chased leaders on inside, not fluent and lost place 2nd, soon switched to race on outside, closed 7th, led before next, headed 4 out, led again before 2 out, driven and stayed on well flat
in rear, quite often ridden along, not fluent 4th or 7th, hampered and lost touch 8th, tailed off
held up, not fluent 5th, lost place before 8th, weakened 4 out, fell next
made most until before 8th, just beginning to lose place when fell at hurdle
tracked leaders on outside, close 3rd 3 out, soon outpaced, stayed on before last, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner
held up, headway on inside after 4th, pushed along before 8th, outpaced approaching 3 out, no impression after
prominent, ridden before 8th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
prominent, led 4 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, mistake last, no impression on winner flat, lost 2nd towards finish
Rolling Maul won a higher grade contest from out of the weights at Cheltenham back in January and is 5lb higher today. Heronshaw has gone up 7lb for his easy victory over these fences last month while Plumpton winner Dawson City went close to defying a rise in the handicap when second at Exeter on his latest start. But SAINT JOHN HENRY landed a double at Bangor last time without being asked a serious question and it could pay to stick with David Pipe's charge in this given his form looks superior to that of Capard King, who also bids for a hat-trick, but off an 11lb higher mark.
Rolling Maul (IRE) 10-1 (9-13) Pressed leader, led 2 out, edged left flat, headed 100 yards out, rallied and led towards finish, won at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl (2) gs in Jan beating Knight Of Noir (11-5) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Heronshaw (IRE) 4-1fav (11-12) Towards rear, headway after 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, soon led, clear before last, kept on well, won at Warwick 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Feb beating Island Cruise (10-6) by 9l, 11 ran.
Touch Back (IRE) 15-2 (10-13) Tracked leaders, led 8th, blundered 9th, headed 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, 7th of 9, 35l behind Donna's Diamond (11-0) at Newcastle 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft.
Saint John Henry (FR) 2-1 (10-11) Made all, mistake 1st, drew clear before 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on strongly, comfortably, won at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Feb beating Quel Elite (10-8) by 7l, 6 ran.
Dawson City 7-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, led after 5th until next, badly outpaced after 8th, driven along before next, rallied 3 out, soon driven into 3rd, kept on under pressure run-in, took 2nd final 100 yards, not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Master Malt (11-12) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Feb.
The Boss's Dream (IRE) 5-6fav (11-4) Held up mid-division, headway 3 out, challenged 2 out, one pace, 2nd of 6, 4l behind Ballykan (10-13) at Huntingdon 3m 2f mdn hdl (4) gd.
Brownville 11-1 (10-1) Prominent, not fluent 7th, close up when not fluent 3 out, no impression on leaders from after next, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 11, 5l behind Virtuel D'oudon (11-3) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl (2) sft in Feb.
Capard King (IRE) 4-9fav (11-8) Tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, chased leader and hit next, led approaching last, driven out, won at Fakenham 3m nov hcp 0-115 (4) gs in Feb beating Twin Barrels (11-2) by 5l, 7 ran.
