held up in rear, behind from 7th
held up, hampered 1st, headway 7th, one pace in 5th 3 out, weakened before next
held up towards rear, took keen hold, not fluent 1st, mistake 3rd, headway from next, mistake 7th, hampered 4 out, 2nd and going well after, shaken up before last, no impression on winner final 100 yards
tracked leaders, mistake 1st, 3rd and driven 3 out, no impression next, weakened last
prominent, not much room 4 out, 4th and ridden after 3 out, mistake 2 out, weakened before last
held up, mistake 6th, behind next
tracked leaders, went 2nd from 2nd, led and awkward 4 out, pressed after, ridden before last, stayed on well, clear final 100 yards
mid-division, hampered 1st, outpaced from 4 out
tracked leaders, blundered 2nd, lost place after 4th, behind from 7th
led, clear 3rd until 7th, veered left and headed 4 out, soon weakened
EMERGING TALENT is held in high regard at Ditcheat and can make an immediate impact over hurdles. He'll make a decent chaser in the future but isn't short of pace, as he showed when galloping all the way to the line to land a competitive Naas bumper in March. Shelford sets a decent standard on his close-up second to Simply A Legend at Ascot in March and will be winning soon but Sivron is likely to do better with this run under his belt. It's likely that either Uttoxeter third Arty Campbell or Flying Bandit will be good enough.
Alberto's Dream 50-1 (10-13) Towards rear, some headway when mistake 2nd, pushed along, struggling before 4 out, never threatened, tailed off, 6th of 9, 40l behind Such A Legend (10-8) at Chepstow 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Apr.
Arty Campbell (IRE) 28-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, not fluent 1st or 6th, ridden before 3 out, well held next, 3rd of 10, 20l behind Area Fifty One (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn hdl (5) gd.
Emerging Talent (IRE) 11-2 (12-0) Tracked leader in 2nd, dropped to 4th entering straight, 3rd travelling well 2f out, 2nd 1 1/2f out, pushed along 1f out, kept on well under hands and heels to lead inside final furlong, won at Naas 2m NH flat in Mar beating Sub Lieutenant (11-9) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Flying Bandit (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear on outside, headway 4th, went 3rd 2 out, stayed on, no impression on leading pair, 3rd of 12, 10l behind Morning Reggie (11-0) at Chepstow 2m NH mdn hdl (5) gs in Apr.
Kleitomachos (IRE) 17-2 (9-6) Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, ridden over 3f out, stayed on well closing stages, 4th of 10, 7l behind Annaluna (8-10) at Chester 2m hcp 0-85 (4) gs in Aug (flat).
Mutashabek (USA) 100-1 (10-10) In touch, wandered into 1st, 6th on bend before 3 out, soon no extra, 7th of 17, 31l behind Master Malt (11-0) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gd in May.
Shelford (IRE) 10-1 (11-1) In touch, slow 5th, led 3 out, headed when blundered last, rallied flat, kept on well closing stages, 2nd of 16, 3/4l behind Simply A Legend (11-1) at Ascot 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Sivron (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) Tr ldrs, 2nd 1/2way, ld 3out, kow and left clr last, won at Askeaton 3m ire ptp hvy in Feb '13 beating Returned (12-0) by dis, 12 ran.
Wizards Bridge 40-1 (11-2) Held up in mid-division, headway 5f out, went 3rd over 1f out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 14, 15l behind No No Manolito (10-12) at Fontwell 1m 6f NH flat (6) gd in May.
Kayf Charmer 50-1 (10-1) Took keen hold, led until 1st, led again after 2nd until 4th, chased leader, mistake 5th, pushed along and lost 2nd before next, soon behind and lost touch, tailed off, 6th of 7, well behind One More Tune (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f mdn hdl (4) gf in Jul.
