always towards rear, beaten from halfway
led, race keen and soon clear, ridden and headed over 4f out, soon weakened
tracked clear leader, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace
mid-division, headway to chase winner final 2f, ridden and kept on one pace
towards rear, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden and soon one pace
tracked leaders until ridden and weakened quickly over 5f out
mid-division, smooth headway to lead 2f out, shaken up and soon clear
tracked leaders, led 4f out, soon ridden and headed 2f out and gradually weakened
mid-division, ridden and weakened over 3f out
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place over 5f out, plugged on again final 2f
PYRACANTHA appeals as the type to blossom in this discipline and he's the suggestion ahead of Rollwiththepunches and Twentynineblack. The market will prove useful with those to have run open to improvement and the newcomers unknown quantities. Alan Swinbank has produced a number of smart bumper performers in recent seasons and the Flat-bred Pyracantha certainly looks the right type on paper. Rollwiththepunches ran on strongly at Doncaster and should be all the better for that experience. A number of interesting sorts went to post for that race and it could turn out to be a fair contest. Twentynineblack failed to build on the promise of his debut when a beaten favourite at Catterick but cannot be written off on the back of that performance with Jason Maguire taking the ride for the first time. Those are three names to consider but the market may help throw up a few more; Pyracantha is the pick at present.
Andreo Bambaleo Silver Patriarch gelding out of Time And A Place.
Balmacara Boy (IRE) Oscar gelding out of English Clover.
Boyoboy (IRE) 66-1 (11-3) Chased leader, weakened over 4f out, 12th of 18, well behind Lidar (10-8) at Doncaster 2m nhf (2) gf in Feb.
Claude Carter 80-1 (10-13) Held up, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, soon no extra, 4th of 14, 15l behind Premier Sagas (11-4) at Kelso 2m nhf (6) sft.
Mountskip Beat All gelding out of a winning hurdler.
Red Tanber (IRE) Karinga Bay gelding out of Dreamy Desire.
Butter 28-1 (10-4) Mid-division, ridden and weakened over 4f out, virtually pulled up, 12th of 14, well behind Premier Sagas (11-4) at Kelso 2m nhf (6) sft.
Gilbarry (IRE) Bahri gelding out of Starry Night.
Moscow Mischief 20-1 (10-4) Tracked winner, ridden over 3f out, soon one pace, 3rd of 7, 12l behind Saveiro (11-11) at Musselburgh 2m nhf (6) gs in Feb.
Power Flow (IRE) Simply Great gelding out of Windy Bop.
Rollwiththepunches 50-1 (10-7) Held up, ridden over 3f out, stayed on strongly final furlong, nearest at finish, 3rd of 15, 6l behind Lightening Rod (10-0) at Doncaster 2m nhf (5) gs in Feb.
Thistledown Rose Karinga Bay mare out of Greatest Friend.
Birch Hill Bedouin 33-1 (10-11) 12th of 17, 21l behind Ellen Tilley (10-6) at Huntingdon 2m nhf (5) gs in Dec.
Twentynineblack (FR) 9-4fav (10-13) Tracked leaders, challenged over 2f out, soon driven and weakened, 5th of 16, 9l behind Shut The Bar (10-0) at Catterick 2m mdn nhf (6) gs in Jan.
Pyracantha Muhtarram gelding out of Forsythia.
