led, ridden and headed last, kept on
in touch in rear, switched left and headway 3 out, ridden next, weakened and lost 3rd close home
tracked leader until pushed along 3 out, ridden next, kept on to go 3rd close home
raced wide, close up, hampered 1st, pushed along 11th, headway 5 out, ridden and weakened 3 out
always going well, tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led last, ridden clear
tracked leaders when unseated rider 1st
NonRunner
This looks between the top two in the weights. Lord Du Mesnil ran below par at Warwick last time but has a shout on an earlier second at Bangor though RAMSES DE TEILLEE makes more appeal. The latter wasn’t at his best on good ground last month but a repeat of an earlier second in this grade at Sandown should see David Pipe’s charge go close. Sam's Adventure won a lower grade contest at Catterick two runs ago and Uncle Alastair is upped in class.
Lord Du Mesnil (FR) 13-2 (11-9) Held up towards rear, hit 3rd, come headway before 14th, mistake next, struggling after, well behind 2 out (normal 3 out), 7th of 13, dist behind Iwilldoit (11-10) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp (1) hvy in Jan.
Ramses De Teillee (FR) 9-2 (12-0) Led until 3 out, no extra last, 3rd of 6, 12 1/4l behind Musical Slave (11-1) at Exeter 3m hcp (2) gd in Feb.
Dallas Des Pictons (FR) 66-1 (12-0) Prominent, dropped to midfield before 4th, driven before 3 out, soon outpaced, tailed off before 2 out, 9th of 10, dist behind Santos Blue (10-11) at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Fagan 9-1 (11-13) Chased leaders in early rush, soon steadied rear, plugged on in modest 4th before 4 out, 4th of 5, 18 3/4l behind Boldmere (11-9) at Doncaster 3m hcp (2) gd in Feb.
Uncle Alastair 8-1 (12-2) Towards rear on outside, closed before 11th, lost place next, no impression after, 5th of 8, 14 3/4l behind Readysteadybeau (10-13) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Sam's Adventure 14-1 (10-11) In rear, not jump fluently, mistake 20th and pushed along, soon lost touch and pulled up, at Newcastle 4m 1f hcp (2) gs in Feb.
Niceandeasy (IRE) 20-1 (10-2) Well behind, stumbled badly at 7th, tailed off 13th, pulled up before 4 out, at Haydock 3m 4f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
