in touch in mid-division, soon pushed along, went 2nd 5th until after hitting 8th, mistake and weakened next, soon pulled up
held up towards rear, headway 7th, went 2nd after 10th, hit 4 out, led approaching 2 out, soon clear, eased flat
held up towards rear, hit 5th, headway 7th, went 2nd 9th until after next, not fluent 12th, hit 4 out, one pace before 2 out
led until slithered on landing 4th, soon last, closed again from 9th, ridden after 12th, stayed on flat, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner
held up in rear, headway 10th, ridden next, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders, jumped slowly 3rd, lost place 10th, pulled up before 3 out
jumped right, tracked leader, left in lead 4th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon beaten, lost 2nd close home
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 10th, weakened before 4 out
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LORD LESCRIBAA doesn't look an easy ride and just scrambled home in a conditionals' event over a much longer trip here last week. He escapes a penalty for that success, however, and has to be the selection in this with a dearth of credible opposition. You Can Of Course won't mind the ground but has been below par since returning from his winter break while pointer Glacial Call looks too high in the weights. Veteran Kappelhoff has been off for a while so the danger may be Towcester second Tinalliat as Killing Me Softly has shown very little over fences to date.
Glacial Call (IRE) 9-2 (11-9) Chased leader, led 5th, ridden and headed approaching 4 out, chased leader until next, weakened before next, 5th of 7, 39l behind Lansdowne Princess (11-2) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in May.
Legends Lass 14-1 (10-11) Mid-division, weakened 3 out, 6th of 11, 12l behind Ruby Valentine (11-3) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in May.
Tuesday's Child 7-1 (12-0) Made most 2 til hdd app 4 out; wknd qckly nxt, 4th of 8, 23l behind Johnny's Way (12-4) at Cothelstone 3m ptp fm in May.
Lord Lescribaa (FR) 7-2fav (10-7) Made all, not fluent 13th, idled and hard ridden after 3 out, just held on, great ride, won at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp ch 0-95 (5) gf beating Bernie The Banker (10-13) by shd, 9 ran.
Tinalliat (FR) 7-1 (9-11) Held up in rear, headway 14th, led after 3 out, clear before next, headed flat, no extra, 2nd of 8, 2 1/2l behind Bollywood (11-0) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in May.
Play With Fire 22-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, pushed along after 9th, outpaced from 6 out, kept on from 3 out, no impression, 4th of 11, 36l behind Bajan Sunshine (10-6) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-85 (5) gd in May.
You Can of Course (IRE) 5-1 (10-0) Mid-division, mistake and unseated rider 3rd, in a race won by Heezagrey (10-2) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd, 12 ran.
Killing Me Softly 4-1fav (10-1) Towards rear, not much room on inside after 2nd, 7th and driven 3 out, headway to go 3rd when blundered 2 out, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 12, 12l behind Kings Story (9-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf in May.
Kappelhoff (IRE) 14-1 (10-11) Towards rear, some headway approaching 11th, struggling in modest 6th before 4 out, driven and weakened soon after, tailed off, 5th of 10, 33l behind Swainson (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs in Jan.
Quinta de Lobo 33-1 (12-0) Bhnd til pu 13, in a race won by Sea Senor (12-0) at Easingwold 3m ptp gd in May, 8 ran.
