prominent, led 2nd, headed 5th, led again 2 out, headed before last, no extra
led until 2nd, chased leaders, outpaced before not fluent 2 out, rallied approaching and jumped left last, held by winner final 100 yards
mid-division, headway approaching 4th, lost place after 8th, well beaten before 3 out, pulled up after
held up towards rear, blundered 3rd, mistake 6th, headway before 3 out, disputing 2nd last, 3rd and held final 100 yards
prominent, led 5th, headed 2 out, weakened before last
mid-division, ridden and lost place after 1st, closed 5th, outpaced 3 out, well held from next
mid-division, headway approaching 5th, lost place before 2 out, weakened approaching last
in touch, ridden after 5th, lost place before next, soon behind, tailed off
tracked leaders, led approaching last, stayed on well flat, ridden out
towards rear, pushed along after 1st, behind 8th, tailed off
in rear, mistake 4th, some headway on outside 6th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
Having climbed the weights, Eva’s Oskar couldn’t complete the four-timer at Cheltenham and he’s yet to convince on going this soft. Ask Dillon returns from a lay-off but goes well fresh and remains unexposed so could be the danger to ACEY MILAN. Anthony Honeyball’s five-year-old has been a little unlucky in both recent starts and Rex Dingle’s claim is in his favour. Perfect Man beat a couple of subsequent winners over course and distance last month so is respected but Clyne was quickly brushed aside when favourite at Aintree and, like Sykes and Driftwood Haze, is not getting any younger. Carnspindle could be nicely treated back over hurdles but hasn’t run over the smaller obstacles since April last year.
Sykes (IRE) 33-1 (11-12) Led, headed after 4 out, soon driven and lost place, weakened quickly before next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, at Haydock 3m hcp (1) gs in Nov.
Clyne 3-1fav (11-12) Jumped left at times, prominent on inside, led after 2nd, headed 2 out, stayed on same pace last, 4th of 8, 8 1/2l behind Notre Pari (10-5) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Kris Spin (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Led narrowly to after 2nd, pressed leader, driven and lost place before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Isaacstown Lad (10-6) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Ask Dillon (IRE) 2-1jfav (11-5) Prominent, led before 5th, clear 3 out, eased towards finish, won at Exeter 2m 6f (4) gs in Apr beating Boldmere (11-5) by 8l, 9 ran.
Acey Milan (IRE) 7-1 (10-7) Pressed leader, led narrowly after 4 out, ridden after next, not fluent last, kept on until headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 17, 2 1/4l behind Stoney Mountain (11-3) at Haydock 3m hcp (1) gs in Nov.
Perfect Man (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear on inside, headway 6th, short of room and lost place after 4 out, rallied 2 out, soon ridden to challenge, led flat, drifted right towards finish, kept on well, won at Chepstow 3m hcp (3) sft in Nov beating Just A Thought (11-7) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Hygrove Percy 10-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, weakened last, 4th of 15, 9 1/2l behind Annsam (10-10) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Souriyan (FR) 9-2 (12-1) Chased leader until 14th, soon behind, weakened before 4 out, tailed off, last of 4, dist behind Mercers Court (11-5) at Stratford 3m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Eva's Oskar (IRE) 6-1 (10-0) Mid-division, outpaced 2 out, ridden before last, kept on, never on terms, 6th of 10, 8l behind Golan Fortune (10-7) at Cheltenham 3m hcp lst (1) sft in Nov.
Carnspindle (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Close up early, mistakes and soon pushed along towards rear, plugged on from 3 out, jumped right last 2 fences, never dangerous, 5th of 6, 20l behind No No Juliet (10-13) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Driftwood Haze 9-2 (11-12) In touch on outside, pressed winner after 5 out, ridden after 3 out, 2 lengths down and one pace last, rallied flat, just held near finish, 2nd of 5, 1/2l behind Some Can Dance (11-10) at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
