held up in touch, pushed along before 3 out, beaten when mistake 2 out, no extra and mistake last
towards rear, behind 5th, tailed off
gave trouble in preliminaries, mid-division, took keen hold, headway 2nd, mistake and stumbled next, led before 3 out, drew clear from next, eased close home
tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, not fluent 2 out, weakened last
held up in mid-division, well beaten before 3 out
held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 1st or 2nd, some headway from 4 out, ridden and weakened before 3 out
tracked leaders, took keen hold, wandered into 1st, weakened before 3 out
mid-division, headway when mistake 5th, weakened before 3 out
in rear, pushed along and behind before 2nd, never in contention and well beaten before 3 out
led, headed narrowly before 2nd, stayed upsides, led 5th, headed before 3 out, no impression on winner from 2 out, stayed on same pace
in touch, pushed along before 5th, soon weakened
with leader, led narrowly before 2nd, headed 5th, mistake 3 out, stayed on one pace from next, no impression on winner
towards rear, struggling 3rd, behind next, tailed off
Paul Nicholls has a tremendous strike-rate here and CONTRE TOUS is his only runner on today’s card. He didn’t manage a win in four starts over hurdles in France and hasn’t raced since February but fitness is rarely a concern for a Ditcheat runner, who has been given time to acclimatise. Casper King was only beaten a neck by the selection’s stablemate Volpone Jelois at Taunton but is proving very hard to place having found one too good in six of his seven career starts. The mare Lagavara has hinted at ability but Putting Green looks the type for handicaps in the not-too-distant future.
Bazooka (IRE) 40-1 (9-8) Dwelt, held up in rear, shaken up over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, no impression, 9th of 12, 4 1/2l behind Kingthistle (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (5) pol in Jan.
Blue Bay Boy 250-1 (10-12) Held up, towards rear, awkward 4th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Exeter 2m 3f (4) gs in Jan.
Casper King (IRE) 9-4 (11-6) Tracked leader, led before 3rd, headed after 4th, challenged last, ridden and every chance run-in, kept on and held near finish, 2nd of 11, nk behind Volpone Jelois (10-7) at Taunton 2m mdn (4) gd in Dec.
Contre Tous (FR) (10-10) 4th of 7, 1 3/4l behind Le Missionnaire (10-7) at Fontainebleau 2m 2f gs in Feb.
Heluvagood 100-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 13, 17 3/4l behind Russian Service (11-5) at Chepstow 2m mdn (5) hvy in Jan.
Lure Des Pres (IRE) 40-1 (10-11) In touch in rear, struggling halfway, soon tailed off and pulled up, at Taunton 2m (5) gd in Apr.
Magical Thomas 25-1 (11-8) Jumped right 2nd, always towards rear, 10th of 13, dist behind Owners Day (11-1) at Wincanton 1m 7f mdn (5) gd in Nov.
Putting Green 25-1 (10-12) Mid-division, hampered 1st, headway 3rd, stayed on same pace from 2 out, 4th of 11, 7 3/4l behind Azzerti (10-12) at Towcester 2m mdn (5) gs in Dec.
Red Square Revival (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Tracked leader, lost place before 2 out, 6th of 11, dist behind I'm A Game Changer (11-5) at Bangor 2m 1f (4) gs in Jan.
The Mighty Ash (IRE) 50-1 (11-2) Mid-division over 1f out, 8th of 12, 28 1/4l behind Run To Milan (11-2) at Wincanton 1m 7f (6) sft in Dec.
Lady Cardinal (IRE) 250-1 (10-5) Always behind, last and struggling 7th, tailed off, 15th of 17, dist behind Neon Wolf (10-12) at Exeter 2m 3f (4) gs in Jan.
Lagavara (IRE) 7-1 (10-10) Mid-division, ridden and one paced from 3 out, 6th of 13, 15l behind Toberdowney (10-10) at Wincanton 1m 7f (4) sft in Dec.
Spanish Queen 100-1 (10-5) Held up towards rear, lost place after 5th, tailed off 3 out, last of 9, dist behind Rainbow Dreamer (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gd in Dec.
