held up in touch, lost ground into midfield 5th, reminders 9th, slow jump 11th, ridden and detached from main group 12th, no extra
led, jumped right 4 out, extended lead under pressure before last, ran on strongly
held up, jumped into prominent position 2nd, tracked leader 4th, bad mistake 14th, weakened from 3 out
held up in rear, not fluent 9th, hit 10th, well adrift 11th, mistake 12th, ridden and tailed off after 13th, pulled up
midfield, took closer order before 14th, ridden to chase leader 3 out, kept on but could not match winner
prominent, hit 14th and 4 out, ridden before 3 out, kept on one pace from 2 out
held up in rear, not fluent 11th and lost ground, bad mistake 13th, pulled up soon after
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Last year’s winner Ballyoptic reappears on an 11lb higher mark. Secret Investor is also on a career-high mark now but his second to Native River, in whose honour this race is named, at Newbury in February reads well back in a handicap. Brave Eagle goes well fresh and Steely Addition is a real course specialist. BOLDMERE would have completed his hat-trick in a Grade 2 at Wetherby in February had he not fallen at the last. Caroline Bailey’s seven-year-old has already won a couple of handicaps and has scope for further improvement this season. Captain Chaos is useful when in the mood but Potterman needs good ground to show his best and this looks a big ask for the novice Seddon.
Brave Eagle (IRE) 25-1 (11-10) Always behind, 11th of 23, 36 1/4l behind The Conditional (10-6) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Secret Investor 8-1 (11-3) Raced on inside, tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd 12th, hit 2 out, never able to challenge, 2nd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Native River (11-6) at Newbury 2m 7f (1) gd in Feb.
Boldmere 5-2fav (11-0) Prominent, led after 4 out, about 3 lengths ahead when fell last, at Wetherby 3m (1) sft in Feb.
Steely Addition (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Towards rear on inside, headway when bumped 1th, mistake 18th, not much room final bend, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Haydock 3m 4f hcp (1) hvy in Feb.
Potterman 13-2 (11-5) Close up, chased leader 3 out, led 2 out, ridden out, won at Market Rasen 3m hcp (2) gd in Aug beating Topofthecotswolds (11-4) by 5l, 8 ran.
Some Chaos (IRE) 4-5fav (10-12) Tracked leader, travelling well when upsides 3 out, ridden before 2 out, no extra before last, 2nd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Cool Destination (10-12) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 7f (4) sft in Aug.
Seddon (IRE) 7-4fav (11-8) Chased winner, not fluent 5th, mistake 9th and 3 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on flat, not quite reach winner, 2nd of 6, nk behind Darling Maltaix (11-2) at Stratford 2m 3f (4) gd in Sep.
Ballyoptic (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Headway on inside chasing leaders 2nd, led after 4th, made rest, came clear before 2 out, stayed on strongly, won at Ascot 3m hcp lst (1) sft in Feb beating Valtor (11-3) by 8 1/2l, 8 ran.
Captain Chaos (IRE) 9-2 (10-13) Jumped left at times, made all, clear 3 out, unchallenged, won at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp (2) hvy in Feb beating Worthy Farm (11-2) by dist, 7 ran.
Django Django (FR) 8-11fav (11-4) Close up in rear, driven and outpaced after 4 out, ridden before next, never able to challenge, well held in 4th from 2 out, 4th of 5, 17 1/4l behind Stradivarius Davis (10-12) at Catterick 3m 1f (4) sft in Mar.
