held up towards rear, headway 4 out, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, one pace from 2 out
chased leader, fell 4 out
prominent, ridden after 3 out, outpaced by leading pair 2 out, kept on one pace
made all, ridden clear before 2 out, stayed on strongly, comfortably
held up towards rear, headway travelling strongly before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, stayed on but no chance with winner
held up in rear, hampered by faller 4 out, ridden and lost touch 3 out, no extra
Cut The Mustard has been cut some slack for the first time since joining Paul Nicholls from Willie Mullins, But, though dropped 2lb for her defeat in the newly-instituted Mares' Chase at The Festival last month, she may require further leniency to get her head in front. MISS AMELIA (NAP) has enjoyed a splendid campaign, exclusively on ground with considerable cut, but her back catalogue shows she's more than capable on good ground and she may just defy the handicapper again despite a 5lb rise to a career-high mark of 119. Sacre Coeur is hard to assess while Little Light and Northern Beau need to improve to land a race of this nature but Vienna Court was better last time so could well emerge as the main danger to the selection.
Cut The Mustard (FR) 50-1 (11-2) Chased leaders on inside, raced keenly, mistake 6th, weakening when lost 4th 2 out, 7th of 11, 32l behind Colreevy (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (1) gs in Mar.
Sacre Coeur (FR) 16-1 (10-5) Bit keen, chased leaders out wide, hit 3 out, soon outpaced, stayed on again in modest 3rd run-in, 3rd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Diego Du Charmil (11-12) at Plumpton 2m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Vienna Court (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) Prominent, ridden before 4 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Shut The Box (11-0) at Newbury 2m hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Northern Beau (IRE) 9-2 (11-1) Mistake 3rd, in touch, disputed lead going out on second circuit, led 4 out, lost lead 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 19 3/4l behind Molly Carew (10-9) at Haydock 2m 6f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Miss Amelia 4-1 (11-1) Midfield, not fluent 5th, headway to chase leaders approaching 4 out, led going well 2 out, ridden and headed after last, rallied final 100yds, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Halcyon Days (10-3) at Carlisle 2m hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Little Light (FR) 5-1 (11-3) Held up early, tracked leaders by halfway, chased winner going well home turn, shaken up before 3 out, weakened from 2 out, 4th of 6, 21l behind Commis D'Office (11-1) at Southwell 2m hcp (4) gs in Mar.
