never fluent, in touch, jumped slowly 1st and next, jumped slowly and pushed along 5th, behind from 10th
held up, headway chasing leaders approaching 13th, kept on run-in, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
chased leaders, went 2nd after 7th, led 8th until approaching 12th, chased leader, led again 5 out, headed before 3 out, soon no chance with winner, lost 2nd towards finish
never travelled and always behind, pulled up
never travelled and always behind, tailed off
led until headed and stumbled 4th, chased leader until after 7th, chased leaders, weakened 10th, soon behind, pulled up
pressed leader, hit 3rd, led next until 9th, led again approaching 12th until 5 out, chased leading pair, hit 4 out, after, no impression, outpaced before 2 out, plugged on run-in
tracked leaders, 2nd soon after 5 out, led before 3 out, clear before next, not fluent last, very easily
Nonrunner
Peckhamecho wound the clock back at Warwick in January but it may not pay to take that form too literally. He was a non-runner at Aintree yesterday. He's A Bully is sure to have benefited from his run behind a well-handicapped rival at Ludlow in February. Deputy Commander and Bassarabad are both capable of going close if in the mood and make more appeal than veteran Paddy The Oscar and an out-of-sorts Clubs Are Trumps but the penny appears to have dropped with LAC SACRE (NAP) and, as he seems to run his best races here, a follow-up to last month’s victory looks on the cards.
Deputy Commander (IRE) 8-1 (11-8) Mid-division, closed 12th, weakened before 16th, pulled up before next, at Warwick 3m 5f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Thegreendalerocket (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Tracked winner until 4th, not fluent 5th, lost place 8th, well beaten 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
He's A Bully (IRE) 25-1 (11-9) Jumped left, soon chasing leaders, 2nd 5th, led next, not fluent 4 out, headed and not fluent last, beaten after, no extra, 2nd of 7, 8l behind William Money (11-0) at Ludlow 3m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Lac Sacre (FR) 7-2 (11-2) Held up behind, tracked leaders 8th, close up in 3rd and poised to challenge after 13th, led narrowly 2 out, not fluent last, clear flat, ridden out, won at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) sft in Mar beating Jack In A Box (10-13) by 8l, 8 ran.
Bassarabad (FR) 9-2 (11-11) Held up in touch, ridden before 4 out, no impression, 4th of 7, dist behind Joseph Mercer (10-5) at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Loughalder (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Tracked leader to 8th, reminders and lost touch after 10th, soon tailed off and pulled up, at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Paddy The Oscar (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Led, ridden after 5 out, hard pressed when mistake 3 out, headed next, no extra last, weakened into 4th flat, 4th of 8, 20 3/4l behind Lac Sacre (11-2) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Clubs Are Trumps (IRE) 9-1 (11-13) Mid-division, struggling after 10th, never a theat, 5th of 10, 23l behind Twojayslad (11-12) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Peckhamecho (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders on outer, switched inside approaching 9th, went 2nd 5 out, challenged 2 out, led between last 2, ridden out flat, held on towards finish, won at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jan beating Yanmare (11-0) by 1 1/4l, 4 ran.
