led, headed after 2nd, prominent, pushed along after 14th, last next, hit 17th, weakened next, tailed off
tracked leaders, not fluent 10th, niggled along from 12th, went 2nd 15th, closed last, led flat, held on
held up in close 5th, took keen hold, headway to lead approaching 11th, hit 4 out, clear 2 out, hung left and headed flat, stayed on
tracked leader until 2nd, in touch, not fluent 9th, hit 10th, mistake 16th, outpaced 3 out, stayed on approaching 2 out, soon edged left, one pace last
led after 2nd, headed approaching 11th where mistake, weakened from 4 out
Nonrunner
This nearly always fall to a decent hunter chaser and TEMPLER fits the bill this year. Philip Hobbs' 10-year-old hasn't won for a while but was an honourable seventh in the Foxhunter Chase here in March and finished ahead of recent Ludlow winner Theatre Diva when runner-up in this race 12 months ago. There's no reason why that form should be reversed today. Kornati Kid is a former stablemate of the selection and stayed on well to beat Keenan's Future at Exeter in March but he's never been easy to catch right and it remains to be seen how he fares over these big fences.
Kornati Kid 7-1 (11-13) Tracked leaders on inside, challenged 4 out, every chance next, ridden after 2 out, led narrowly last, stayed on under pressure flat, won at Exeter 3m hts chs (6) gd in Mar beating Keenan's Future (12-6) by 1 3/4l, 12 ran.
Templer (IRE) 40-1 (12-0) Mid-division, outpaced 5 out, never near leaders, 7th of 24, 41l behind Zemsky (12-0) at Cheltenham 3m 2f hts chs (2) gd in Mar.
The General Lee (IRE) 3-1 (11-7) Hdwy to ld 8; clr 2 out; comf, won at Tabley 3m ptp gd in Apr beating Proud Andees (11-7) by 5l, 9 ran.
Little Rocker (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, not fluent and lost place 4th, ridden after 6th, behind from 8th, plugged on, 5th of 9, 34l behind Theatre Diva (11-4) at Ludlow 2m 4f hts chs (5) gd in Apr.
Pastek (FR) 4-5 (12-0) Held up; led 9; held on wl flat, won at Badbury Rings 3m ptp fm in Apr beating Tork To Me (12-0) by nk, 3 ran.
Theatre Diva (IRE) 11-10fav (11-4) Held up well in rear, not fluent and went left 2nd, went 5th approaching 10th, 4th before 13th, good headway 4 out, led next, jumped left last 2, drew clear, ran on well, won at Ludlow 2m 4f hts chs (5) gd in Apr beating Captain Marlon (11-10) by 16l, 9 ran.
