with leader, lost place from 9th, headway 13th, went 4th 4 out, went 3rd 2 out, no impression
led, ridden last, kept on and headed towards finish
held up in rear, pushed along before 12th, soon weakened
towards rear, weakened from 5 out
in touch, went 2nd from 9th, blundered 12th, ridden before 3 out, kept on to lead towards finish
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened
Blenheim Brook got up on the line over 3m4f at Haydock last month to deny Woodford County. He has to come into the reckoning again while Scotswell scored at Kelso in between a couple of modest efforts and has claims on that form. Irish raider Hidden Horizons is 15lb higher than his earlier win at Downpatrick, but Lively Baron went very close over track and trip last month and has leading claims having slipped down the weights. BRADLEY could only manage fifth on his last couple of outings but that was in much better company than this at Cheltenham and Ascot. Conor Shoemark's allowance could make the difference today and he gets a tentative vote in a competitive chase.
Bradley 13-2 (10-13) Jumped right at times, held up, 7th and in touch 5 out, never able to get on terms, plugged on flat, 5th of 10, 17l behind Mon Parrain (11-4) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-150 (2) gd in Apr.
Scotswell 6-1 (11-2) Tracked leader, weakened from 6 out, 6th of 9, 50l behind Samstown (10-5) at Ayr 3m 1f nov chs (2) gs in Apr.
Hidden Horizons (IRE) 13-2 (10-12) Mid-division, in touch 17th, went 2nd before 4 out, challenged next, every chance last, ridden and kept on same pace flat, 2nd of 12, 3l behind Bertie Milan (10-0) at Perth 3m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Apr.
Blenheim Brook (IRE) 13-2 (10-8) Held up behind in touch, headway when left close up 16th, outpaced 4 out, 6 lengths down in 3rd and no impression 2 out, strong run towards stands side after last, finished well, led post, won at Haydock 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Apr beating Woodford County (11-4) by nk, 6 ran.
Lively Baron (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) Close up, mistake 2nd, led 8th, headed before 10th, ridden before 4 out, stayed on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 5, shd behind Frank The Slink (11-1) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Apr.
Oil Burner 18-1 (10-0) Held up mid-division, ridden before last, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 20l behind Lamboro Lad (11-3) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-140 (3) gd in Apr.
Allanard (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 6, 34l behind And The Man (11-12) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Jan.
