prominent, mistake 4th, weakened 2 out
tracked leaders, stayed on from last, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner towards finish
not fluent 4th, always towards rear
mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, pressing for 3rd last, no extra towards finish
prominent, led before 4th, headed 2 out, no extra flat
mid-division on inside, closed 6th, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway 2 out, stayed on, never nearer
held up in rear on outside, mistake 2nd, headway 3 out, went 2nd last until flat, kept on
held up in rear, headway 3 out, weakened flat
mid-division, headway 5th, disputing 3rd last, no extra final 100 yards
held up towards rear, headway 3 out, kept on same pace flat
held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 6th and 2 out, never involved
tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, led next, edged right before not fluent last, driven out
led until before 4th, not fluent next, weakened after 3 out, mistake and rider nearly off 2 out, pulled up before last
tracked leaders, lost place after 6th
in rear, mistake 5th, not fluent next, soon well beaten
Yet another cracking handicap but CLAIMANTAKINFORGAN will have plenty of takers. An excellent fifth in the Supreme Novices’, better ground can seem him reverse earlier running at Musselburgh with Beyond The Clouds despite worse terms. Nico de Boinville’s mount looks a better bet that stablemates Verdana Blue and Charli Parcs. Chesterfield looks a big danger if reproducing his fourth in the County Hurdle as he won this off a 2lb higher mark last year. Brelade, Flying Tiger and A Hare Breath were behind the latter at Cheltenham but Ben Pauling’s charge did win a Listed handicap at Sandown in December. Midnight Shadow needs a change of fortune but Flashing Glance could be interesting as he made giant strides in the autumn and will likely strip fitter for a win at Ludlow.
Ch'tibello (FR) 33-1 (11-10) Held up in last trio, ridden after 2 out, soon beaten, well held and hanging left before last, 8th of 11, 23 3/4l behind Buveur D'Air (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m (1) hvy in Mar.
Claimantakinforgan (FR) 16-1 (11-7) Mid-division on inside, ridden after 2 out, headway under pressure before last, stayed on flat, not pace to threaten leaders, 5th of 19, 5 1/4l behind Summerville Boy (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m (1) hvy in Mar.
Verdana Blue (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, headway on outside approaching 3 out, weakened before the last, 10th of 24, 29 3/4l behind Kalashnikov (11-5) at Newbury 2m hcp (1) sft in Feb.
Charli Parcs (FR) 100-1 (11-10) Tracked leader, led after 1st, clear before 5th until approaching 3 out, headed after 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last, at Cheltenham 2m (1) hvy in Mar.
A Hare Breath (IRE) 20-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, chasing leaders on last bend, no impression before last, 8th of 24, 13 1/2l behind Mohaayed (10-11) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Beyond The Clouds 7-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, soon led, ridden between last 2, stayed on under pressure flat, held on near finish, won at Musselburgh 2m (2) sft in Feb beating Simply The Betts (10-12) by nk, 5 ran.
The Unit (IRE) 7-2 (11-0) Chased winner throughout, not fluent 5th and again 8th, closed up briefly 4 out, blundered next, soon ridden and outpaced, no chance after, 2nd of 4, 11l behind Cyrname (11-5) at Kempton 2m 4f (1) gd in Feb.
Chesterfield (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, hit 1st, headway on outside before 2 out, led approaching last, soon headed, held final 100 yards, kept on, 4th of 24, 5l behind Mohaayed (10-11) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Flying Tiger (IRE) 6-1fav (10-12) Held up in rear, took keen hold, modest headway on inside off last bend, soon weakened, 16th of 24, 26 1/2l behind Mohaayed (10-11) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Irish Roe (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Towards rear, blundered 2nd, tailed off 3 out, and pulled up soon after, at Newbury 2m hcp (1) sft in Feb.
Brelade 4-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, 2nd from 2nd, closed on leader 4 out, challenged 3 out, ridden before next, kept on without matching winner from last, 2nd of 6, 4 1/4l behind Dr Mikey (11-4) at Cork 2m hvy in Apr.
I'm A Game Changer (IRE) 9-4fav (11-9) In rear, headway 4 out, led before and mistake 3 out, kept on strongly from last, won at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) sft in Apr beating Mister Universum (10-13) by 2l, 7 ran.
Midnight Shadow 25-1 (11-4) Mid-division, shuffled back through field when not much room on bend before 3 out, plugged on from 2 out, no impression, 7th of 13, 12 3/4l behind Lalor (11-4) at Aintree 2m (1) sft in Apr.
Flashing Glance 9-2 (11-11) Made all, set good pace, joined and not fluent 2 out, ridden clear run-in, won at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) sft in Mar beating Cyrius Moriviere (11-12) by 3l, 9 ran.
Attest 9-4fav (11-5) Tracked leader, headway to lead approaching 2 out, driven clear when mistake last, ridden out flat, well in command when eased towards finish, won at Taunton 2m hcp (3) sft in Dec beating Rio Bravo (10-8) by 4 1/2l, 5 ran.
Sir Chauvelin 12-1 (9-0) Mid-division, headway over 3f out, chased leaders over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 22 1/4l behind Brandon Castle (8-11) at Musselburgh 1m 6f hcp (2) hvy in Mar.
