held up in touch, led before 3 out, driven out
towards rear, ridden and weakened 3 out
towards rear, pushed along before 4th, soon struggling, pulled up before 4 out
mid-division, headway 4th, chased winner before 2 out, kept on and held near finish
led, headed before 3 out, weakened before 2 out
chased leaders, weakened from 3 out
close up, lost place before 4th, pulled up before 4 out
in rear, weakening when unseating rider 4 out
chased leaders, weakened from 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, weakened after 3 out
tracked leaders, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
towards rear, ridden and headway before 2 out, in 4th and no impression
Nonrunner
Bumper winner Always Managing will have to brush up her jumping if she's to make her mark over hurdles. Aces Over Eights have been disappointing over timber so far but this represents a drop in class and not many of her rivals have shown a great deal so far. MONBEG DOLLY is a possible exception as she's been placed in a point-to-point and a bumper and would probably have finished in the frame had she not blundered and unseated Wilson Renwick at the last on her hurdling debut at Bangor in February. She has a bit of scope so gets the vote.
Aces Over Eights (IRE) 17-2 (11-0) Held up in touch, headway chasing leaders approaching 6th, weakened approaching 3 out, 6th of 7, 26l behind Spellbound (10-11) at Exeter 2m 3f mares NH nov hdl (4) hvy in Mar.
Always Managing 17-2 (10-5) Mistake 1st, held up towards rear, mid-division after 4th, ridden after 3 out, moderate 4th before last where mistake, 4th of 12, 15l behind Indian Stream (10-12) at Chepstow 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Mar.
Born To Be Free 100-1 (9-12) Held up, ridden 7th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up 9th, in a race won by Blue Bear (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 5f nov hdl (4) gs in Mar, 9 ran.
Monbeg Dolly (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner after 3 out to before next, soon no chance with front pair, well beaten in 3rd when blundered and unseated rider last, in a race won by Allez Encore (11-5) at Bangor 2m 1f mares NH nov hdl (4) sft in Feb, 6 ran.
Passing Fiesta 20-1 (10-5) Took keen hold tracking leaders, went 2nd 5th until before next, pushed along before 7th, weakened after 3 out, 8th of 14, 22l behind Seymour Legend (10-0) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Mar.
Rising Teal 16-1 (10-0) Held up, headway 9th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 9, well behind Tambura (11-5) at Uttoxeter 3m (5) sft in Mar.
Sea Of Cortez 100-1 (11-0) In rear, tailed off from 6 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Bon Chic (11-0) at Southwell 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gf in Mar, 7 ran.
Spicy Lady 150-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, lost place before 4th, soon behind, 10th of 12, 47l behind Indian Stream (10-12) at Chepstow 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Mar.
Tara Dove 200-1 (10-8) Mid-division, headway after 3 out, weakening and in 5th when fell last, in a race won by Optimistic Bias (11-1) at Southwell 2m 4f NH mdn hdl (4) gd in Mar, 10 ran.
Weston Flame 18-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders on outside, pushed along 5f out, weakened over 3f out, last of 6, 38l behind Final Nudge (11-5) at Bangor 2m 1f NH flat (6) sft in Jan.
Loves Destination 66-1 (10-3) Held up last, modest 5th on long run to 4th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 7, well behind Desert Queen (10-12) at Sandown 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Mar.
Overdo 66-1 (10-1) Held up towards rear, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by The Govaness (11-2) at Towcester 2m 3f mdn hdl (5) sft in Jan, 16 ran.
Diamond Gesture (IRE) 9-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, took keen hold, struggling 3 out, 8th of 12, 20l behind Mighty Mambo (11-1) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Mar.
