midfield, headway 15th, chased leader 4 out, ridden before 3 out, weakened 2 out
led narrowly, headed narrowly 6th, pushed along and lost ground 14th, ridden before 15th, well beaten 3 out, plugged on
midfield, pushed along briefly and dropped towards rear 2nd, pushed along again 8th, rapid headway 10th, chased leaders 11th, close up 12th, jumped ahead 15th, hard ridden after 4 out, headed narrowly approaching last, stayed on flat but could not match winner
midfield, blundered badly 12th and lost place, ridden and lost touch 15th, pulled up before 4 out
held up towards rear, hit 4th, smooth headway 15th, chased leader when awkward 2 out, ridden to lead approaching last, stayed on strongly flat
held up in rear, not fluent 7th, hit 10th, awkward 13th and ridden, detached when hit 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
pressed leader, led narrowly 6th, blundered 15th and headed, weakened quickly before 4 out, well beaten when tired jump last
Cloth Cap started favourite for last year’s Grand National and that is his target again, though he is a pound lower than when scoring at Kelso last season. Powerstown Park has won twice at Hereford this term but has gone up another 6lb. Storm Control and Daire McConville were only caught on the run-in in the Sky Bet Chase here in January and Le Milos is on a hat-trick after victories at Exeter and Sandown. UNDERSUPERVISION was almost 12 lengths behind Alan John’s mount on the latter occasion but has been a slow learner over fences and is 6lb better off. He’s also a strong stayer so the return to a longer trip is in his favour. Soyouthinksoagain has won a couple of minor contests this season but could be caught out by this step up in grade.
Cloth Cap (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Prominent, disputed lead 9th, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakening when bad mistake 2 out, well held before last where refused, at Ascot 3m hcp lst (1) gs in Dec.
Le Milos 12-1 (11-6) Slight peck 1st, made all, over 1 length ahead last, stayed on gamely run-in, all out, won at Sandown 3m hcp (2) gs in Feb beating Deise Aba (11-9) by hd, 8 ran.
Mister Malarky 33-1 (11-2) Towards rear, pushed along after 13th, tailed off, 11th of 21, dist behind Cloudy Glen (10-8) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (1) gs in Nov.
Storm Control (IRE) 9-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, hit 8th, went 2nd before 10th, led before 3 out, 5 lengths clear after 2 out, not fluent last, headed 75 yards out, no extra, 2nd of 16, 3 1/4l behind Windsor Avenue (11-1) at Doncaster 3m hcp lst (1) gd in Jan.
Undersupervision (IRE) 9-1 (11-1) Chased leading pair, went 2nd 4th, ridden between last two, lost two places at the last, weakened run-in, 4th of 8, 11 1/2l behind Le Milos (11-6) at Sandown 3m hcp (2) gs in Feb.
Soyouthinksoagain (IRE) 9-4 (11-7) Raced on inside, chased leader, not fluent 14th, challenged 4 out, led and pecked 3 out, ridden clear flat, stayed on, won at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Jan beating Thatsy (11-0) by 6l, 3 ran.
Legends Gold (IRE) 9-2 (11-8) Towards rear, struggling when pulled up 5 out, at Wincanton 3m 3f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Powerstown Park (IRE) 9-4 (11-7) Waited with in rear, hit 9th, good headway into 2nd 4 out, soon in front, clear before next, blundered 2 out, soon recovered and kept on well from last, won at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Jan beating Oscar Robertson (11-7) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
