held up in touch, chased leaders 10th, lost place 13th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up next
held up in rear, outpaced 5 out, soon ridden, never on terms, weakened next
tracked leaders, outpaced 5 out, soon ridden, challenged next, kept on and every chance 2 out, one pace last, no extra
held up in touch, tracked leaders 5 out, challenged 3 out, led last, ridden and hard pressed flat, edged right towards finish, just held on
tracked leaders, went 2nd at 11th, led after 5 out, hard pressed 3 out, headed last, soon ridden, staying on when hit over head and carried right towards finish, just held
pressed leader, reminder after 3rd, led before 11th, ridden and headed after 5 out, weakened next
led, to before 11th, soon outpaced, lost place after 5 out, weakened from next
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Charming Lad had little to beat last week at Plumpton and looks worth opposing under a penalty. Chasers Chance was flattered by his proximity to the winner at Newton Abbot and Wayward Frolic has been well beaten in recent starts. But Mac Le Couteau is a consistent sort who should be in the mix again and The Last Bridge is a dour stayer who will be running on when others have cried enough. EXPANDING UNIVERSE (NAP) has only had the three runs over fences so probably has more scope than his rivals. He won over 3m here in February before running well over hurdles at Sedgefield and gets the nod ahead of Irish import West Of The Edge.
West Of The Edge (IRE) 8-1 (9-13) Chased leaders, slightly slow 4th, slight mistake next, 6th from 8th, close up 3 out, 6th again before straight, 4th and no impression approaching last, one pace, 4th of 16, 21l behind Miss Xian (10-1) at Naas 3m hcp chs in Feb.
Wayward Frolic 7-1 (11-0) Held up, headway 6th, lost place after 7th, closed before 5 out, went 2nd 3 out, no impression on winner, one pace, 2nd of 6, 16l behind Paddy The Oscar (11-8) at Chepstow 3m cnd hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Mar.
Expanding Universe (IRE) 3-1fav (10-13) Chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, soon went 3rd, one pace, 3rd of 8, 15l behind Snapping Turtle (11-4) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Mar.
Mac Le Couteau 7-2 (11-3) Close up, pressed winner 3 out, every chance when blundered next, kept on one pace, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Sir Lynx (11-2) at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Mar.
Charming Lad (IRE) 15-8fav (10-5) Mostly jumped well, tracked leading trio, 3rd after 8th, 2nd after 10th, led 12th, came readily clear after 3 out, easily, won at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd beating Rivermouth (10-12) by 42l, 4 ran.
Chasers Chance (IRE) 3-1 (10-9) Jumped right, led until 10th, chased leader, lost 2nd 14th, 2nd again 16th, struggling before 2 out, dropped to 3rd 2 out, kept on run-in and closed on eased down winner, always held, 3rd of 4, 1l behind Bang On Time (11-9) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f Conditional Handicap Chase (0-110) (5yo+) (4) gs.
Somerby (IRE) 10-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, pushed along after 10th, ridden and outpaced 4 out, rallied into modest 3rd before next, 3rd of 10, 18l behind Paddy The Oscar (11-9) at Lingfield 3m hcp chs 0-100 (5) hvy in Feb.
Victory Gunner (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, mid-division 8th, not fluent 10th, weakened before 12th, jumped slowly and losing touch when eased after 4 out, behind and pulled up before next, in a race won by Paddy The Oscar (11-9) at Lingfield 3m hcp chs 0-100 (5) hvy in Feb, 10 ran.
The Last Bridge 11-2 (10-13) Led until 5th, prominent, ridden before 16th, mistake 18th, stayed on same pace from 2 out, 3rd of 9, 11l behind Emma Soda (11-3) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Mar.
