prominent on inside, not fluent 7th, ridden after 11th, outpaced before 5 out, well behind 3 out
held up in mid-division, headway after 11th, 3rd 5 out, weakened 3 out
prominent, challenged 4 out, led before 3 out, hard pressed 2 out, headed last, no impression final 100 yards
in rear on outside, mistake and ridden 8th, behind after 11th, tailed off before 5 out
mid-division, not fluent 1st, mistake 6th, headway after 11th, ridden and lost place before 5 out, well beaten 4 out
in rear, mistake 2nd, headway after 11th, no impression 5 out, went 4th 2 out
led until before 3 out, rallied to challenge 2 out, led last, stayed on well flat
NonRunner
Hometown Hero was only beaten a nose at Uttoxeter last month but has been raised 5lb since. Pottlerath has won three times over hurdles and Valleres is interesting having a first run for Venetia Williams. EATON COLLINA (NAP) has been running better than form figures would suggest and is back on a winning mark. The drop back in distance is also a big plus for Kerry Lee’s charge. Henschke has gone up 5lb for winning at Ffos Las but has scope for further improvement while a clear round at Wincanton should have boosted the confidence of Triple Trade.
Hometown Hero (IRE) 12-1 (11-11) Prominent, not fluent 8th, briefly ridden before 11th, pushed along and headway before 4 out, chased clear leader 3 out, disputed lead 2 out, led outright approaching last where jumped left, kept on but headed on the post, 2nd of 12, shd behind Tip Top Mountain (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Valleres (FR) 16-1 (11-3) Raced wide, held up in 5th, bit closer when jumped slowly 6th, pushed along turning in, weakened soon after, 6th of 8, 22 1/4l behind Dorking Boy (11-3) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Triple Trade 11-2 (11-8) Prominent, not fluent 5th, ridden before 3 out where chased clear leader, 3 lengths down 2 out, kept on run-in but not reach winner, 2nd of 6, 3 1/4l behind Calgary Tiger (10-6) at Wincanton 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Henschke (IRE) 9-2 (11-13) Chased leaders, jumped slowly 2nd, mistake and lost place 11th, rallied before 4 out, bad mistake next, rallied gamely to chase leader before 2 out, switched left to inside between last two, ridden and stayed on to lead inside final 110 yards, won at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp (5) sft in Jan beating Universal Brook (11-6) by 1l, 9 ran.
Small Bad Bob (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) In touch, pushed along 5th, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace, 5th of 11, 27 1/2l behind Pachacuti (11-12) at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Pottlerath (IRE) 13-2 (11-6) Never closer than mid-division, towards rear and struggling before 8th, tailed off next, pulled up after 2 out, at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Eaton Collina (IRE) 10-3 (10-8) Chased leader, jumped left 3rd, beaten 2 out, no extra, 5th of 12, 9 1/2l behind Only The Bold (11-11) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Jack In The Box (IRE) 7-2fav (11-3) In touch, 3rd after 7th, 4th after 10th, 3rd at 11th, not fluent 4 out and pecked, dropped to 4th 2 out where mistake and fell, at Fairyhouse 2m 6f Soft - Heavy in Jan.
