led, hit 10th, jumped left and headed 2 out, weakened last
chased leaders, outpaced 10th, ridden after last, stayed on to lead near finish
chased leader, blundered badly 4th, hit 9th, stumbled 4 out, led 2 out, hard ridden flat, headed near finish
chased leaders, lost place 9th, rallied 4 out, no impression from last
chased leaders, reminders and lost place after 4th, headway last, every chance well inside final furlong, just held
mistake 1st, soon behind, struggling from 8th
held up, headway 5th, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened after last
Nonrunner
A difficult one to sort out with Grecian Groom, Hello Its Me and The Stickler all entering calculations and we are with the last named. The selection has ran two creditable places at this track in the past and while it is of obvious concern that he still holds maiden status, Richard Guest does send out winners around here. Hello Its Me had a bad day at the office at Worcester. He is better than that form suggests. Grecian Groom looked to struggle on his chasing debut at Fakenham but the booking of McCoy is a positive. Tenovus makes a UK debut having ran previously in Irish points. Stagecoach Opal doesn't look to have gone on having demonstrated initial promise. Present Oriented appreciates fast ground but has a couple of disappointing efforts to overcome. Toulouse Exprexss appears perfectly exposed. Ormix D'Or didn't attract too much interest on his last sortie over hurdles. A moderate contest that can go the way of The Stickler.
Grecian Groom (IRE) 9-4fav (11-0) Chased leading pair, ridden 8th, one pace from 2 out, 4th of 5, 7l behind Roby De Cimbre (11-0) at Fakenham 2m beg chs (4) gf.
Hello It's Me 8-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly 2nd, weakened 11th, 5th of 9, 40l behind Piran (11-0) at Worcester 2m 7f beg chs (4) gd.
Omix D'or (FR) 16-1 (10-11) Mid-division, raced keenly, blundered 1st, headway 7th, weakening when not fluent 2 out, 4th of 16, 21l behind Cullahill (11-0) at Hereford 3m 2f mdn hdl (4) gd.
Present Oriented (USA) 14-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, mistake 2nd, soon pushed along, weakened from 8th, behind when pulled up at the 8th in race won by Tickateal (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf, 10 ran.
Stagecoach Opal 11-4fav (11-9) Mid-division, pushed along 9th, never dangerous, 8th of 9, 28l behind Mistress Nell (10-7) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Apr.
Tenovus (IRE) (12-0) 2nd of 14, well behind George Travis (12-0) at Dromahane 3m ire ptp gs in Dec.
The Stickler 8-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, pushed along after 7th, weakened after 4 out, 5th of 10, 23l behind Tickateal (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf.
Toulouse Express (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Close up, lost place 7th, no danger after, 7th of 10, well behind Don't Ask Me (10-8) at Kelso 2m 6f amt hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf.
