close up in rear, outpaced 6th, pulled up 2 out
made all, ridden 2 out, found extra when pressed flat, gamely
tracked leaders, pressed winner 3 out, ridden last, every chance flat, no extra towards finish
pressed winner until 4th, close up in 4th, outpaced 6th, tailed off
close up, tracked winner 4th until ridden 3 out, rallied and every chance last, kept on one pace
Jonniesofa will likely need this but could be one to keep on the right side of when the cobwebs have been blown away. Nuts Well was a decent hurdler on ground with some give, though has done most of his winning at Newcastle. HAPPY DIVA (NAP) gets a 7lb mares' allowance and that may just be enough for her to beat the boys. Kerry Lee's raider ran well in a couple of Grade 2 contests last season over timber and conditions aren't likely to cause her any problems. Applaus was a long way behind Nuts Well over hurdles in April and is worse off at the weights.
Applaus (GER) 11-4 (11-4) Tracked leaders, ridden to lead before last, kept on well run-in, won at Hexham 2m (4) gd in Apr beating Killone (10-12) by 3 3/4l, 12 ran.
Jonniesofa (IRE) 40-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, weakened after 2 out, 9th of 19, dist behind Unowhatimeanharry (11-5) at Cheltenham 3m (1) gd in Mar.
Nuts Well 5-1 (11-11) Held up mid-division, headway before 4 out, ridden before last, kept on, 5th of 10, 7l behind Jacks Last Hope (11-7) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Rossamilan (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Led until just before 3rd, remained prominent, weakened after 3 out, 7th of 9, 32l behind Dame Rose (10-5) at Hexham 2m (4) hvy in Oct.
Happy Diva (IRE) 11-2 (11-3) Towards rear, headway 4 out to chase leaders, led 2 out, headed after last, one pace and no impression, 2nd of 13, 5l behind Jennys Melody (10-10) at Ayr 3m hcp (2) gs in Apr.
