held up in rear, headway over 4f out, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
led until over 2f out, weakened over 1f out
mid-division, pushed along before halfway, headway over 5f out, ridden to challenge over 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong
always behind, tailed off from over 4f out
mid-division, headway over 6f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened 3f out
prominent, lost place halfway, soon beaten
held up in rear, under pressure over 5f out, chased leaders over 3f out, went 2nd over 1f out, no chance with easy winner
in touch, headway to chase leaders well over 4f out, led over 2f out, driven clear approaching final furlong, impressive
tracked leaders, ridden to challenge over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
Course and distance third Corsair Prince and Wee Jock Elliott have already shown signs of ability. High Bridge has a Flat pedigree so shouldn't be short of pace and is a danger to all but MAHLER LAD is treading a well-worn route for those from his yard having won a point-to-point at Maralin last March. The second and third that day have both won decent bumpers in Ireland this season so the form has a very solid look about it and Donald McCain's five-year-old can make a winning start under Rules.
Corsair Prince 9-2 (10-10) Held up in rear, headway halfway, chased leaders over 5f out, effort over 2f out, stayed on same pace from over 1f out, 3rd of 14, 9l behind Ustica (10-10) at Newcastle 2m mdn nhf (6) sft in Mar.
Ha'penny Woods (IRE) 50-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened, 7th of 13, 28l behind Western Rules (11-2) at Newcastle 2m NH flat (6) sft in Nov.
Mahler Lad (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Alw cl up, tr ldrs bef 3out, eff on terms 2out, adv last, ko best, won at Maralin 3m ire ptp hvy in Mar beating Bellshill (11-9) by 1 1/2l, 8 ran.
Rebel Roger Revoque gelding out of Sally Scally.
Wee Jock Elliot 22-1 (10-11) Soon chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 16, 7l behind Western Rules (11-7) at Newcastle 2m NH flat (6) sft in Dec.
The Right Mix (IRE) 20-1 (11-3) Held up in rear and keen, effort over 3f out, never dangerous, 7th of 9, well behind The Way It Works (11-3) at Newcastle 2m mrs N H flat (6) sft.
Beer Goggles (IRE) Oscar gelding out of Tynelucy.
Captain Chaos (IRE) Golan gelding out of Times Have Changed.
Dimple (FR) 16-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 6f out, veered badly right over 4f out, soon no chance, continued to hang off course, unseated rider and crashed through rails, in a race won by Another Bill (11-9) at Ayr 1m 6f mdn nat hunt flat (6) gs in Nov, 10 ran.
Penny Tara (IRE) Kayf Tara mare out of Penny Stall.
High Bridge Monsun gelding out of Ameerat.
