prominent, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, not fluent 3 out, weakened next
held up towards rear, jumped slowly 2nd, headway when not fluent 3 out, never able to get on terms with leaders
held up in rear, headway 3 out, 6th and going well when blundered badly 2 out, not recover
mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway after next, ridden approaching 2 out, beaten before last, weakened flat
prominent, ridden and lost place before 6th, well behind next, pulled up after
held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway 3 out, went 3rd last, no chance with front pair
held up in mid-division, headway on outside 5th, hit 7th, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next
held up towards rear, headway approaching 7th, ridden 2 out, one pace last
held up in mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, challenged after 2 out, led when hit last, edged right flat, stayed on well
held up in mid-division, headway after 5th, not fluent next, ridden before 3 out, weakened 2 out
tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, stayed on, no impression on winner final 150 yards
held up in rear, behind before 7th
mid-division, headway on inside approaching 6th, not fluent 3 out, weakened before next
tracked leaders, mistake 6th, weakened before 3 out
held up in mid-division, mistake 5th, no impression from 7th, tailed off
always towards rear
prominent, ridden 6th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and no impression after next
kept away from others at start, led in and got flyer, led, hit 7th, headed after 2 out, weakened flat
mid-division, headway on outside approaching 6th, weakened before 3 out
in touch behind leaders, ridden 6th, weakened after next
mid-division, ridden 5th, behind 7th
A number of these arrive on the back of recent victories. What An Oscar and Bondage may not be as open to further improvement as some but Hi George and Hidden Identity probably still have a bit of scope and Defence Of Duress wasn't winning out of turn at Gowran. Handy Andy needed his comeback run at Chepstow and should be prominent while there should be further success this season for Captain Sunshine, Opening Batsman and Medinas. MISTER DILLON is a couple of pounds better off than when beaten a length-and-a-quarter by the more experienced Valento over this trip at Kempton in April. He appears to go well fresh and gets a tentative vote in this even though Nicky Henderson also has the useful Cucumber Run in the line-up. Rolling Aces won first-time-out last season and may also play a part with Ruby doing the steering.
Fruity O'Rooney 16-1 (10-13) Close up, led 20th, headed next, ridden before 4 out, soon weakened, 5th of 24, 36l behind Merigo (10-2) at Ayr 4m hcp chs G3 (1) gd in Apr.
Cucumber Run (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Pressed leader, led narrowly 7th, made rest, ridden on long run between last 2, hard pressed flat, held on near finish, won at Ayr 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-155 (2) gd in Apr beating American Trilogy (11-2) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Big Easy (GER) 10-1 (11-4) Prominent, mistake 3 out, chased leader after, led narrowly 2 out, ridden and headed when hit last, one pace flat, lost 3rd last strides, 4th of 17, 2 3/4l behind Gibb River (11-7) at Sandown 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) sft in Apr.
Now This Is It (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway after 7th, jumped left next, weakened 2 out, 9th of 17, 33l behind Native Gallery (11-1) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gd in May.
Captain Sunshine 13-2 (11-4) Led into start, held up in last, not fluent 1st, mistakes 3 out and 2 out, headway under pressure to take 2nd last, stayed on well to lead towards finish, won at Cheltenham 2m 4f nh nov hdl (2) gs in Apr beating Bold Chief (11-4) by 1l, 7 ran.
What An Oscar (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Chased leaders, stumbled 6th, went 2nd 9th, led 3 out, all out, won at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs beating Victor Echo (10-10) by ns, 12 ran.
Queiros Bleu (FR) 10-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, 11th of 15, 36l behind Bob Lingo (10-6) at Killarney 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-140 sft in Aug.
Opening Batsman (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, not much room on bend after 1st, headway approaching 9th, not fluent 4 out, weakened last, 6th of 20, 23l behind Alpha Victor (10-8) at Aintree 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in May.
Rolling Aces (IRE) 4-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, hanging right when every chance 2 out, weakened approaching last, tailed off, 12th of 15, well behind Lovcen (11-7) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Feb.
Bondage (IRE) 13-8fav (11-3) Held up towards rear, steady headway after 6th, mistake 7th, not much room bend soon after, challenged 2 out, led before last, easily, won at Perth 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Sep beating Drop Anchor (10-2) by 4l, 13 ran.
Mister Dillon 4-1fav (10-9) Held up in touch, headway before 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, headed run-in, no extra, 2nd of 20, 1 1/4l behind Valento (10-11) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Apr.
Medinas (FR) 9-2 (11-4) Tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened after 2 out, soon edged left, tailed off, 6th of 7, 46l behind Captain Sunshine (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 4f nh nov hdl (2) gs in Apr.
Valento 11-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, mistake 5th, headway after 8th, 3rd and one pace 2 out, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 14, 21l behind Buachaill Alainn (10-12) at Newton Abbot 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gd in Aug.
Barlow (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 9th, led approaching 2 out, ridden and headed before last, stayed on same pace flat, 3rd of 17, 7l behind Abnaki (10-10) at Cheltenham 3m nov hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Apr.
Handy Andy (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Led, narrowly headed 7th, chased leader until approaching 4 out, ridden and weakened approaching next, 8th of 17, 26l behind Kitegen (10-8) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft.
Defence Of Duress (IRE) 10-3 (11-7) Tracked leaders, close 4th 3 out, ridden to dispute lead before last, led narrowly run-in, stayed on well, all out, won at Gowran Park 2m 4f mdn hdl gd in Sep beating Ring Ben (11-12) by nk, 20 ran.
Battlecat 14-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, weakened after 3 out, 11th of 15, 10l behind Local Hero (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 1f Listed hcp hdl (1) gd in Sep.
Hi George 5-2 (11-5) Chased leaders, went 2nd from 4th, hit 7th and led 7th, hit last, kept on well, won at Sedgefield 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gd beating Quinsman (11-12) by 5l, 11 ran.
Hidden Identity (IRE) 9-1 (10-10) In rear, headway before 4 out, led after 3 out, ridden before last, soon clear, stayed on strongly, won at Bangor 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) gd beating She Ranks Me (11-10) by 4l, 6 ran.
Ambrose Princess (IRE) 25-1 (10-6) Led, ridden before 2 out, headed flat, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Emmaslegend (10-11) at Stratford 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Jun.
Scotswell 5-1 (10-11) Disputed lead and clear of rest, pushed along from 3rd, lost place after 3 out (usual 4 out), weakened flat, 5th of 7, 14l behind Royal Bonsai (10-13) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Aug.
What A Steel (IRE) 11-4fav (10-13) Towards rear, weakened after 3out, behind when pulled up before last,in a race won by Glingerbank (10-11) at Perth 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Aug, 9 ran.
Sangfroid 9-1 (11-9) Led to after 3rd, remained in touch, reminder after 7th, soon struggling, lost touch 3 out, tailed off from next, last of 5, 29l behind Gambo (11-7) at Stratford 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Jul.
Atlanta Falcon (IRE) 5-1 (11-1) Held up, mainly 6th, dropped to last 5 out, ridden and no extra before next, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Royal Reveille (11-6) at Navan 2m 6f hdl gd in Sep '11, 7 ran.
