led at decent pace and soon clear, hit 3 out, narrowly headed 2 out, chased winner, chance last, no extra in 3rd run-in
held up in last pair, not fluent 3rd and next, some headway and mistake 5th, pushed along and outpaced after 3 out, plugged on in to 4th run-in
held up in touch, challenged on inside and led narrowly 2 out, strongly pressed last, ridden and kept on run-in
always behind, mistake 2 out, tailed off
chased leaders, ridden hung right and weakened between last 2
chased leader, challenged 5th, every chance 2 out, one pace and no impression when hit last, weakened run-in
chased leading pair, mnot much room approaching 2 out, switcheed right before last, slight peck on landing, went 2nd under pressure run-in, no impression
DOUCHKIRK doesn't always find a lot off the bridle but finished ahead of favourite Captain Sharpe at Stratford last month and re-opposes on identical terms. He may be good enough to hold off Exeter third Kozmina Bay as the latter hasn't raced over hurdles since winning a novices' handicap at Uttoxeter in December, though has had a couple of runs on the all-weather. The remaining trio would all need to improve on recent form to figure.
To The Sky (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, pulled hard, closed 3rd, went 2nd next until ridden approaching 3 out, soon outpaced, left 6 lengths 2nd 2 out, closed last, every chance flat, no impression and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Karl Marx (10-0) at Exeter 2m 1f nov sell hdl (5) gd in Mar.
Douchkirk (FR) 9-2 (11-6) Led, ridden and headed approaching last, 3rd and beaten when jumped big at hurdle, no extra flat, 3rd of 9, 10l behind Osgood (10-12) at Stratford 2m sel hcp hdle 0-100 (5) gd in Mar.
Captain Sharpe 11-4fav (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway on outside when not fluent and slightly impeded 2 out, never on terms, 4th of 9, 11l behind Osgood (10-12) at Stratford 2m sel hcp hdle 0-100 (5) gd in Mar.
Pullmen 100-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, tailed off before 4 out, 13th of 15, well behind Royal Player (11-0) at Exeter 2m 5f mdn hdl (5) sft in Jan.
Kozmina Bay 16-1 (10-0) Pressed leader, led after 6th, driven before 2 out, clear last, stayed on well, won at Uttoxeter 2m cond nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Dec beating Blake Dean (11-2) by 6l, 10 ran.
Spunky 50-1 (10-11) Towards rear, headway and in touch when went right 5th, weakened next, tailed off, 10th of 13, 47l behind Area Access (9-12) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Mar.
Moneymix 11-4fav (10-3) Chased leaders, went 2nd before 5th until before 2 out, weakened soon after, 4th of 7, 21l behind The Darling Boy (11-12) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Feb.
