led early, prominent, not fluent 8th, chasing leaders on inside when mistake 3 out, soon weakened
soon led, headed 1st, prominent, close 4th when mistake 3 out, one pace after next, weakened flat
held up in mid-division, no impression from 3 out
tracked leaders, took keen hold, not fluent 4th, led after next, headed after 3 out, fading 2 out, weakened
held up in rear, headway going well 4 out, challenged next, soon led, headed before last, switched right flat, kept on, dropped to 3rd and no impression on winner towards finish
mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway on outside 9th, outpaced before 2 out, went 4th and kept on flat, no impression on leaders
mid-division, headway 9th, mistake next, not fluent 12th, struggling after 3 out, plugged on, no impression
chased leaders until ridden and lost place after 3 out
held up towards rear, headway on outside 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, led before last, edged left flat, headed towards finish
mid-division, not fluent 4th, struggling 3 out
chased leaders, not fluent 9th, lost place before 3 out, plugged on without threatening from 2 out
led 1st, headed after 5th, stayed handy, outpaced before 3 out, rallied into 7 lengths 3rd last, stayed on strongly flat, led towards finish
mid-division, not fluent 4 out, 8 lengths 4th and one pace last, no extra flat
held up towards rear, headway when not fluent 11th, lost place 3 out, well beaten when mistake 2 out
held up in rear, blundered badly 10th, behind 12th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
in rear, ridden and struggling after 13th
Voix D'eau won this in 2016 off a 4lb higher mark but was pulled up last year, though still makes more appeal than stablemate Art Of Payroll. Frodon was out of his depth in last month’s Ryanair but won a Grade 3 handicap here in January off a higher mark and is reunited with Bryony Frost. Kalondra weakened quickly in a Grade 1 at Sandown last time but was up against smart novices. He’d earlier given weight and a beating to the useful Coo Star Sivola here and doesn’t look badly treated in his first handicap. The going may be too quick for Ramses De Teillee but drying ground will suit GO CONQUER, who has had a break since his fifth in the Betdaq Chase at Kempton. He is the likely pace angle and could run the finish out of most of these if left to his own devices. Cepage got back to winning ways at Kempton last month but Knockgraffon is proving hard to catch right and Shantou Village might need this. Rock On Rocky and Enjoy Responsibly are upped several grades and the latter is racing from out of the handicap.
Frodon (FR) 9-1 (11-10) Held up, went 4th 11th, not fluent 13th, outpaced 4 out, weakened after 4 out, 5th of 6, 36 1/2l behind Balko Des Flos (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (1) sft in Mar.
Go Conquer (IRE) 16-1 (11-11) Led to 6th, tracked leader, led again 9th, headed before 5 out, outpaced from 3 out, 5th of 15, 10 1/2l behind Master Dee (11-5) at Kempton 3m hcp (1) gd in Feb.
Shantou Village (IRE) 7-2fav (10-6) Towards rear, headway into mid-division after 8th, outpaced 4 out, soon beaten, behind when pulled up before last, at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (1) gs in Oct.
Days Of Heaven (FR) 33-1 (11-7) Slowly away, soon mid-division, chased leaders 9th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before next, at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (1) sft in Nov.
Kalondra (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Held up in 5th, closer in 3rd place 12th, outpaced when dropped to 4th before 3 out, soon beaten, 4th of 5, dist behind Terrefort (11-1) at Sandown 2m 4f (1) sft in Feb.
Cepage (FR) 14-1 (11-9) Sweating, held up towards rear, good headway approaching 3 out, switched left before next, quickened to challenge last, led run-in, won going away, won at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Mar beating Cobra De Mai (11-9) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Knockgraffon (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Held up, headway 6th, mistake and outpaced 12th, no impression after, went 4th last, stayed on towards finish, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Cobra De Mai (11-1) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Feb.
Ramses De Teillee (FR) 12-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway when hit 13th, chased leaders 3 out, soon outpaced, never on terms, weakened last, 7th of 18, 18 1/2l behind Coo Star Sivola (10-13) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (1) hvy in Mar.
Art Of Payroll (GER) 5-4fav (11-8) Tracked leaders, 2nd from 8th, not fluent next, no impression on winner 4 out, slow next, lost 2nd 2 out, pulled up before last, at Uttoxeter 3m (3) gd in Sep.
Voix D'Eau (FR) 15-2 (11-12) Held up off the pace in last pair, gained a place 7th, slightly hampered 10th, went 3rd 12th, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out, 5th of 8, 26 3/4l behind Fortunate George (10-5) at Ascot 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Quite By Chance 33-1 (11-0) Mistake 1st, soon towards rear, hit 8th, struggling from next, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 16th of 22, dist behind The Storyteller (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Traffic Fluide (FR) 4-7fav (11-0) Held up in touch, went 2nd 5th, led 8th, soon headed, mistake next, shaken up after 3 out, led before last, clear flat, comfortably, won at Plumpton 2m 5f (4) hvy in Apr beating Mister Malarky (11-6) by 5l, 6 ran.
Jameson 40-1 (11-5) Mid-division, driven after 3 out, ridden and kept on under pressure from last, never troubled leaders, 6th of 19, 16 3/4l behind Mister Whitaker (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp lst (1) sft in Mar.
Casino Markets (IRE) Evenscfav (11-2) Pulled up,, last of 7, 16 1/4l behind Mr. Hot Stuff (11-2) at Far Hills 2m 5f stks gd in Oct.
Rock On Rocky 4-1 (11-4) Behind, headway before 4 out, ridden to lead before last, held on well towards finish, won at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) gs in Apr beating Colin's Brother (11-6) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Enjoy Responsibly (IRE) 5-2 (11-9) Travelled strongly throughout and jumped well, held up in 4th, took closer order after 4th, led after next, drew clear before last, impressive, won at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Mar beating Mortens Leam (11-8) by 13l, 4 ran.
