prominent, ridden 3 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner, stayed on
held up towards rear, blundered 4th, ridden after 4 out, no impression
led, headed before 3 out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, mistake 2 out, 5th and weakening when hit last
tracked leaders, challenged 6th, led before 3 out, headed 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
held up in rear, headway 2 out, 4th before last, stayed on same pace, never on terms
in rear, not fluent 4th, ridden and weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
gave trouble before start, tracked leaders, pulled hard, challenged 3rd, led next, veered right, refused to go any further and unseated rider on bend before 6th
held up towards rear on outside, headway after 5th, went 2nd 3 out, led next, clear flat, stayed on well
mid-division, ridden 7th, headway before 3 out, weakened next
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Party Rock goes well here and Gran Maestro could figure if fully wound-up. The Road Ahead was second in the mares' handicap on this card 12 months ago but hasn't been seen since and Go West Young Man isn't exactly trustworthy. War Sound won the Swinton Hurdle last year but has only had one run since while though Mad Jack Mytton often travels strongly in his races he rarely finds much off the bridle. GENERAL GINGER (NAP) had Great Hall behind when attempting to give All Set To Go 5lb at Taunton. He wasn't beaten far by a decent novice over 2m3f in November so should stay the extra and will bounce off the surface. Nicky Henderson's pair Saint Charles and Lough Kent have a bit to prove at present and Maximiser is hard to weigh up after a fair second at Auteuil, his only start since a crunching fall over fences.
Party Rock (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Led until headed before 2 out, weakened quickly, soon behind, 16th of 17, dist behind Mckinley (11-2) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Gran Maestro (USA) 9-2 (10-3) Tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, challenged before 4th, lost place before 2 out, 6th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Cloonacool (10-4) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp lst (1) gd in Sep.
General Ginger 2-1 (11-12) Not fluent, led, joined 2 out, headed last, not pace of winner flat, 2nd of 9, 3 1/4l behind All Set To Go (11-12) at Taunton 2m (4) gd in Apr.
Saint Charles (FR) 7-2 (11-3) Mid-division, headway 3 out, under pressure after next, soon weakened, 5th of 11, 28 1/2l behind Gala Ball (11-5) at Newbury 2m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Desert Cry (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, outpaced before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, plugged on, 4th of 9, 19 1/4l behind Captain Redbeard (11-6) at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Great Hall 5-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, ridden 2f out unable to quicken when not fluent last, no extra flat, 3rd of 9, 13 1/4l behind All Set To Go (11-12) at Taunton 2m (4) gd in Apr.
Lough Kent 9-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, led and jumped left 2 out, ridden and headed before last, stayed on same pace, 4th of 14, 11 1/2l behind Minellaforleisure (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Go West Young Man (IRE) 11-1 (11-10) Held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, challenged on bit 2 out, led before last, kept on well, won at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May beating Church Field (11-12) by 1l, 9 ran.
Nathans Pride (IRE) 22-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders and keen, mistake 3 out, weakened before last, 6th of 8, 16 3/4l behind Impulsive American (10-12) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Apr.
The Road Ahead 9-4fav (11-13) Held up in rear, headway 2 out, went 2nd and stayed on flat, no impression on winner, 2nd of 8, 12l behind Dubh Eile (10-10) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
War Sound 12-1 (11-7) Always behind, 12th of 22, dist behind Agrapart (10-10) at Newbury 2m hcp (1) hvy in Feb.
Maximiser (IRE) (10-7) 2nd of 7, shd behind Park Light (11-0) at Auteuil 2m 5f lst sft in Mar.
Mad Jack Mytton (IRE) 5-1fav (11-2) Held up towards rear, good headway approaching 5th, chasaed leaders before next, mistake 2 out, weakening when slightly hampered run-in, 5th of 17, 6 1/4l behind Mckinley (11-2) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Burtons Well (IRE) 1-5fav (11-7) Led, not fluent 2 out, ridden and headed before last, soon beaten, 2nd of 3, 8l behind Bobs Lord Tara (11-1) at Carlisle 2m 1f (4) sft in Mar.
