led until after 1st, led 7th, mistake 11th, headed 12th, led 13th, headed 16th, mistake 17th, left 2nd 4 out, well held by winner 3 out
chased leaders, not fluent 9th, challenging when left in lead 4 out, soon clear, stayed on
held up in 4th, not fluent 14th, slow and outpaced 18th, left 3rd 4 out, no impression on winner
in rear, pushed along at times, weakened before 13th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 5 out
led after 1st, headed 7th, slow 8th, led 12th, headed 13th, led 16th, not fluent 17th, pressed when mistake, stumbled and unseated rider 4 out
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Not many of these arrive in form and Ballycross was engaged in the 4.00 at Warwick yesterday. Don Herbager is preferred to Achille of Venetia Williams’ two runners but Checkitout makes more appeal, despite top weight. Domaine De L'Isle is ridiculously well handicapped nowadays but he is giving 18lb to the less-exposed DOCK ROAD, who has been pretty consistent over fences and came up against a progressive sort when second at Taunton latest.
Checkitout (IRE) 8-1 (11-11) Pressed leader until 3rd, chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, held from 3 out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 6, 14l behind D'jango (10-9) at Lingfield 3m 5f hcp (3) gd in Feb.
Domaine De L'Isle (FR) 7-1 (11-12) Raced wide, never closer than mid-division, lost place after 12th, jumped slowly and behind next, 8th of 10, dist behind Flying Verse (10-9) at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Achille (FR) 14-1 (12-0) In rear, headway on outside before 4th, lost place 9th, ridden 13th, well behind 16th, tailed off, 5th of 8, dist behind Coolvalla (11-11) at Fontwell 3m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Sandy Boy (IRE) 28-1 (11-8) Whipped round and lost few lengths start, towards rear, always behind, 8th of 12, dist behind Max Dynamo (10-13) at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Dock Road (IRE) 6-1 (10-12) Towards rear, reminder 6th, not fluent 10th or 13th, headway 3 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner, stayed on, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Stormy Flight (12-0) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Ballycross 25-1 (12-0) Soon off the pace in 5th, left remote 4th before 16th, tailed off, 4th of 6, dist behind Broken Halo (12-5) at Sandown 3m (3) gd in Feb.
Don Herbager (FR) 16-1 (11-2) Raced in snatches, prominent, ridden along after 20th, weakened after 4 out, 4th of 5, 21 1/2l behind Your Own Story (11-7) at Wetherby 3m 7f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
