held up in touch on outside, headway 15th, close up in 3rd when fell next
tracked leaders, joined leader 16th, blundered next, led narrowly 5 out, headed before 2 out, soon ridden, kept on and every chance last, held towards finish
prominent on inside, led briefly after 12th, lost place and dropped to rear before 16th, soon struggling, tailed off
tracked leaders, reminders after 15th, left 3rd when hampered next, ridden to lead narrowly after last, kept on, headed and no extra towards finish
with leader, led 2nd, headed narrowly 7th, led again before 12th, headed 14th, lost place and reminders before 16th, soon struggling, tailed off
held up behind in touch, headway 15th, left 4th when hampered next, challenged and every chance last, stayed on flat, led towards finish
led to 2nd, pressed leader, led again 7th to after 12th, led 14th, headed narrowly 5 out, regained lead before 2 out, soon ridden, headed after last, no extra flat
C'Monthehammers won over 4m at Exeter in December but was pulled up when tried in better company over this C&D last month. First-time blinkers could bring about some improvement but not enough to reverse that latest running with INCENTIVISE, who finished an honourable third and is much improved this season. Richard Lee's eight-year-old is still well handicapped and can recapture the winning thread. Bench Warrent didn't build on a better effort at Fakenham last month when well beaten at Exeter subsequently while Carronhills still has something to prove at this level. Lavenoak Lad has stamina in abundance but is racing from 5lb out of the handicap and has spurned easier opportunities recently.
Carronhills (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Tended to jump left, close up in 3rd on outside, mistake and lost place 11th, behind and struggling 13th, stayed on to go well beaten 4th 2 out, no chance with leaders, 4th of 5, 16l behind Noland (11-0) at Newbury 3m chs Grd 2 (1) gs.
Bench Warrent (IRE) 13-2 (11-4) Led 1st, remained with leader, driven and weakened approaching 3 out, 3rd of 6, 28l behind Bakbenscher (11-7) at Exeter 3m grd chs (5yo+) (2) sft.
C'Monthehammers (IRE) 17-2 (10-3) Towards rear, ridden after 4th, not fluent 7th, behind 14th, pulled up before 16th, in a race won by West End Rocker (10-11) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp chs G3 (1) hvy in Jan, 15 ran.
Incentivise (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) Held up in rear, hampered 14th, some headway when hit 16th, stayed on under pressure to chase leaders after 3 out, disputing 3rd when blundered last, no impression on leading pair, 3rd of 15, 9l behind West End Rocker (10-11) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp chs G3 (1) hvy in Jan.
Andrew Nick (IRE) 28-1 (10-9) Mid-division on outside, dropped to rear and reminders 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 11th, in a race won by Flying Squad (9-11) at Towcester 2m 6f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Jan, 11 ran.
Money Order (IRE) 17-2 (11-5) Held up in rear, mistakes 1st and 6th, headway 9th, chased leaders 4 out, one pace approaching 2 out, 3rd of 7, 14l behind Sweden (10-9) at Ffos Las 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Jan.
Lavenoak Lad 22-1 (11-6) Prominent 1st, chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, outpaced 11th, weakened from 13th, 4th of 8, well behind Victory Gunner (11-1) at Towcester 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft.
