took keen hold, led until 3 out, beaten when hit 2 out, soon weakeend
tracked leader until 2nd, prominent, ridden after 7th, stayed on under pressure flat
tracked leaders, took keen hold, led 3 out, hard ridden after next, driven out
held up in rear, headway 6th, challenged 3 out, switched right after next, still every chance when not fluent last, not quicken flat
mid-division, took keen hold, ridden after 7th, struggling approaching 3 out
held up in rear, not fluent 5th, mistake 7th, well beaten approaching 3 out
took keen hold, soon prominent, challenged 3rd until after 6th, weakened after 2 out
in rear, outpaced 7th, headway 2 out, weakened flat
mid-division, lost place 6th, no chance approaching 3 out
AL CO may benefit from stronger handling and is taken to land the feature from Oberon Moon, Award Winner and Sonny Mullen amongst others. Oberon Moon is an interesting contender on debut for Alan King as he's quite well treated on the pick of his form for Paul Nicholls and it wouldn't be the biggest surprise were he ready to rumble on his reappearance given how lightly raced he's been of late. Award Winner has been in good form over fences so clearly merits respect on his return to racing over timber as he's racing from the same mark as when last successful whilst Sonny Mullen is very interesting on the pick of his efforts and may appreciate this better ground. The ground is a slight question mark over the chances of Al Co but he has caught the eye on a number of occasions this season, including over course and distance last time where he appeared to hit a flat spot before running on again. Dougie Costello takes over from his regular partner Gerald Quinn and his experience could be crucial in getting Al Co home in front.
Ring The Boss (IRE) 66-1 (10-11) Towards rear, hit 6th, outpaced 3 out, never dangerous, 13th of 28, 18l behind Spirit River (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) gd in Mar.
Always Bold (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) In touch, lost place 3 out, soon beaten, 10th of 24, 17l behind Pause And Clause (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Al Co (FR) 10-1 (10-8) Held up, not fluent 4th, headway after 6th, outpaced after 9th, rallied approaching last, stayed on same pace flat, 4th of 12, 8l behind Bella Haze (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Mar.
To Arms 20-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, headway on outside to chase leaders 11th, challenged next, weakened after 4 out, left modest 3rd last, tailed off, 3rd of 7, 43l behind Vodka Brook (11-0) at Taunton 2m 7f beg chase (4) sft in Mar.
Freddy's Star (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Held up in 4th, not fluent and reminder 4th, led approaching 3 out, ridden out, won at Exeter 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Mar beating Smoothly Does It (10-11) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.
Award Winner 5-2fav (10-13) Held up in touch, headway to track leaders when mistake 4 out, ridden to lead last, stayed on well flat, won at Carlisle 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Mar beating King Fontaine (11-1) by 3 1/2l, 9 ran.
Elusive Muse 16-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, chased leaders approaching 9th, ridden approaching 2 out, led over a half furlong out, all out, won at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs beating Aqualung (11-3) by nk, 16 ran.
Lawgiver (IRE) 33-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, headway 8th, led 4 out, stayed on stongly from next, eased near finish, readily, won at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft beating Steveys Lad (10-2) by 5l, 14 ran.
Mohi Rahrere (IRE) 15-2 (10-1) In touch on outside, lost place when reminders after 4th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 7th, in a race won by Miss Ladybird (10-5) at Uttoxeter 2m nov hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Mar, 10 ran.
Sonny Mullen (IRE) 4-1 (11-10) Held up on outside, headway from 5th, challenged approaching 3 out until edged left after 2 out, beaten before last, 3rd of 6, 5l behind Federstar (11-6) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) hvy.
Oberon Moon (IRE) 9-2fav (11-12) Always behind, tailed off and pulled up before last, in a race won by Heathcliff (10-3) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) sft in Dec '08, 18 ran.
