held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
held up in mid-division, headway and chased leader 3 out, led briefly after, every chance 2 out, stumbled after, kept on same pace from last
prominent, lost place 5th, soon ridden, raliied and headway to chase winner approaching 2 out, kept on to go 2nd flat, not pace of winner
held up in touch, ridden to go 3rd 3 out, one pace
led until headed briefly after 3 out, ridden 2 out, pushed clear from last, comfortable
always behind, no impression
chased winner, ridden and lost place 5th, weakened 3 out
Nonrunner
The unexposed Raslan, who has won his last two starts, begins his handicap career off what looks a decent mark of 118 and David Pipe's gelding is taken to make it three out of his last three starts with the main dangers looking to be Master Mahogany and Kanad. The last mentioned went up 11lbs for his handicap success at Ludlow in January and, while running well back in a novice race at Folkestone subsequently, may just be a shade high in the weights at present. Jericho III is well treated on chase form but has not run over hurdles for quite some time so may be best watched, while Le Burf seems plenty high enough in the handicap at present. So Wise So Young has given little cause for optimism and a bigger threat is likely to come from top weight Master Mahogany, who takes a drop in class today. Raslan looks to be going the right way though and is taken to win again.
Master Mahogany 66-1 (11-2) Held up last, headway 4th, lost touch 3 out, 4th of 5, 19l behind Straw Bear (11-10) at Wincanton 2m hdl Grd 2 (1) sft in Feb.
Kanad 7-2 (11-10) Held up towards rear, headway 5th, blundered next, ridden 2 out, every chance last, no extra, 2nd of 10, 2l behind Safari Adventures (11-3) at Folkestone 2m 1f nov hdl (4) hvy in Feb.
Seribase (FR) 11-1 (11-2) Mid-division and keen, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out, 8th of 16, 28l behind Trompette (11-2) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Jan.
Raslan 11-8fav (11-5) Always prominent, led approaching 2 out, went left last, ran on well, eased near finish, won at Wincanton 2m 4yo nov hdl (4) sft in Jan beating Time Out (10-9) by 5l, 15 ran.
So Wise So Young 14-1 (10-12) Chased leader, not fluent 5th, led next, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 8l behind Money Order (10-12) at Newbury 2m nov hdl (3) sft in Feb.
Jericho III (FR) 16-1 (10-4) Tracked winner, jumped right and bumped 1st, jumped right 2nd, ridden after 3 out, weakened after next, 6th of 12, 21l behind Dempsey (11-10) at Sandown 2m hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gs in Feb.
Indian Star (GER) 9-2 (10-10) Held up, headway 7th, chased leader 3 out until 2 out, weakened before last, 3rd of 8, 9l behind High Hope (11-0) at Plumpton 2m 5f clm hdl (5) sft in Nov.
Hi Tech 100-1 (11-3) Behind, no chance from 7th, 6th of 7, well behind Trouble At Bay (11-3) at Hereford 2m nov chs (3) gs in Dec.
Le Burf (FR) 11-2 (11-6) Prominent, ridden and every chance 2 out, kept on same pace flat, 2nd of 17, 1 1/2l behind Monfils Monfils (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
