led, went right 1st, headed 3rd, chased leader, led again 5th, headed 3 out, bad mistake and lost 2nd 2 out, no extra in 3rd
towards rear, bit closer in mid-division after 7th, pushed along before 4 out, headway into 3rd 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, stayed on same pace, not fluent last, no chance with winner
never travelled in rear, pushed along and struggling after 7th, jumped slowly next, tailed off and pulled up before 13th
raced wide, never closer than mid-division, lost place after 12th, jumped slowly and behind next
waited with towards rear, closer on inside 5 out, pushed along 4 out, weakened before next
mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders after 8th, weakened 13th, tailed off
raced keenly, held up off the pace in 3rd, closer 8th, hit 13th, weakened 4 out
off the pace in last pair, not fluent 1st, mistake 11th, tailed off
chased leaders, pushed along and hung left from 4 out, outpaced next, weakened 2 out
chased leader, led 3rd until 5th, chased leader, led again 3 out, came clear between last two, stayed on strongly
Brianstorm is certainly worth a market check in this as fitness is unlikely to be an issue but UP HELLY AA KING has been running well in similar contests this season and is back at the scene of his last success. Flying Verse may have gone off the boil but Hitman Fred boasts an excellent strike-rate over fences and Mr Muldoon finished ahead of Stylish Moment at Musselburgh after winning over timber at Chepstow. Domaine De L'Isle slips further down the weights but hasn’t won in almost two years.
Potters Legend 33-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, lost place 16th, ridden after next, made no impression from 3 out, 7th of 14, 19 1/2l behind Certainly Red (12-0) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Up Helly Aa King 20-1 (10-9) Held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, ridden and went 3rd home turn, weakened into 4th run-in, 4th of 18, 8 1/4l behind Wishing And Hoping (11-10) at Sandown 3m hcp (2) sft in Jan.
Mr Muldoon (IRE) 5-2 (11-10) Held up off the pace in last pair, hit 3rd, headway out wide chasing leaders after 10th, went 2nd 4 out, one pace and no chance with winner from before 2 out, 2nd of 7, 8l behind Cyclop (11-12) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Domaine De L'Isle (FR) 14-1 (11-11) Held up in last trio, jumped slowly 5th, closer tracking leaders before 13th, outpaced 4 out, rallied out wide before 3 out, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 6th of 7, 31 1/2l behind Stumptown (11-9) at Sandown 3m hcp (3) gd in Feb.
Brianstorm (IRE) 5-1 (10-5) Not fluent, towards rear, stumbled soon after 10th and dropped to rear, not fluent 12th, pulled up next, at Fakenham 3m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Stylish Moment (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Held up in rear, headway under pressure approaching 4 out, stayed on into modest 3rd 2 out, 3rd of 7, 16 1/2l behind Cyclop (11-12) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Molineaux (IRE) 2-7fav (11-10) (tt) made all; r.o wl, won at Cherrybrook 3m gf in Apr beating Dry Ol'party (11-0) by 5l, 3 ran.
Scheu Time (IRE) 40-1 (12-0) 7th of 16, 24 1/2l behind The Very Man (12-6) at Punchestown 2m Yielding in Feb.
Hitman Fred (IRE) 3-1 (11-5) Tracked leader until 3rd, tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up 2 out, at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Flying Verse 11-2 (11-11) Led, headed 5th, regained lead 7th, headed before 15th, soon pushed along, outpaced by leaders 4 out, kept on same pace approaching last, 3rd of 4, 25l behind Court At Slip (11-7) at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Feb.
