chased leaders, ridden after 9th, outpaced 3 out, ridden and rallied between last 2, stayed on well to lead towards finish
held up in touch, reminder after 8th, ridden after next, outpaced 4 out, chased leaders under pressure before 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression flat
held up in touch on outside, tracked leaders 4 out, hit next, challenged 2 out, led narrowly last, ridden and headed flat, kept on
held up in touch, driven to chase leaders 9th, stayed on to dispute 3rd when blundered and unseated rider 2 out
pressed leader, reminder after 8th, ridden and lost place after next, mistake 4 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders, went 2nd after 9th, led after 3 out, soon hard pressed, headed narrowly last, ridden to regain lead flat, headed towards finish
tracked leaders, not fluent 4 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace
held up behind in touch, driven 3 out, ridden to chase leaders after next, close up and staying on when fell last
jumped slowly early, reminder after 2nd, behind, struggling 9th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before next
led, ridden and headed after 3 out, kept on under pressure from next, held flat
Spookydooky had Desilvano back in third when scoring at Southwell last month and has a further 13lb hike to contend with. Milansbar was raised a whopping 21lb after landing a double at the end of last year but has coped well enough subsequently with a couple of placed efforts. SAMSTOWN is 11lb higher than his course and distance victory in November but has scored over fences off a similar mark since then. Alistair Whillans' charge should go close and is preferred to Cultram Abbey, a winner at Ayr in January and novice hurdle winner Derrintogether Bliss. Bally Beaufort won a maiden event at Chepstow a fortnight ago and Hartforth is upped in class after scoring at Ayr.
Milansbar (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Tracked leader, outpaced before 3 out, kept on to take 3rd towards finish, no impression, 3rd of 6, 10l behind Closing Ceremony (11-5) at Haydock 3m hdl G2 (1) sft in Feb.
Samstown 16-1 (11-11) Towards rear, pushed along before 14th, headway before 16th, weakened after 5 out, pulled up, in a race won by Lie Forrit (11-6) at Haydock 3m 5f hcp chs G3 (1) sft in Feb, 12 ran.
Spookydooky (IRE) 5-4fav (10-9) Tracked leader, raced widest of all, led before 9th, jumped left 4 out, jumped left 2 out, soon went clear, again went left last, eased towards finish, won at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) sft in Feb beating Delgany Demon (10-10) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.
Desilvano 9-4 (11-6) Held up, closed after 6th, 2nd when hampered 4 out, no impression on winner after 2 out, 3rd and one pace last, 3rd of 7, 9l behind Spookydooky (10-9) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) sft in Feb.
Bally Beaufort (IRE) 10-3fav (10-12) Led, driven after 2 out, headed narrowly last, stayed on gamely, carried right flat, led close home, won at Chepstow 3m NH mdn hdl (4) gs beating Onenightinvienna (11-3) by ns, 8 ran.
Racing Europe (IRE) 13-2 (10-1) In touch, ridden before 2 out, kept on, 4th of 16, 7l behind Bygones Sovereign (9-13) at Haydock 3m hcp hdl (2) sft in Feb.
Derrintogher Bliss (IRE) 13-8fav (10-7) Chased leaders, led 4 out, headed 3 out, rallied to regain led run-in, held on near finish, won at Newcastle 2m 6f nov hdl (3) gs in Feb beating Powerstown Dreams (10-7) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Cultram Abbey 7-2 (10-1) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, led 2 out, kept on well, won at Ayr 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) hvy in Jan beating Mijhaar (11-2) by 4l, 9 ran.
Landecker (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Mid-division, not fluent 3rd, pushed along next, lost place after 5th, just about in touch 3 out, no impression, well beaten before next, 6th of 10, 20l behind Gold Futures (11-3) at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) sft in Feb.
Hartforth 3-1fav (11-2) Made all, pushed along after 4 out and soon headed, led before 3 out, soon pressed, kept on gamely from last, won at Ayr 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft beating Teddy Tee (11-8) by 4 1/2l, 6 ran.
