held up, headway to chase leaders 10th, 4th when blundered badly 12th, soon beaten
in rear when mistake 1st, behind 3rd, tailed off after 8th
led to 3rd, chased leader, ridden approaching 3 out, closed before 2 out, led approaching last, stayed on well flat
in touch, ridden to 3rd when hit 3 out, no chance with front pair approaching 2 out
held up in rear, blundered badly 9th, no chance after
chased leaders, not fluent 2nd or 4th, not fluent 4 out, soon ridden and weakened
mid-division, jumped slowly 1st, reminder after 10th, weakened next
held up in rear, mistake 4th, some headway 10th, soon pushed along, no chance with leaders approaching 12th, mistakes 3 out and 2 out, took remote 4th last
mistakes, with leader, raced keenly, led 3rd, clear approaching 8th, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra flat
jumped right, held up in rear, pushed along after 9th, struggling when pulled up before 11th
jumped right, chased leaders 5th, reminder after 8th, weakened approaching 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
An interesting handicap chase that can be taken by Lord On The Run, while Consigliere and Abutilon are dangers. The Patrick Haslam-trained selection races over his optimum trip here, and he came back after a six month absence with a good ground handicap hurdle win at Wetherby last month. He generally jumps fences well and looks to have been kept back for a spring campaign, and he looks capable of winning from this mark. Consigliere was a soft ground Newton Abbot chase winner last month and is now stepped back up in trip. He was not stopping that day and he has handled good ground before so he clearly has a decent chance despite top weight. Abutilon is 4lb higher than when beaten over fences in December and had a pipe opener at Fontwell last month after a lengthy break. He should come on for that here and would not be a shock winner. Aggie's Lad is a potential Tony Martin plot horse and is very much respected coming from that yard, while Copper Bay just looks a shade too high in the weights after a Market Rasen win in April. Lord On The Run is the one for us here.
Consigliere (FR) 3-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, led soon after 3 out, clear when hit next, ran on well, won at N Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in May beating Manhattan Boy (11-12) by 11l, 5 ran.
Azulejo (FR) 150-1 (9-9) Chased leaders, led 9th, headed 13th, weakening when blundered 15th and pulled up in race won by Iris De Balme (9-7) at Ayr 4m hcp chs Grd 3 (1) gd in Apr, 24 ran.
Scalloway (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Soon prominent, went 2nd and reminder after 6th, mistake 8th, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 45l behind Lord Ryeford (11-2) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in May.
Allumee 50-1 (10-8) Held up, headway after 6th, 4th and weakening when pulled up 4 out in race won by Lord Ryeford (11-2) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in May, 11 ran.
Aggie's lad (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, tailed off, 9th of 15, well behind Valley Of Giants (11-12) at Limerick 2m 3f beg chs gs in Apr.
Copper Bay (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Prominent, ridden 9th, weakened next and pulled up at the last in race won by Sou'wester (11-12) at Wincanton 2m hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Apr, 9 ran.
Champagne Harry 14-1 (11-2) Always in rear, tailed off, 10th of 16, well behind Kew Jumper (10-13) at Ascot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Apr.
Lord On The Run (IRE) 10-3 (10-13) Held up, headway 6th, went 2nd 3 out, hung left and effort when hit 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on to lead near finish, won at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in May beating Tayman (11-5) by a nk, 6 ran.
Genghis (IRE) 12-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, led 7th, headed 8th, led again 10th, ridden 3 out, mistake and headed 2 out, soon beaten, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Oumeyade (11-7) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd.
Abutilon 9-2 (10-9) Held up towards rear, headway after 5th, ridden and 3rd 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 13, 17l behind Qrackers (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 2f nov hdl (4) gd in May.
Not A Trace (IRE) 12-1 (10-4) Tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened from next, 6th of 8, 22l behind Loita Hills (11-12) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf.
