held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, chased winner next, no impression last, swished tail flat, stayed on same pace
tracked leaders, blundered 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, soon outpaced
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out, fell next
held up in rear, not fluent 4th, well behind 3 out, tailed off
mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, went 3rd last, no impression on front pair
mid-division, headway 5th, challenged briefly 7th, outpaced after 3 out, 3rd and held after 2 out, mistake and demoted to 4th last
tracked leader, not fluent 3rd or 4th, led after 7th, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened approaching last
led, not fluent and ridden 7th, soon headed, weakened and pulled up before 3 out
took keen hold in rear, some headway 3 out, soon weakened
held up, headway after 5th, not fluent 7th, led 3 out, clear last, stayed on well (no time taken)
mid-division, struggling after 6th, pulled up well before 3 out
MATROW'S LADY has been a beaten favourite in both starts since winning at Fontwell in December but she'll handle the ground and her form still looks a cut above that of her rivals. She's the one to beat though Giveitachance has shown signs of ability and Gross Prophet has won this season, though seems to reserve his best for Chepstow. Pick of the remainder may be Politelysed, who ran her best race so far at Catterick last month and is only a pound higher here.
Getaway Driver (IRE) 7-2 (11-7) Last pair, headway on inside before 6th, weakened next, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Spirit D'armor (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f NH Novice Handicap Hurdle (0-105) (4yo+) (4) sft in Jan, 8 ran.
Layla's Boy 12-1 (10-6) Held up mid-division, mistake 4th, kept on from 2 out, 5th of 11, 12l behind Corkage (11-12) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jan.
Gross Prophet 13-2 (11-2) Chased leaders in 6th, outpaced before 4 out, ridden to chase leading pair next, kept on same pace, no impression, 3rd of 8, 18l behind Bendant (10-12) at Chepstow 2m nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Feb.
Oscar Flyer (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Held up mid-division, headway from 3 out, went 3rd before next, jumped left and weakened last, 6th of 13, 27l behind Sunny Ledgend (11-1) at Towcester 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Matrow's Lady (IRE) 4-1fav (11-7) Held up towards rear, not fluent 1st and 6th, steady headway approaching 9th, chased leaders 3 out, not fluent 2 out, closed on 2nd approaching last, weakened falt, 3rd of 12, 10l behind Schism (11-5) at Plumpton 2m 5f mrs hcp hdl (0-105) (4) gs in Feb.
Irish Symphony (IRE) 66-1 (10-9) Led, headed before 3 out, ridden and weakened before last, 3rd of 5, 15l behind Tante Sissi (10-12) at Doncaster 2m 3f mares NH nov hdl (4) gd.
Giveitachance (IRE) 33-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, mistake 8th, ridden after 3 out, soon outpaced, mistake next, 4th of 8, 27l behind Father Probus (11-3) at Taunton 3m nov hcp 0-115 (4) gd.
Hit The Switch 10-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, ridden after 4th, soon lost place, weakened 4 out, 7th of 8, 48l behind Bendant (10-12) at Chepstow 2m nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Feb.
Sweet Vera 22-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakened last, 6th of 9, 13l behind Catawollow (10-12) at Leicester 2m Mares Handicap Hurdle (0-100) (4yo+) (5) gd in Nov.
Politelysed 40-1 (10-0) Took keen hold, held up in rear and wide, headway to chase leadrs approaching 4th, hung left from 2 out, kept on to 2nd between last 2, no impression on winner, 2nd of 12, 1 3/4l behind Flora's Pride (10-13) at Catterick 2m mares nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Feb.
Santinho (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Always behind, tailed off, 12th of 16, well behind Black Apache (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Nov '09.
