, 9l behind Or Jaune (11-0) at Sandown 2m 4f nov hcp hdl (3) gs.
Irishkawa Bellevue (FR) 33-1 (10-12) Led, mistake 6th, ridden and headed after 7th, soon weakened, 12th of 15, well behind Fountain Crumble (10-5) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) sft in Dec.
Count Boris 7-2 (11-4) Narrow lead, mistake 4th, headed 5th, led next, headed 8th, weakened 3 out, 4th of 7, 21l behind Brendar (10-11) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Jan.
Rosses Point (IRE) 5-2fav (10-4) Held up, blundered 6th, effort approaching 13th, weakened from 4 out, fell last, remounted, 6th of 10, well behind Simon (11-2) at Southwell 3m lst hcp chs (1) sft in Jan.
Elbdoubleu 11-1 (11-8) In touch, chased leader 8th, led 3 out, hard ridden flat, headed on line, 2nd of 9, shd behind Topless (11-12) at Taunton 3m mrs hcp hdl (5) gs.
Angello (FR) 20-1 (9-9) Jumped right, prominent, pushed along from 6th, weakening when jumped slowly 9th, tailed off, 5th of 7, 38l behind Star Angler (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) hvy in Jan.
Lets Go Dutch 33-1 (11-7) Always behind, tailed when pulled up 3 out in race won by Fisherman Jack (10-0) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-90 (5) hvy in Jan, 15 ran.
Star of Germany (IRE) 66-1 (10-10) Held up, behind, headway after 6th, soon ridden and weakened, 6th of 17, 42l behind Schuh Shine (11-2) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy in Jan.
Rockys Girl 6-4fav (11-5) Mid-division, headway 9th, went 2nd 2 out, hit last, no extra, 3rd of 9, 12l behind Topless (11-12) at Taunton 3m mrs hcp hdl (5) gs.
Khadija 66-1 (10-4) Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened next, 11th of 17, 35l behind Or Jaune (11-0) at Sandown 2m 4f nov hcp hdl (3) gs.
Bathwick Shannon (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Chased leaders until 5th, soon behind, 11th of 15, well behind Saratogane (10-12) at Exeter 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Arctic Glow 20-1 (10-7) 6th of 8, well behind Dragon's Dream (11-0) at Kingston St Mary 3m ptp gd in Mar.
Gala Evening 13-2 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on, 3rd of 17, 6l behind Or Jaune (11-0) at Sandown 2m 4f nov hcp hdl (3) gs.
