held up towards rear, headway approaching 15th, went 3rd after next, stayed on same pace before last bend
tracked leaders, lost place 8th, ridden after 11th, well behind 3 out, stayed on final 200 yards, no chance
made all, ridden and drew clear final 150 yards, stayed on gamely
in rear, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 1st, headway after 14th, not fluent and lost place 15th, weakened 2 out, tailed off
tracked leaders, 2nd from 16th, about 4 lengths off winner last bend, no impression, kept on
held up towards rear, headway before 15th, 4th 4 out, no impression after last, well beaten last bend
mid-division, ridden 4 out, 4th briefly last, no impression and weakened before last bend
with winner, reminder after 8th, mistake and lost 2nd 16th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
mid-division, lost place 12th, behind from 15th, tailed off approaching 4 out
The veterans take to the stage here with the bottom quartet having plenty to do running from out of the handicap. This trip will take some getting in the ground but FULL JACK has performed well over further, looks on a feasible handicap mark and revealed plenty of ability on ground with cut when trained in France. His fourth place finish in the 4m1f Edinburgh National in February represents useful northern chase staying form. Whats Happening has been highly tried since returning from a lengthy absence and could be interesting here despite carrying 11-12 as he was a very useful staying handicapper back in 2015. Watch him the market. Of the remainder, Silver Man, Buachaill Alainn and Valleyofmilan are preferred in that order.
Whats Happening (IRE) 14-1 (10-10) Mid-division, headway after 4 out, chased leaders next, weakened 2 out, 10th of 13, 19 1/4l behind Henllan Harri (10-0) at Sandown 3m 5f hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Buachaill Alainn (IRE) 18-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, lost place 6th, last 11th, driven after 13th, well beaten from 18th, 8th of 9, 33l behind The Bay Oak (11-2) at Ffos Las 3m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Silver Man 5-1 (10-10) Close 2nd until 14th, lost place 3 out, well held from 2 out, 6th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Minellacelebration (10-11) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (2) gd in May.
Full Jack (FR) 10-1 (10-12) Led, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on same pace from last, 4th of 15, 11 1/2l behind Beer Goggles (11-12) at Ayr 3m hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Valleyofmilan (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Tracked leader, weakened before 4 out, 5th of 10, 14 1/4l behind Mustmeetalady (11-6) at Haydock 3m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Dream Flyer (IRE) 16-1 (11-11) Tracked leader to after 13th, in touch, mistake 4 out, chased leader again before next, lost place 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 11, 29 1/2l behind Hattons Hill (10-3) at Hexham 3m hcp (4) gd in May.
Presented (IRE) 28-1 (10-12) Prominent, lost place approaching 2 out, 9th of 11, 20 1/4l behind Jester Jet (11-5) at Perth 3m hcp (4) gd in May.
Pena Dorada (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Led to 1st, in touch, dropped to mid-division after 8th, lost place 14th, soon behind, plugged on into modest 4th from last, 4th of 11, 25l behind Hattons Hill (10-3) at Hexham 3m hcp (4) gd in May.
Mr Robinson (FR) 50-1 (10-0) Prominent, led before 6th, headed after 3 out, ridden and no chance with front pair before last, weakened flat, 5th of 6, 30 1/4l behind Vodka Wells (11-9) at Hexham 2m hcp (4) gd in May.
