held up, headway before hit 6th, driven on inside and stayed on approaching 2 out, weakened before last
chased leaders, slow and lost place 6th, soon in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
held up in last trio, hit 2nd, headway approaching 4 out, soon chasing leaders, weakened 2 out
raced wide, chased leader, led on bend after 5th, headed next, led again 8th, driven from 2 out, headed approaching last, stayed on same pace flat
chased leaderrs, went 2nd 3 out, ridden to challenge next, one pace in 3rd approaching last, lost 3rd close home
took keen hold, led, awkward and narrowly headed after 5th, led again next, hit 8th, headed, pushed along before 4 out, dropped to 3rd, rallied under pressure to lead again last, driven out
took keen hold, held up in rear, blundered 5th, good headway approaching 8th, pushed along and outpaced 4 out, rallied before last, stayed on to 3rd close home
held up in last pair, moderate headway from after 2 out
POCKET TOO won here and at Perth in April on soft ground and will be all the better for a recent pipe-opener on the Flat. He'll probably be a fairly short price in this handicap but looks the one to beat getting weight from largely out-of-form rivals. Ski Sunday and Cresswell Crusader may both need this and Kellystown Lad also returns from a lay-off but Old Way didn't fare badly in this grade at Stratford last time considering he was pulling for his head. He'll need to settle better here, however, if he's to stay the longer trip.
Ski Sunday 9-1 (11-12) With leader, led after 2nd, headed 7th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 7th of 10, 47l behind On The Right Path (10-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in May.
Love of Tara 25-1 (11-9) Prominent, pecked 2nd, ridden after 9th, soon lost place, well beaten 3 out, tailed off, 13th of 14, well behind Benbens (11-1) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Mar.
Cresswell Crusader 13-8fav (10-13) Held up, closed 9f out, pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 5th of 6, 16l behind The Hollinwell (10-8) at Southwell 2m n h flat (6) std in Feb.
Firebird Flyer (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Held up behind, not fluent 2nd, struggling 6th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Rebel Rebellion (11-2) at Exeter 2m 1f Beginners Chase (0-140) (4yo+) (3) gs in Oct, 11 ran.
Top Dancer (FR) 9-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders on outside, ridden and outpaced approaching omitted 3 out, weakened 2f out, tailed off, 6th of 12, well behind Sixty Something (11-7) at Aintree 3m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Oct.
Pocket Too 6-4fav (10-9) Took keen hold, chased leaders, went 2nd approaching 5th, led approaching 10th, joined and hit 2 out, driven and held on gamely close home, won at Perth 3m 3f con hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Apr beating Jaunty Journey (11-7) by shd, 5 ran.
Kellystown Lad (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) In rear, struggling from before 14th, tailed off when pulled up before last, in a race won by Mylord Collonges (10-6) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Mar, 10 ran.
Old Way (IRE) 14-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, lost place before 3 out, 5th of 11, 16l behind Harry Hunt (11-9) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Oct.
