held up in touch, prominent behind clear leader 2nd, close up 3 out, ridden and lost place 2 out, no extra
restrained in rear, not fluent 4th, headway travelling strongly before 2 out, ridden approaching last, ran on strongly to lead inside final furlong, headed close home
led, drew clear 2nd, 20 lengths clear 3rd, reduced lead 8th, maintained narrow advantage 3 out, ridden before 2 out, headed but still close up before last, led 1f out, headed inside final furlong, rallied to lead again close home
towards rear, awkward 7th, in rear but in touch when ridden before 2 out, weakened from before last
midfield in chasing group behind leader, in touch when ridden before 2 out, weakening when blundered last, no extra
pressed leader, led chasing group behind clear leader 2nd, close up travelling strongly before 2 out, ridden to lead before last where not fluent, headed 1f out, no extra close home
ROCK ON FRUITY made the most of a lower mark back over timber when scoring at Kelso recently. Ben Haslam’s charge is raised 5lb but was winning off a higher mark over fences earlier this year and can go in again. Planet Nine had a tough race at Ayr on his reappearance when finishing a close-up third in heavy ground but Mount Mews may well improve on his second outing after wind surgery having found one too good over a shorter trip here last time. Hastrubal has yet to win over hurdles in 14 attempts though is still preferred to No Hiding Place and Presence Felt on his comeback.
Planet Nine (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Towards rear, improved to mid-division 5 out, smooth headway to challenge for lead approaching 2 out, chased winner bravely but lost 2nd near line, 3rd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Justatenner (11-10) at Ayr 3m hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Mount Mews (IRE) 11-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, took closer order 4 out, close up 3 out, led narrowly 2 out, ridden before last, headed flat, kept on, 2nd of 6, 3 1/4l behind West To The Bridge (11-0) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (2) hvy in Nov.
No Hiding Place (IRE) 11-1 (12-0) Held up towards rear, hit 4 out, never on terms, 8th of 9, dist behind Chocolat Noir (10-12) at Perth 3m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Rock On Fruity (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) Held up, mistake 1st, rapid headway to chase leaders last, led passing bypassed final flight, ran on strongly, won at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (3) gs in Nov beating The Distant Lady (11-0) by 1 3/4l, 11 ran.
Hastrubal (FR) 10-11fav (11-10) Chased leaders, not fluent 11th, fell 15th, at Musselburgh 3m 3f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Presence Felt (IRE) 80-1 (10-10) Midfield, ridden and lost ground 3 out, tailed off last, 10th of 11, dist behind Rock On Fruity (11-3) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
