held up, headway after 7th, mistake 3 out, outpaced before next, rallied to lead last, headed flat, stayed on, just held
held up, headway after 7th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
held up in rear, headway approaching 5th, went 2nd 7th, challenged 3 out, led before last, headed at hurdle, one pace and beaten flat
ridden along throughout, towards rear, closed 4th, lost place before next, soon behind
chased clear leader, closed before 2nd, ridden and weakened 3 out
chased clear leader, closed before 2nd, not fluent 6th, jumped slowly 7th, outpaced before 3 out, rallied approaching last, led flat, stayed on
led, clear until before 2nd, jumped right 5th, not fluent 3 out, headed before last, one pace and beaten flat
It's more than a year since Obistar last saw a racecourse but David Pipe will have him ready for this. Ballyrock could be interesting dropped in class and Extreme Impact is a sound stayer who has three of his last four – he actually won this back in 2011 racing off the same mark. ALBERT D'OLIVATE got nowhere near easy winner Say My Name over this trip at Exeter last time but was clear of the third, who was only beaten a neck at the same track earlier this week. It may be his turn today with Sean Bowen keeping the partnership intact.
Ballyrock (IRE) 66-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, ridden and struggling before hitting 3 out, 8th of 9, 13 1/2l behind Awaywiththegreys (10-9) at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) hvy in Jan.
Candide (IRE) 5-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, hampered 3rd, not fluent 4th, mid-division when hit 11th, hit next, soon struggling, behind from 14th, 6th of 10, dist behind Silver Man (11-0) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Another Frontier (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 3 out, soon ridden, one pace and no impression, 4th of 11, 23 1/4l behind Rock On Oscar (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 4f (4) gs in Feb.
Extreme Impact 5-1 (11-4) Ridden away from start, prominent after 1st, driven after 7th, outpaced before 2 out, 5th last, rallied flat, led close home, won at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Feb beating Saint John Henry (11-12) by nk, 8 ran.
Obistar (FR) 4-1jfav (11-8) Chasing leader and pushed along when mistake and unseated rider 8th, at Newbury 3m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Albert D'Olivate (FR) 11-4fav (11-2) Led to 2nd, chased winner before 3 out, no impression, 2nd of 12, 15l behind Say My Name (11-7) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Rainbow Haze 18-1 (10-8) Behind, reminders 5th, soon tailed off and pulled up, at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
