chased leaders, not fluent 4th or 5th, went 2nd 6th until before 4 out, 3rd and beaten from 2 out
chased winner until 6th, went 2nd again before 4 out, pushed along after next, beaten last
made all, clear flat, pushed out, comfortably
raced keenly, mid-division, not fluent 1st, weakened 4 out
not that fluent, mid-division, weakened before 4 out, mistake 2 out
in rear, behind from 5th, tailed off
held up in rear, headway after 7th, 4th and weakening before 2 out
chased leaders on outside, lost place after 6th, behind 4 out, tailed off
held up rear of mid-division, raced keenly, not fluent 6th, some headway 4 out, mistake and weakened next, tailed off
Though a seven times winner over fences, Mercian Prince has struggled to score over hurdles. DEL DUQUE didn’t make his racecourse debut until Huntingdon in February but showed promise in finishing fourth, despite pulling hard. It’s not difficult to imagine that there will be significant improvement here. Galileo Silver wears cheekpieces on his reappearance and is not without a chance along with the former pointer Finisk River.
Del Duque (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Keen in rear, headway before 2 out, plugged on, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 15 1/2l behind Rock On Rocco (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m (4) sft in Feb.
Finisk River 2-1 (12-2) Mid-div, 6th 6out, prog in 4l 2nd aftr 4out, clsr 2nd when mstk 2out, 2l 2nd bef last, clsd flat & so cl home, jst failed, 2nd of 15, hd behind Victory Echo (12-2) at Dromahane 3m mdn in Dec.
Galileo Silver (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Held up behind leaders, pecked 5th, went 3rd 2 out until last, one pace, 5th of 7, 8l behind Hurricane Harvey (11-8) at Wincanton 2m 5f (4) sft in Jan.
Mercian Prince (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) In touch, headway 4 out, pushed along next, soon weakened, pulled up 2 out, at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Sleepy Hollow (IRE) 5-1 (12-0) Bhnd til hdwy 11; wknd app 2 out, 6th of 12, 20 3/4l behind Black Jasper (12-0) at Alnwick 3m mdn sft in Feb.
Kitty's Light 100-1 (10-12) Mid-division, well behind 6th, never in contention, 7th of 12, 29 1/4l behind Sangha River (11-0) at Southwell 2m (4) gd in Jul.
Percy Alexander 20-1 (9-7) Tracked leader until pushed along 4f out, soon lost place, last of 11, dist behind Earthly (8-7) at Bath 2m 1f hcp (6) gf in Jun.
African Glory (IRE) 80-1 (10-8) In rear, behind 4th, mistake 2 out, never any chance, 5th of 8, 32 3/4l behind Cracking Destiny (11-1) at Carlisle 2m 1f (4) sft in Mar.
Ever So Cool (IRE) 40-1 (10-7) Held up in mid-division, shaken up after 3 out, well beaten 2 out, mistake last, 6th of 12, 36 3/4l behind Enemy Coast Ahead (11-0) at Southwell 2m (4) gd in Jul.
Justu 200-1 (10-7) Always behind, lost touch when pulled up 4 out, at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (5) sft in Nov.
Raven's Raft (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, keeping on when hampered inside final furlong, unable to get on terms, 5th of 14, 2 1/4l behind Kaylen's Mischief (9-7) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Jun.
Allthatglistens (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) Pulled hard, rapid headway to lead before 4 out, headed after next, weakened rapidly and mistake 2 out, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Little Rory Mac (11-0) at Kelso 2m (4) hvy in Mar.
