Led, briefly headed before 4th, led after 4th, went clear before 3 out, easily
Chased leader, briefly led before 4th, chased leader after 4th, reminder 6 out, ridden after 5 out, lost touch before 3 out, no extra
NonRunner
Top And Drop won in this grade at Wetherby in December and is only 4lb higher. MALIBOO (NAP) failed in her hat-trick bid here earlier in the month and has gone up a further 2lb since but Kevin Brogan takes off a handy 3lb so Neil Mulholland’s mare can pick up the winning thread again as she holds Queen Of The Court, only fifth at Huntingdon when favourite to follow up a Taunton success, on the form book. Alpha Carinae was never travelling when pulled up at Huntingdon.
Maliboo (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Waited with in last pair, headway tracking leaders before 4 out, went 2nd approaching 2 out, soon ridden, 1 length down last, no extra run-in, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Just Toby (10-3) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Alpha Carinae (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Never fluent in rear, lost touch 10th, mistake 12th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out, at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Top And Drop 80-1 (11-0) Prominent, pushed along before 13th where hampered by faller, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up 3 out (usual 4 out), at Exeter 3m lst (1) sft in Feb.
Queen Of The Court (IRE) 9-4fav (11-10) In rear, wide and headway 15th, tracked leaders next, ridden before 2 out, weakened next, 5th of 9, 12 1/2l behind Leskinfere (10-1) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) sft in Mar.
