tracked leader, blundered and unseated rider 7th
always towards rear, tailed off halfway
mid-division, mistake 5 out, headway 4 out, led 2 out, headed before elbow (1f out), no extra
mid-division, headway 5 out, ridden after last, one pace
always towards rear, tailed off
led to 2 out, soon weakened
in rear, good headway before 5 out, clear before elbow (1f out), ran on strongly
tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before last, weakened soon after
tracked leaders, reminders and lost place halfway, pulled up
Quite a few of these arrive with healthy credentials and recent decisive Warwick scorer, Long Lunch is sure to be popular representing the Longsdon/Johnson combination. A young chaser on the upgrade he seems sure to go close but there are plenty of credible rivals to deal with, such as recent scorers Chase The Wind and Edmund, the latter having bounced right back to form and in search of the hat-trick. Course form can prove crucial around here though which brings Alderbrook Lad and Presenting Junior into contention too but we'll take another course winner, MORNING ROYALTY to trump them all. Brian Hughes gets on really well with the ex-Willie Mullins charge, arrives here in good, consistent form and was most impressive when scoring at the venue last summer on ground that he's due to face here.
Alderbrook Lad (IRE) 25-1 (10-11) Prominent, left in lead 2nd, headed before 4 out, weakened next, 7th of 10, 10 1/2l behind Witness In Court (10-13) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Filbert (IRE) 25-1 (11-6) In rear, headway before 3 out went 3rd before 2 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 15, 13 1/2l behind Bob Tucker (10-11) at Kempton 3m hcp (3) gd in May.
Long Lunch 8-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway after 10th, went 2nd 2 out, led last, stayed on well to draw clear flat, easily, won at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May beating Pembroke House (10-9) by 12l, 16 ran.
Presenting Junior (IRE) 10-1 (10-3) Held up in rear, headway approaching 12th, one pace 3 out, weakened next, 3rd of 11, 24l behind Al Co (10-2) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (2) gd in May.
Bar De Ligne (FR) 33-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, lost place 4 out, weakened before next, tailed off, last of 11, dist behind Sir Valentino (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (2) gd in May.
Chase The Wind (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Made all, 6 lengths clear halfway, shaken up approaching last, stayed on well, won at Wetherby 3m (4) gd in May beating Fort Worth (10-12) by 3 1/4l, 7 ran.
Morning Royalty (IRE) 3-1 (11-4) In rear and soon detached, headway from 2 out, went 3rd before last, kept on well, nearest at finish, 3rd of 5, 3 1/4l behind Special Catch (11-8) at Ayr 2m hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Edmund (IRE) 11-4 (11-12) Tracked leader until 3rd, 2nd again 7th, led before 10th, clear between last two, kept on strongly, ridden out, won at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (4) gf in May beating Ciceron (10-12) by 13l, 6 ran.
Mart Lane (IRE) 25-1 (11-9) Took keen hold, prominent until 4th, behind 7th, 6th of 8, dist behind Ulis De Vassy (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
