tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, ridden in 3rd before last, kept on one pace
led, pressed before 2 out, headed narrowly 2 out, ridden before last, stayed on until no extra run-in
raced keenly in mid-division, hit 3rd, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, soon beaten
mid-division, pushed along before 2 out, soon lost touch
handy, pressed leader before 2 out, led narrowly 2 out, bold jump last and ridden out to assert run-in, stayed on well
mid-division, chased leaders 2 out, soon pushed along, kept on well after last, no impression on winner
towards rear, ridden after 3 out, held from 2 out
not fluent in rear, bad mistake 5th, never in contention and tailed off
Though he has won two of his 11 starts over hurdles, ROYAUME UNI retains his novice status. He’s been running well in some tough handicaps and won’t be far away again if a busy campaign hasn’t taken its toll. Datsalrightgino has been pulled up twice since winning here in December but this is a significant drop in grade. Pull Again Green was a very easy winner at Newbury at the start of the month and Call Of The Wild was equally impressive at Doncaster last month with the second winning twice since. Ten Ten Twenty won twice on the Flat in Ireland last year but this is a very tough start to his hurdling career.
Call Of The Wild (IRE) 13-8 (11-7) Held up, headway to press leaders 3 out, took it up approaching 2 out, few lengths clear last, pushed out flat, readily, won at Doncaster 2m 1f (4) sft in Mar beating Boombawn (11-0) by 4 1/4l, 4 ran.
Datsalrightgino (GER) 25-1 (11-3) Held up in last trio, pushed along when bad mistake 4 out, pulled up soon after, at Kelso 2m 2f (1) sft in Mar.
Gris Majeur (FR) 10-1 (11-5) Held up in touch in last, headway 3 out, led before 2 out, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Hereford 2m 6f (4) gd in Mar beating Grange Road (11-12) by 5l, 5 ran.
Latitude (IRE) 10-3 (11-7) Held up, fell 6th, at Kempton 2m 5f (4) gd in Mar.
Pull Again Green (IRE) Evensfav (11-6) Made all, extended lead before 3 out, cruised clear from under 2 out, canter, won at Newbury 2m 5f (3) gs in Apr beating Kincardine (11-6) by 5l, 4 ran.
Royaume Uni (IRE) 7-4fav (11-10) Close up, headway 3 out, every chance when hit next, rallied to press winner flat, stayed on, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Mot A Mot (10-10) at Newbury 2m 3f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Icone D'aubrelle (FR) 3-1 (11-5) Led and pressed, awkward 4th, went left 4 out, pushed along and headed on long run before next, ridden and held when mistake 2 out, no chance with winner when fell last, at Newbury 2m (4) sft in Mar.
Ten Ten Twenty (IRE) 11-2 (9-11) Mid-division, 8th under 3f out, ridden and effort over 1f out, switched left 1f out, no extra under 1f out, 8th of 13, 3 1/4l behind Kalaroun (9-9) at Dundalk 1m 3f hcp pol in Oct.
