held up, closed 4th, 2nd after 14th, led before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, jumped right and pressed last, stayed on, in command towards finish
led, clear 3rd until after 8th, headed before hitting 3 out, beaten when mistake 2 out, weakened last
chased leaders on outside, lost place 6th, closed 9th, hit 11th, outpaced 14th, mistake 16th, weakened before 4 out
held up in rear, blundered 1st, headway 12th, 3rd 4 out until 3 out, weakened next
chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 10th, not fluent next, struggling 13th, weakened after 17th
tracked leaders on inside, lost place before 4th, not fluent next, behind after 8th, mistake 11th, tailed off 16th, soon pulled up
tracked leader, not fluent 10th, lost 2nd after 14th, outpaced 4 out, rallied when not fluent 3 out, 2nd 2 out, every chance when pecked last, held towards finish
Arctic Lady has won a point-to-point and is related to a staying chaser. She made mistakes on her debut over fences but Adrian Heskin made sure she completed and that will have taught her plenty. Better Days has won at Lingfield and Taunton this season but was never seen with a chance at Ludlow last time. Best Boy Barney and Somerset Lias are hard to catch right but make more appeal than Arbeo and Cucklington. BUTLERGROVE KING was backed to take advantage of a tumbling mark at Stratford last month but never reached the leaders. He’s been dropped another 4lb since and first-time cheekpieces could help him recoup losses.
Better Days (IRE) 14-1 (11-8) Prominent early, tracked leaders, dropped to 5th before 12th, mistake 14th, well beaten 4th before 4 out, 4th of 7, dist behind William Money (11-0) at Ludlow 3m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Best Boy Barney (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) Led, headed soon after 14th, weakened 3 out, last of 5, 22 3/4l behind Globalisation (11-12) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Somerset Lias (IRE) 9-1 (12-1) Ridden away from start, led, not fluent 10th, headed 14th, left 2nd briefly after 4 out, 4th and weakening when fell 3 out, at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Butlergrove King (IRE) 9-4fav (11-3) In rear, 4th from 6th, outpaced 3 out, left 3rd next, soon weakened, 3rd of 5, 18 3/4l behind Alberobello (11-12) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Arctic Lady (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders on outside, 2nd 8th until after next, pushed along and lost place before 10th, behind 12th, last of 6, dist behind Buttercup (11-5) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Arbeo (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Mid-division, weakened halfway, behind when pulled up before 15th, at Lingfield 3m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
Cucklington 8-1 (11-11) In lead when mistake and unseated rider 1st, at Wincanton 3m 3f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
