held up behind, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, never dangerous
led to 2 out, ridden before last, no extra and lost 2nd place towards finish
tracked leader until before 2 out, soon ridden and weakened
held up towards rear, ridden before 2 out, went 5th before last, never dangerous
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 2 out, led 2 out, kept on, idled towards finish
held up in rear, ridden after 2 out, soon outpaced
held up towards rear, headway before 2 out, chased winner before last, kept on and held near finish
tracked leaders in 4th, pushed along over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 3rd towards finish
Withdrawn
A course and distance winner in April, Snowed In should make another bold bid after finishing third over a longer trip on his latest start. Stanley Bridge is not out of this either after finding only Dalmo too good at Sedgefield while Momkinzain went very close off a slightly higher mark over track and trip in October. As is the norm, Tony McCoy has a good book of rides and his presence on TREND IS MY FRIEND takes the eye. Given the latter was rated 8lb higher when scoring at Sedgefield last year and is likely to have improved since last seen at the track, he gets the vote. Dynamic Drive remains 8lb higher than his win at Sedgefield in October and has been well beaten since.
Dumbarton (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders after 4 out, pushed along before next, soon weakened, last of 10, 29l behind Oliver's Gold (10-11) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Apr.
Snowed In (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) Led until pushed along 2 out, chased winner until approaching last, driven and stayd on same pace run-in, 3rd of 5, 6l behind Nexius (11-11) at Carlisle 2m 3f nov hcp 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Stanley Bridge 10-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, led before last, headed and unable to quicken flat, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Dalmo (11-7) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Apr.
Momkinzain (USA) 6-1 (11-7) Held up in mid-division, hit 2nd, headway 5th, ridden 2 out, no extra before last, 5th of 12, 11l behind Northern Acres (10-4) at Perth 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Apr.
Yourholidayisover (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, weakened before last, 7th of 17, 49l behind Rainbow Peak (11-5) at Doncaster 2m 3f mdn hdl (5) gs in Jan.
Claude Carter 12-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, modest headway after 3 out, no impression on leaders, 6th of 12, 16l behind Northern Acres (10-4) at Perth 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Apr.
Politeness (FR) 33-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, 10th of 12, 29l behind Wintered Well (11-6) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Apr.
Top Chief 50-1 (11-6) Always behind, mistake 8th, never a factor, 8th of 10, 41l behind Clues And Arrows (10-11) at Taunton 3m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Apr.
Claragh Native (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Held up, hampered and unseated rider 9th, in a race won by Too Cool To Fool (9-10) at Ayr 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Apr, 7 ran.
Trend Is My Friend (USA) 9-2 (11-4) Held up, went 3rd before 5th, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next, 3rd of 4, 20l behind Ittirad (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Aug.
Dynamic Drive (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, headway before omitted 3 out, 5th and no impression next, 5th of 10, 20l behind Dalmo (11-7) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Apr.
