jumped right, led and soon clear until before 2 out, headed well before last, soon driven and no impression in 3rd, weakened flat
chased clear leader until dropped to 3rd 3 out, rallied on inside to lead well before last, pushed along and stayed on well flat
raced in 3rd, went 2nd 3 out, chased winner before last, stayed on same pace flat
Both Maggio and Chester Lad opened their account over fences before making bad blunders on their latest starts. Collateral form has them closely matched if they straighten out their jumping and the latter had DEGAS ART well behind when scoring at Newcastle in January. However, it was testing ground on that occasion and, back on a more suitable surface, Lucinda Russell's charge once-useful hurdler may well reverse running. Stablemate Kai Broon makes his chasing bow and has little chance on today's terms unless showing a big improvement on his form over hurdles.
Chester Lad 3-1 (11-4) Led, not fluent 2nd or 5th, hit 8th, fell 12th, in a race won by Bold Sir Brian (11-8) at Musselburgh 2m 4f nov chs (3) gs in Feb, 5 ran.
Degas Art (IRE) 11-4 (11-0) Towards rear, soon chased leaders, one pace and no impression from 4 out, 3rd of 5, 15l behind Chester Lad (11-0) at Newcastle 2m beg chase (5) sft in Jan.
Kai Broon (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened, 8th of 16, 16l behind South Wing (12-1) at Perth 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Jun.
Maggio (FR) 11-2 (11-4) Tracked leader, blundered and unseated rider 2nd, in a race won by Bellvano (11-4) at Kelso 2m 1f nov chs (2) gs in Feb, 4 ran.
