led until fell 8th
tracked leader, left in lead 8th, ridden 2 out, hit last, soon headed, no extra flat
in touch, left tracking leader 8th, challenged 2 out, ridden last, led flat, kept on
tracked leaders, lost place 9th, soon behind, pulled up after 5 out
in touch, reminders 8th, outpaced when mistake 4 out and next, 4th and beaten when pulled up before 2 out
in rear, outpaced 5 out, left remote 4th 2 out
in touch, effort when mistake 4 out, soon ridden, 3rd and no impression when hit last
Another ordinary sort of contest for this track and the obvious choice here is Duke Orsino, but we will look beyond that and take a chance on Dan's Heir, while Mr Twins and Snake Rave may also get involved. Dan's Heir handles this sort of ground well enough and has some smart form to his name if you look far enough back on his CV. He has not been up to much just lately, but this is his sort of trip, he is sure to have been well schooled and first time cheek pieces make him very interesting so we will side with him. Duke Orsino has plenty more experience but has not broken his duck over fences and again looks vulnerable having to give the selection 4lb. He should put up his usual bold effort, but in truth he is one paced and we will oppose. Mr Twins is another who isn't blessed with many gears and in any case he is prone to the odd error, and the same can be said of Hutch, though the latter is probably a better proposition here. Snake Rave looks to be another plodder but he comes from a good home who are probably anticipating better from him over fences, so he should be watched here but our money will be with Dan's Heir.
Duke Orsino (IRE) 7-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders, left close 2nd 10th, ridden and hung left approaching 4 out, one pace, 2nd of 4, 4l behind Arctic Ghost (11-2) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov chs (4) gf.
Hutch 66-1 (10-10) Towards rear, headway 7th, weakened 5 out, 6th of 12, 34l behind Brown Teddy (11-10) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Mar.
Mr Twins (ARG) 11-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, outpaced 3 out, rallied and hung left after next, stayed on to chase winner last, no impression, 2nd of 9, 7l behind Bestofthebrownies (11-2) at Sedgefield 2m 4f beg chs (4) gf.
Redworth Boy (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Held up, weakened 4 out, 5th of 10, well behind Noir Et Vert (11-2) at Kelso 3m 1f beg chs (4) gs.
Salmatian Knight 66-1 (10-11) Mid-division, mistake when weakening 15th, tailed off when pulled up in race won by Canada Street (11-4) at Kelso 3m 1f beg chs (4) sft in Feb, 10 ran.
Dan's Heir 18-1 (11-12) Always in rear, 11th of 18, 45l behind Lunar Crystal (11-0) at Ludlow 2m clm hdl (5) gd in Mar.
Snake Rave (IRE) 5-1 (11-1) Held up behind, outpaced 3 out, never dangerous, 6th of 8, 47l behind Ice Crystal (11-5) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Mar.
