in touch, ridden to chase winner 2 out, rallied flat, held towards finish
held up behind, headway and in touch 4 out, led before 2 out, ridden and stayed on flat
chased leading pair to 5th, soon outpaced, weakened from 3 out
pressed leader, lost place 3 out, ridden and weakened next
led to before 2 out, soon ridden and one pace
behind, reminders approaching 4th, soon struggling, tailed off 3 out
Withdrawn
Santera, Romping Home and Dabaratsa are the three to look at here, with Santera, an impressive winner at Doncaster in a similar contest, taken to follow up. Dabaratsa won at this level recently, and has been outclassed back in handicap company since. This will be easier, but a watching brief is advised to see if she can return to form. Romping Home has been running over fences of late, but her previous hurdling efforts command respect. It may take her a run however to re-acclimatise herself with the smaller obstacles, and she also concedes weight all round. Santera won on her first outing for nine months at Doncaster, and did so in fine style. She seems well in here, having taken a handicap hurdle last year, and Santera can score again.
Dabaratsa (FR) 6-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, weakened approaching 3 out, 7th of 9, 19l behind Caravel (11-7) at Musselburgh 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Feb.
Santera (IRE) 11-2 (10-6) Chased leaders, led approaching 3 out, clear approaching last, won at Doncaster 2m clm hdl (4) gd beating Highest Esteem (10-13) by 7l, 11 ran.
Thehonourablelady 7-1 (10-1) Mid-division, headway 4th, ridden after 8th, weakened last, 6th of 10, 21l behind Bella Haze (10-5) at Ludlow 2m 5f mares hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Feb.
Ionaguru 100-1 (10-12) Behind, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 4, 48l behind Playing With Fire (11-1) at Bangor 2m 1f mares NH nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Am I Blue 9-2 (10-11) In touch, effort 3 out, ridden next, no impression approaching last, 5th of 18, 23l behind Vecchio Senso (10-10) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Feb.
Game Roseanna 100-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, weakened from 3 out, 9th of 13, well behind Quatro Pierji (11-0) at Hexham 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Romping Home (IRE) 13-2 (11-6) Led until not fluent 4th, led 7th, headed when mistake 13th, weakened after 2 out, 3rd of 7, 12l behind Darn Hot (10-4) at Stratford 2m 7f Mares Handicap Chase (0-125) (5yo+) (3) gd.
