led until slow 1st, chased leader until before 5th, lost place 12th, slightly hampered 14th, soon behind, went remote 3rd flat
mid-division, headway 13th, challenged 2 out, soon led, clear before last, easily
held up rear of mid-division, not fluent 8th, still going fine when badly hampered 14th, not recover, went remote 4th flat
not jump well and never going well, in rear, tailed off before 13th, soon pulled up
held up rear of mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway before 10th, not fluent 13th, fell 14th
in rear, lost action and pulled up after 3rd
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 5th, led 3 out, headed after 2 out, no impression on winner last
led 1st, clear 10th until before 13th where not fluent, headed 3 out, weakened before last
Coo Star Sivola has been in dramatic decline in recent years while Your Band is having a first run over fences with Ciaran Gethings preferring Kabrit. Lady Tremaine may still have a bit of scope but Captain Tommy has been out of sorts for a while. HEART OF A LION was more like his old self at Fontwell recently and this is a race which won’t take much winning.
Coo Star Sivola (FR) 9-1 (12-0) Led, pushed along turning in, ridden and headed 2 out, lost 2nd between last two, weakened into 4th before the last, 4th of 7, 15l behind Northern Poet (11-11) at Warwick 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Captain Tommy (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Raced wide close up, lost place 18th, badly hampered bend approaching 4 out, pulled up 2 out, at Fakenham 3m 5f hcp (3) gd in May.
Kabrit (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) Towards rear when hit 7th and unseated rider, at Ludlow 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Lady Tremaine (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) Jumped right on occasions, raced in second, reminders when not fluent 13th, hit next, ridden along rounding home turn, soon no chance with leading pair, faded, 3rd of 5, 10 1/4l behind Walk In Clover (12-1) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Heart Of A Lion (IRE) 7-1 (12-1) Never going well off the pace in last pair, mistake and went left 5th, stayed on run-in, went 3rd towards finis, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 6, 6 3/4l behind Who Is That (10-11) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Your Band 9-1 (10-12) Mid-division, never a factor, 6th of 10, dist behind Hardy Fella (11-10) at Ludlow 3m hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Robin Des Fox (IRE) 20-1 (11-6) Towards rear, last after 10th, hampered 13th, well behind before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Oceans Red 5-2 (11-9) Keen led, stumbled and slithered on landing and headed, led again next, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, pulled up next, at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
