towards rear, not fluent 7th, headway 12th, pecked next, soon driven along, closed 4 out, every chance 2 out, no extra flat
prominent on inside, led 7th until 10th, lost place 12th, behind 14th, pulled up before 16th
prominent, led 3rd, headed 5th, lost place 7th, ridden 8th, behind from 13th, pulled up before 2 out
in rear, headway when not fluent 8th, challenged 17th, led 4 out, headed 2 out, weakened flat
towards rear, not fluent 3rd, headway after 12th, ridden from 14th, outpaced 4 out, well held 2 out
led until 3rd, led 5th, headed 7th, led 10th until 13th, led before next, headed 4 out, led 2 out, clear last, stayed on gamely
in touch, challenged 12th, led next, headed before 14th, soon ridden and lost place, behind when pulled up before 17th
tracked leaders, lost place 4th, headway 7th, bumped 12th and 4 out, no impression in 4th 2 out, stayed on flat
close up on outside, not fluent 13th, 5th and no impression 2 out, stayed on flat, went 2nd towards finish
NonRunner
Krackatoa King stays well and it is only a matter of time before he opens his account over fences, though an absence since March is a bit of a concern. Millicent Silver looked to be struggling when brought down at Kelso and may need another run but there are possibilities about course specialist Beauboreen, though his stamina will have to be taken on trust. Kilcullen Flem has yet to show much over fences and Gary Charm has disappointed since arriving from France but Barton Gift and Nail 'm finished 1-2 over a similar trip at Exeter last season with the latter weighted to come out on top today. VALLEYOFMILAN is hard to catch right but has won four times under James Cowley and is unquestionably well handicapped at present. If the cheekpieces work, he might be some value.
Krackatoa King 3-1fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, pecked and reminders 3rd, closed 6th, ridden after 15th, mistake 4 out, no impression on winner after next, plugged on, 2nd of 8, 16l behind Tour Des Champs (11-11) at Plumpton 3m 4f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Beauboreen (IRE) 4-1jfav (11-7) Tracked leader until mistake 4 out, weakened next, 4th of 8, 35l behind I Am Colin (11-5) at Bangor 3m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Millicent Silver 7-1 (10-5) Held up mid-division, pushed along before 6 out, brought down next, at Kelso 4m hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Gary Charm (FR) 16-1 (11-11) Towards rear, ridden in last after 13th, not fluent 4 out, stayed on from 3 out, pressed for 3rd from last, no impression, 4th of 9, 12 1/2l behind Carloswayback (11-8) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Rocky Bender (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Chased leading pair, jumped slowly 5th, soon lost place, no chance when went badly right 8th, tailed off approaching 3 out, soon pulled up, at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Barton Gift 25-1 (11-8) Mid-division, lost place before 2nd, not fluent 4th, reminders in last before 8th, tailed off approaching 12th, 9th of 10, dist behind Brandon Hill (11-12) at Warwick 3m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Kilcullen Flem (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Close up, weakening when hampered 5 out, 7th of 11, 16l behind Walk On Al (11-8) at Ffos Las 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Nail 'm (IRE) 11-1 (10-10) Held up mid-division, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 11, 17l behind Royal Palladium (11-9) at Exeter 3m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Wellforth (IRE) 18-1 (11-12) Always behind, tailed off and pulled up, at Hexham 3m hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
Valleyofmilan (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Held up, slow 4th, some headway 11th, ridden next, outpaced 15th, plugged on from 2 out, no impression, 5th of 9, 7 3/4l behind Nortonthorpelegend (10-13) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
