mid-division, left leader 4 out, headed next, ridden and weakened flat
held up in touch, chased leaders 16th, led close 2nd 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, soon lost place and rallied flat to go poor 3rd close home
mid-division, close up and badly hampered 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
led and jumped right throughout, headed 15th, ridden next, close up when fell 4 out
tracked leaders, effort approaching and hit 4 out, ridden to lead next, headed last, one pace flat
towards rear, chased leaders and effort to 14th, close up when brought down 4 out
behind, left close 3rd 4 out, headway from 2 out to lead last, driven out flat
tracked leaders, hit 5th, led 15th until fell 4 out
Stamina is the name of the game here and COLDWELLS has that in abundance, so getting the nod ahead of Seize and Windy Hills. The Martin Todhunter-trained mare holds her form pretty well, and she performed with credit over an inadequate trip on good ground here last time. She has already won over 3m 2f at Carlisle and there may still be further improvement in her over this longer distance, so we'll give her the nod. Seize prefers top-of-the-ground and should not be inconvenienced by today's conditions. He also stays 26f but does look to be plenty high enough in the weights. Windy Hills represents the in-form Nicky Richards stable and he should strip fitter for a hunter chase run at Sedgefield in March, his first outing for almost two years. Decent ground is no problem and he could have a big say from this mark. Astyanax is still on a competitive mark and has trip and ground to suit, while there is no douBting that Indy Mood stays, although the handicapper looks to have his measure. Coldwells can strike again.
Windy Hills 4-1 (11-0) Held up; hdwy 11; outpcd app 3 out, 3rd of 5, 12l behind Minouchka (10-7) at Whittington 3m ptp in Apr.
Seize 7-2fav (10-2) Held up, outpaced 5 out, never dangerous, 5th of 7, 33l behind Auroras Encore (11-8) at Ayr 3m 1f nov chs (2) gd in Apr.
Coldwells (IRE) 5-1 (10-9) Always handy, ridden approaching last, soon one pace, 2nd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Nile Moon (10-10) at Kelso 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Eight Fifty Six (IRE) 66-1 (10-5) Mid-division, outpaced 16th, no danger after, 4th of 18, well behind Laertes (11-6) at Perth 3m 7f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Astyanax (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, led 4 out to next, kept on same pace, 3rd of 17, 3 1/2l behind Treehouse (9-11) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Apr.
Indy Mood 15-2 (10-9) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 10th, kept on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 11, 23l behind Chernik (11-7) at Carlisle 3m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Apr.
Nicozetto (FR) 4-1fav (10-3) Tracked leader, led 9th to 4 out, weakened next, 9th of 11, well behind Nouveau Maire (11-7) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gf in Apr.
Cute N You Know It 25-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 4 out, 3rd of 11, 33l behind Chernik (11-7) at Carlisle 3m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Apr.
