chased leaders, fell 7th
held up in mid-division, headway 3 out, soon ridden, outpaced and no impression after 2 out
took keen hold, held up in touch in mid-division, shaken up after 2 out, weakened before last
held up in rear, slightly hampered 7th, some headway after 2 out, mistake last, no impression
held up in rear, hampered 7th, well beaten 3 out
held up in touch in mid-division, badly hampered and unseated rider 7th
led until before 3rd, prominent, every chance 2 out, outpaced and no impression before last
prominent, led before 3rd, not fluent 3 out, headed 2 out, weakened before last
held up in touch in mid-division on inside, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, going well and close up from 3 out, led 110 yards, stayed on well, ridden out
held up rear of mid-division on outside, headway after 3 out, 4th and held last, one pace flat
held up towards rear, closed 5th, outpaced and no impression from 2 out
tracked leaders on inside, led 2 out, not fluent last, headed 110 yards out, stayed on, no impression towards finish
held up in mid-division, headway on outside from 7th, close up 2 out, edged left after last, no impression on front pair, lost 3rd towards finish
held up towards rear, slightly hampered 7th, well beaten 3 out
held up in touch, lost place before hampered 7th, rallied before last, switched left flat, stayed on, went 3rd towards finish
towards rear, ridden before 7th, behind 3 out, kept on flat, no chance
NonRunner
Steal A March has only run three times over hurdles and was fourth off this mark on his handicap debut at Warwick in March. Playa Blanca simply came up against a better handicapped rival when failing to complete a five-timer at Newbury and Carlisle winner Castle Robin is having a first run in a handicap. MAGIC DANCER has been around the block a few times and has done most of his racing over shorter trips but he does stay this far. The handicapper has given him a chance today and he was badly hampered when fifth in a big field here on his reappearance – the fourth has won since. Rakhine State could also figure having shaped well in both starts so far this season.
The Eaglehaslanded (IRE) 33-1 (11-1) Midfield, headway approaching 8th, ridden for effort 3 out, made no impression from 2 out, 7th of 13, 18 3/4l behind Captain Drake (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Playa Blanca (IRE) 13-2 (11-6) Held up in 6th, steady headway when slightly hampered 3 out, shaken up chasing leaders before next, left outright 2nd at the last, no chance with very easy winner, 2nd of 9, 6 1/2l behind Tomorrow Mystery (11-6) at Newbury 2m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Morraman (IRE) 7-1 (11-11) Raced keenly, held up last, steady headway 4 out, ridden chasing leaders on outside before the last, hit last, no extra run-in, 4th of 7, 4l behind That's A Given (11-5) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Magic Dancer 5-1 (10-11) Held up in touch, mistake 4th, ridden before 3 out, ran on down near rail after last, 5th of 17, 21 1/4l behind Tegerek (10-10) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Don't Ask (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) Led, driven over 2f out, headed over 1f out, stayed on same pace final furlong, 3rd of 6, 4 1/4l behind Hatcher (11-4) at Wolverhampton 2m 1f (4) pol in Feb.
Lungarno Palace (USA) 14-1 (10-11) Towards rear, modest headway under pressure approaching 3 out, switched to near rail and one pace run in, 12th of 19, 9 1/4l behind Captain Tom Cat (10-9) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Tel'art (FR) 15-8fav (10-9) Chased leaders, weakening quickly before mistake 3 out, pulled up quickly, at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Hawthorn Cottage (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) Led narrowly, joined 3rd, headed 4th, reminders 5th, ridden to press leader 4 out, weakened quickly before 2 out, 10th of 12, 34 3/4l behind Robin Gold (10-5) at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Rakhine State (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Mid-division, hit 7th, headway after 2 out, hung right before last, kept on flat, 3rd of 13, 6l behind Beach Break (11-7) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Castle Robin (IRE) 11-4fav (10-12) Led, jumped well and increased pace before 4 out, five lengths clear 3 out, lead down to two lengths 2 out, not fluent last, driven out, won at Carlisle 2m 4f (4) sft in Oct beating Jetaway Joey (10-12) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.
Tango Boy (IRE) 9-2 (11-7) Waited with in last pair, steady headway 4 out, chased leaders before next, 2nd going well before last, found nil run-in, 2nd of 7, 5 1/2l behind I'd Better Go Now (11-0) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Voodoo Doll (IRE) 17-2 (10-4) Held up in rear, hit 2nd, jumped left 3rd, well adrift 10th, never a factor, last of 3, dist behind Darling Maltaix (11-5) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (3) gf in Oct.
Silent Assistant (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, last pair and struggling 7th, headway and kept on in modest 4th between last 2, 4th of 15, 19 3/4l behind St Barts (11-6) at Ascot 3m hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
Induno (IRE) 8-13fav (11-5) Held up and behind, steady progress after 3rd, wandered 3 out, pushed along and weakened 2 out, 3rd of 7, 24 3/4l behind Evander (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f (4) sft in Dec.
Heavey 4-1fav (11-7) Mid-division, ridden along after 14th, weakened from 2 out, 6th of 12, 37 1/2l behind Sizing At Midnight (11-13) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Steal A March 7-1 (11-12) In touch in mid-division, mistake 4th, headway 4 out, switched right after 2 out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 19, 5 1/2l behind Lunar Baby (11-13) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Presenting Yeats (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Went left 1st, in rear, well beaten from 4 out, 6th of 9, 35 1/4l behind Flic Ou Voyou (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (4) gs in Oct.
Chieftain's Choice (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Towards rear, driven along and no impression in 6th after 2 out, weakened, 7th of 13, 32 1/2l behind Carys' Commodity (11-12) at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
