made all, clear from 4 out, unchallenged
towards rear, stumbled and fell 5th
chased leaders, hit 3rd, lost place after 4th
tracked winner, no impression from 3 out
always towards rear, tailed off from 4 out
always towards rear, tailed off from 4 out
held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, soon hung left, one pace
held up in mid-division, ridden and no impression from 3 out
held up in mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, weakened approaching 3 out
OVERTURN gets the nod here ahead of Paddington Bob and Warrior One, whilst a bold show from Mansonn Leda wouldn't be the biggest shock in the world. The selection comes here on the back of two solid placed efforts at Doncaster, and he looks like he can win off this new mark, especially as he was a winner off 88 on the flat. What may be more of a problem is his tendency to pull hard during his racing, however this could be an easier task than he has contested of late and he can scrape home. Mansonn Leda has not shown much of late but this better ground should suit and with Graham Lee back on-board she can show up better, as might Paddington Bob who has had three quiet runs and now tackles handicaps of a mark of 81. Warrior One, like the selection, is a decent recruit from the flat game and he has shown enough in three runs over hurdles to suggest he can take a race of this nature, whilst New Tricks and Night Knight both have fair runs behind Orsippus to their name. Hernando Cortes disappointed when last seen at Catterick but has been given a break since and is not ruled out just yet. An open handicap for novices, but we are happy to return to Overturn as the winner.
Overturn (IRE) 2-1fav (11-7) Led after 1st, raced keen, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra flat, 2nd of 18, 4 1/2l behind Knight In Purple (10-4) at Doncaster 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
Mansonn Leda (FR) 40-1 (11-1) Always behind, 13th of 15, well behind Vivarini (10-7) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Jan.
Warrior One 2-1fav (10-12) Close up, every chance from 2 out, one pace from last, 2nd of 16, 6l behind Jeronimo Joe (10-7) at Catterick 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
New Tricks 22-1 (11-2) Led, hit 2nd, headed 3 out, hit last, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 12l behind Orsippus (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m 4yo nov hcp hdl (4) gd in Feb.
Vallani (IRE) 12-1 (10-6) Held up, mistake 1st, behind from 4 out, 9th of 11, 32l behind The Snail (11-10) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Jan.
Paddington Bob (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, bumped and not fluent 6th, soon struggling, 9th of 11, 43l behind Empty Sky (11-9) at Catterick 2m nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Night Knight (IRE) 9-1 (10-5) Held up in touch, chased leaders approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 25l behind Orsippus (11-0) at Musselburgh 2m 4yo nov hcp hdl (4) gd in Feb.
Giant Star (USA) 16-1 (9-12) Held up, weakened from 5th, 14th of 20, well behind Shadrack (10-6) at Doncaster 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Jan.
Spare Days 50-1 (9-11) Mid-division, under pressure 5 out, soon beaten, last of 11, well behind The Snail (11-10) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Jan.
Authentic Act (IRE) 6-1 (10-6) Always behind, tailed off 2 out, 9th of 13, well behind Shadrack (10-12) at Catterick 2m sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft in Jan.
Hernando Cortes 13-2fav (11-4) Held up, ridden 8th, soon weakened, 10th of 17, 35l behind Amir Pasha (11-3) at Catterick 2m 3f am hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Dec.
Daniel's Dream 33-1 (10-0) Held up in touch, reminders after 5th, weakened from 7th, 5th of 8, 35l behind Bob's Dream (11-6) at Kelso 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Feb.
