mid division, ridden 2 out, never on terms
held up, headway briefly 3out, soon ridden and weakened
made all, mistake 6th, clear last, ridden out
prominent, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened last
in touch until saddle slipped and pulled up 2nd
in touch, ridden 3out, weakened next
Dubawi Dancer made a winning debut over timber at Doncaster before a poor run at Kempton but did much better at Taunton last time and will appreciate the quick ground. GREYFRIARS DRUMMER won on the Flat for Mark Johnston and made a very encouraging debut over hurdles for Charlie Mann at Stratford a month ago. He was returning from a break and, with that under his belt, can get off the mark over timber. Persian Herald was consistent on the level though won just once in 18 starts, while Bert The Alert won a maiden at Lingfield in January and started favourite for his debut in a Fontwell bumper in October.
Bert The Alert 11-4fav (10-12) Raced wide, held up headway on outside over 3f out, one pace final 2f, 5th of 14, 8l behind Stock Hill Fair (10-12) at Fontwell 1m 6f n h flat 3yo (6) sft in Oct.
Dubawi Dancer 4-1 (11-2) Led after 1st, mistake 3 out, soon driven, headed approaching and not fluent next, faded after last, lost 2nd closing stages, 3rd of 6, 9l behind Ozeta (11-2) at Taunton 2m 1f Fillies Juvenile Hurdle (4yo) (4) gf in Mar.
Greyfriars Drummer 28-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, reminders before 3 out, led after 3 out, headed before last, soon lost 2nd place, one pace, 3rd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Beyeh (10-0) at Stratford 2m 4yo hdl (3) gd in Mar.
Persian Herald 16-1 (9-4) Led 1f, tracked leader, ridden 3f out, weakened 2f out, last of 9, 14l behind Tuxedo (8-9) at Kempton 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) pol in Mar (flat).
Prophet In A Dream 25-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, last of 11, 17l behind Ice Trooper (9-0) at Lingfield 6f 3yo sell stks (6) pol in Oct (flat).
Ulys Du Charmil (FR) 8-1 (10-7) In touch, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching next, 6th of 12, 30l behind Right Step (11-0) at Kempton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Lady Bridget 3-1 (10-9) In touch, headway before 4th, pushed along after 5 out, ridden before 4 out, went 4th before 2 out, went 3rd before last, kept on well run-in, 3rd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Spinning Waters (11-2) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs in Mar.