towards rear, pulled up after 7th
towards rear, headway 11th, ridden 3 out, weakening when fell 2 out
in touch, weakened 9th, pulled up when behind 4 out
towards rear, not fluent 5th, effort and mistake 3 out, plugged on
tracked leaders, went 2nd 7th, led 10th, clear 2 out, pushed out
mid-division, ridden 11th, beaten when hampered 2 out
tracked leaders, weakened 9th
behind from 8th
towards rear, steady headway 9th, ridden 3 out, chased leaders 2 out and soon weakened
in touch, ridden to chase leaders and not fluent 3 out, weakened approaching last
towards rear, blundered and lost place 10th, stayed on well from 2 out
towards rear, mistake 6th, ridden 4 out, weakened 3 out, behind when hampered 2 out
in touch, headway to chase clear winner 2 out, no impression
towards rear, headway 9th, mistake next, ridden when mistake 3 out, hampered 2 out , plugged on
led, headed 10th, ridden after 4 out, weakened
mid-division, lost place 8th, behind when pulled up before 4 out
tracked leaders, ridden when mistake 3 out and 2 out, soon beaten
mid-division when mistake 2nd, weakened 9th
in touch, mistake 10th, hit 12th, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out
mid-division, lost place and mistake 8th, behind from 9th, pulled up before 4 out
Don¿t Push It is back over fences after winning the Silver Trophy at Chepstow back in October and is taken to land this handicap chase at the expense of Bible Lord and Gwanako. The selection is relatively lightly raced but managed to win three novice chases last season before falling in the Arkle and the flopping at Aintree. He does run well fresh as seen when winning on his only start this season and he looks the type to progress into a high quality chaser. Bible Lord won two novice chases last season but looked disappointing this year until beating The Sawyer at Exeter last time out. The form has since been franked and he now looks potentially well treated so any market moves should be noted. Gwanko is lightly raced and only seen once over fences to date. That was at Kempton in behind Mister Quasimodo and if progressing once more then he could run into some place prize money. But for the winner we return to Don¿t Push It.
Regal Heights (IRE) 11-2 (11-5) Held up in rear, headway 9th, mistake 10th, not fluent 5 out, soon beaten, 6th of 10, 20l behind Natal (10-1) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gs.
Don't Push It (IRE) 2-1fav (10-8) Held up, ridden and headway 4 out, all out to lead close home, won at Chepstow 2m 4f lst hcp hdl (1) gd in Oct beating Lead On (10-10) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Il Duce (IRE) 7-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, blundered 7th, not fluent 9th (water), soon driven and struggling, well behind when pulled up at the 12th in race won by Tamarinbleu (11-8) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gd in Dec, 16 ran.
Fundamentalist (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) Mid-division, mistake 5th, headway 11th, ridden before 3 out, hit 2 out, soon beaten and eased, 8th of 14, 40l behind An Accordion (10-12) at Cheltenham 3m hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gs.
Mister McGoldrick 16-1 (11-0) Chased leader, led 5th, blundered 11th, soon headed, weakened from 3 out, 5th of 10, 15l behind Natal (10-1) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gs.
Crozan (FR) 4-1 (11-12) Led, hit and headed 4 out, hit 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 9, 35l behind O'Toole (10-0) at Cheltenham 2m hcp chs (2) gd in Dec.
Lucifer Bleu (FR) 11-10fav (11-3) Chased leader 3rd, led 5th, not fluent 8th, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 6, 17l behind Knighton Lad (11-12) at Kempton 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Nov.
Black Hills 50-1 (10-6) Held up mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4 out, weakened after 2 out, 6th of 15, 10l behind Gungadu (11-12) at Kempton 3m hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gd in Feb.
Palarshan (FR) 12-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, soon ridden and effort, weakened next, 9th of 15, 18l behind Gungadu (11-12) at Kempton 3m hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gd in Feb.
Patman Du Charmil (FR) 9-4jt-fav (11-5) Led, ridden and headed approaching 4 out, beaten 3 out, 2nd of 6, 13l behind Wanango (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs (2) gs in Feb.
Boychuk (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) Jumped left at several fences, led, went left, mistake and headed 3 out, weakened approaching next, 4th of 13, 9l behind Vodka Bleu (10-3) at Ascot 3m lst hcp chs (1) gf in Dec.
Oedipe (FR) 9-2 (10-2) Tracked leader, mistake 3rd, led 8th, made rest, drew clear between last 2, eased flat, won at Kempton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Dec '06 beating Black Hills (10-13) by 14l, 11 ran.
Gwanako (FR) 4-6fav (11-1) Patiently ridden in last, headway and mistake 12th, 3rd and outpaced next, stayed on from 2 out, never troubled leaders, 3rd of 6, 11l behind Mister Quasimodo (11-7) at Kempton 2m 4f Grad Ch (2) gs in Feb.
Bible Lord (IRE) 11-4fav (11-9) Mid-division, headway 8th, led 10th, ridden 4 out, kept on gamely, won at Exeter 2m 3f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Feb beating The Sawyer (10-11) by 2l, 8 ran.
Tikram 7-4 (10-0) Held up, headway 4 out, led 3 out, ridden and clear 2 out, hit last, won at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp chs (2) gd in Feb beating Ryders Storm (10-0) by 23l, 5 ran.
Cossack Dancer (IRE) 9-2 (11-7) Jumped left, led, hit 6th and 11th, joined and strongly pressed 2 out, driven and kept on, headed approaching last, not quicken flat, 2nd of 7, 3l behind Fundamentalist (11-7) at Ascot 2m 5f Grad Ch (2) gf in Dec.
Chief Yeoman 9-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, hampered 1st, mistake 7th and 9th, hampered 10th, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 48l behind Regal Heights (11-12) at Ascot 2m 5f hcp chs (2) sft in Jan.
Limited Edition (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Mid-division until ridden and weakened after 4 out, 10th of 11, 41l behind Backbeat (11-6) at Sandown 3m hcp chs 0-140 (2) gs in Jan.
Kelrev (FR) 4-1 (11-5) Mid-division, headway 10th, ridden after 4 out, weakened 2 out, 4th of 10, 20l behind Fundamentalist (11-12) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gs in Jan.
Borora 8-1 (10-8) Always prominent, led 6th to 7th, led again 8th, headed when hit 3 out, still every chance approaching last, not quicken flat, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Edmo Yewkay (10-4) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp chs 0-140 (2) gd in Jan.
Mighty Matters (IRE) 5-1 (11-6) In touch, chased leader 8th, led 13th, clear 2 out, ran on, won at Sandown 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd beating Newton Bridge (10-3) by 8l, 7 ran.
Big Rob (IRE) 5-2fav (11-1) Always prominent, led 7th, narrowly headed when edged left and bumped 2 out, edged left between last 2, regained lead flat, stayed on gamely, won at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gs in Dec beating Olympian (11-2) by 1/2l, 18 ran.
