led, ridden and pressed 1f out, headed final 75 yards, stayed on, just held
held up, headway on outside 8f out, pushed along over 5f out, soon lost place, tailed off
chased leaders, went 2nd 9f out until 3f out, one pace and beaten over 1f out
held up in rear, headway and edged left 3f out, one pace and no impression over 1f out, pressed for 3rd inside final furlong
keen early stages, chased leaders, went 2nd 3f out, challenged 1f out, led final 75 yards, stayed on
tracked leader until 9f out, ridden 4f out, weakened 2f out
Point-to-point winner SMITHS CROSS made an impressive start under Rules when winning a Uttoxeter bumper by a wide margin. He can defy a penalty on that evidence which is something Summit Like Herbie failed to do when well beaten at Exeter having scored at the same track earlier. Landofsmiles may prove a bigger danger having finished second at Bangor on her debut given point-to-point winner Good And Hardy was due make his debut at Chepstow yesterday.
Smiths Cross (IRE) 5-2 (11-2) Led, headed over 3f out, led again 2f out, clear over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Uttoxeter 2m (5) hvy in Mar beating Champagnendiamonds (11-2) by 21l, 4 ran.
Summit Like Herbie 4-1 (11-9) Held up mid-division, headway over 5f out, ridden over 1f out, no extra, 5th of 12, 16l behind Unwin Vc (10-7) at Exeter 2m 1f (5) sft in Feb.
Landofsmiles (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders, outpaced over 2f out, rallied over 1f out, no impression on winner, kept on, 2nd of 5, 6l behind Al Dancer (11-0) at Bangor 2m 1f mdn (5) sft in Mar.
He's A Goer (IRE) 5-1 (10-7) Tracked leader, hung badly left to outside and lost place 11f out, soon behind, tailed off 7f out, 8th of 11, dist behind Arthur Mac (11-4) at Hereford 2m (5) sft in Jan.
Mick Manhattan (FR) Blue Bresil gelding out of Normanville.
Liberty Bella 28-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, led 4f out, ridden and headed 3f out, pushed along and lost 2nd over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 4th of 8, 10l behind Meep Meep (10-12) at Chepstow 2m (5) sft in Mar.
Good And Hardy (IRE) 5-1 (11-11) Ld, hdd 5th, mostly trkd ldr in 2nd aftr until ld again bef 4out, adv aftr 2out & adv gng best bef last, ko, won at Templenacarriga 3m mdn hvy in Dec beating Ask And Answer (11-11) by 4l, 10 ran.
