held up towards rear and in touch, in 4th after 3 out, ridden before last, lost 4th place towards finish
tracked leaders, headway on outer over 4 out, soon chased winner, outpaced before next and soon lost place, kept on from last, went 4th towards finish
held up towards rear and keen, mistake 7th, headway before 3 out, soon went 3rd, ridden before last, one pace
made all, clear before last, stayed on well, ridden out
tracked leader, mistake 4 out, weakened from 3 out
held up in rear, mistake 4th, headway before 3 out, soon chased winner, ridden before last, kept on and no impression
tracked winner, weakened after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
It's a couple of years since Sir Harry Ormesher last visited the winner's enclosure but he's not badly treated on his best form and showed he was in good heart with a recent second to the classy Oscar Whisky in a jumper's bumper at Kempton. Corkage must go on the short-list as he's only 3lb higher than when a close second over C&D 10 days ago. The feeling persists, however, that he is better over shorter trips. Kangaroo Court is another who has yet to prove conclusively that he stays 3m and ALLOW ME is also trying the distance for the first time. The latter is very lightly-raced, however, and got better the further he went over 2m3f at Catterick last time. He may be capable of further improvement so gets the vote.
Sir Harry Ormesher 10-1 (11-0) Held up, closed from over 4f out, went 3rd over 3f out, chased winner 1f out, stayed on, no impression, 2nd of 7, 3l behind Oscar Whisky (11-0) at Kempton 2m n h flat (6) std in Feb.
Al Co (FR) 14-1 (11-3) Mid-division, slow 2nd, weakened 4 out, 12th of 17, well behind Liberate (10-9) at Haydock 3m hcp hdl (2) gd in May.
Kangaroo Court (IRE) 11-10fav (11-0) Held up in rear, pushed along 3f out, headway over 1f out, not pace to get competitive, 5th of 11, 6l behind Oscar Prairie (11-0) at Kempton 2m n h flat (6) gd in Feb.
Corkage (IRE) 12-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, led 3 out, headed closing stages, no extra, 2nd of 16, 3/4l behind Allthekingshorses (11-10) at Doncaster 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Feb.
Allow Me 16-1 (11-1) In touch, headway after 3 out, led before next, clear when hit last, ridden out flat, won at Catterick 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Jan beating Teenage Idol (11-5) by 8l, 12 ran.
Alderley Rover (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Held up in mid-division, not fluent 5th, no impression on leaders from 3 out, 5th of 11, 6l behind Everaard (10-0) at Musselburgh 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gs in Feb.
A Hit Is A Hit (FR) 10-1 (10-5) Mid-division, 7th 3 out, no extra from before straight, 10th of 12, 39l behind Blackwell Synergy (11-3) at Clonmel 3m hcp hdl 8Evens23 sft in Oct.
