waited with in last trio, good headway into 3rd place 14th, went 2nd 4 out, challenging when mistake last, driven and stayed on to lead last strides
tracked leader 2nd, led 5th until mistake and headed 12th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 14th
tracked leaders, reminders before 14th, went 2nd 14th until mistake 4 out, chased leaders, ridden after next, weakened before 2 out
held up in last trio, mistake 6th, good headway chasing leaders approaching 10th, went 2nd before 14th, until 14th, chased leaders, weakened 4 out, went left and unseated rider 2 out
held up in last trio, reminder after 10th, good headway chasing leaders 12th, pushed along to lead before 14th, ridden before 2 out, headed last strides
led until 2nd, chased leaders, ridden before 14th, mistake next, weakened and behind when mistake 16th
led 2nd until 5th, chased leader until led again 12th, headed and dropped to 3rd before 14th, weakened soon after
Dual course winner Quarenta is back in the right grade after failing to cope with subsequent Grade 2 winner Mister Malarky and others at Newbury. He does need to turn around that form with third Horatio Hornblower but Nick Williams’ 11-year-old is a Newbury specialist and a rare winner nowadays. Mahlermade wouldn’t be winning out of turn but continues to creep up the handicap while Steps And Stairs weakened quickly when favourite at Bangor last month. HEY BILL is well treated and has shown signs of a resurgence so could run well at a price with Tom Humphries reducing his weight by a further 7lb.
Quarenta (FR) 9-2 (11-3) Held up in rear, not always fluent, headway after 5 out, no impression next, 6th of 9, dist behind Mister Malarky (11-10) at Newbury 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Jan.
Another Frontier (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Prominent until 2nd, soon towards rear, slow 12th, well behind 13th, pulled up after, at Newbury 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Jan.
Mahlermade (IRE) 7-4fav (11-12) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd at 6th, hit 10th, pushed along and no impression 3 out, ridden before next, stayed on run-in, always held, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Cougar's Gold (11-3) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gd in Jan.
Horatio Hornblower (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Held up, not fluent 2nd, slow 10th, headway from 11th, close 3rd 2 out, no impression on winner or 2nd from last, 3rd of 9, 16 3/4l behind Mister Malarky (11-10) at Newbury 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Jan.
Global Dream 33-1 (11-12) Mid-division, headway 13th, ridden after 3 out, one pace from 2 out, 4th of 12, 12 1/2l behind Ange Des Malberaux (11-9) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Steps And Stairs (IRE) 5-2fav (11-11) Led until 9th, ridden and mistake 4 out, weakened next, modest 4th, 4th of 7, 31 1/2l behind Holdbacktheriver (11-12) at Bangor 3m hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Hey Bill (IRE) 5-2 (11-10) Prominent, led 4th, headed 9th, lost place 14th, outpaced 5 out, rallied approaching last, kept on, 4th of 6, 8 3/4l behind Huff And Puff (11-12) at Ludlow 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
