mid-division, slow jump 9th, pushed along and lost touch 4 out
mid-division, pushed along in 3rd at 10th, kept on, not pace to challenge
disputed lead, tracked leader close up after 4th, hit 7th and 8th, ridden and weakened after 3 out
towards rear, pushed along and headway into 4th after 3 out, ridden after 2 out and went 2nd, kept on, drifted left run-in and no impression
towards rear, reminders after 6th, pushed along after 9th, well behind 4 out
disputed lead, led narrowly after 4th, ridden and headed after 2 out, weakened approaching last
in rear, unseated rider 1st
towards rear, pushed along after 9th, tailed off 4 out
tracked front pair, chased leader before 3 out, led after 2 out, ridden and hung left approaching last, stayed on well run-in
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The King Of May has been a bit disappointing since a promising seasonal reappearance at Wetherby in November and Heartbreak Kid has failed to make the anticipated progress this term while February’s Doncaster winner On Springs generally doesn’t handle any give in the ground. Taste The Fear will need a strong gallop as he usually races over further but he’s in good form and Blue Hawaii still has untapped potential over fences with Allo Allo even less exposed. Yggdrasil is a course and distance winner who has had a couple of confidence-boosters over hurdles recently but useful hurdler ZESTFUL HOPE gets the nod as he will have learned plenty from his third at Ludlow.
On Springs (IRE) 3-1 (11-7) Tracked leader, led between last two, clear last, stayed on well, won at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Feb beating Barton Knoll (11-12) by 7l, 4 ran.
Taste The Fear (IRE) 5-1 (11-13) Mid-division, pushed along and briefly outpaced 2 out, rapid headway to lead last, headed final 100 yards, kept on, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Houston Texas (11-12) at Hexham 3m hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Yggdrasil (FR) 7-2 (11-2) Chased leaders, pushed along 7th, headway to lead narrowly before 3 out, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, jumped left last, kept on, no impression run-in, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Marty Byrde (11-2) at Exeter 2m 6f (4) gs in Mar.
Zestful Hope (FR) 4-1 (11-12) Midfield, pressed leader before 13th, led 4 out, soon ridden, disputed lead 3 out, briefly led 2 out, headed and 1 length down approaching last, no extra and weakened run-in, 3rd of 5, 13 3/4l behind Jazz King (11-2) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
The King Of May (FR) 9-2 (11-3) Mid-division on inside, lost place before 7th, well beaten after next, 7th of 8, 34 3/4l behind Return Ticket (11-11) at Carlisle 2m hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Heartbreak Kid (IRE) 11-1 (11-2) Raced in 3rd throughout, not fluent 6th, ridden and beaten between last two, 3rd of 4, 26l behind Douglas Talking (11-4) at Sandown 1m 7f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Blue Hawaii (IRE) 9-2 (12-2) Held up in touch in rear, headway to chase leading pair at 11th, went 2nd 3 out, ridden to lead approaching last, ran on, won at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (5) sft in Mar beating Coolmoyne (10-9) by 12l, 5 ran.
Reserve Tank (IRE) 15-2 (11-12) Chased leaders on outside, jumped left at times, lost place 3rd, not fluent 10th, closed 11th, outpaced and no impression from 4 out, 7th of 8, dist behind Stormy Flight (12-0) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Allo Allo 5-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders out wide, headway to lead 7th, mistake and unseated rider 9th, at Ascot 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Ubetya (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Tracked leader, led going out for final circuit, bad mistake and headed 3 out, weakened next, 8th of 10, dist behind Dubai Days (11-9) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Mar.
Lady Of The Night 13-2 (11-7) Close up in 4th, tracked leaders 6th, lost ground 4 out, soon behind, pulled up 2 out, at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
