held up in rear, outpaced 9th, no chance when left remote 2nd 3 out
in touch, ridden 4 out, held and 8 lengths down in 3rd when brought down 3 out
tracked leader, led after 10th, jumped right and left clear 3 out, heavily eased after last
keen led, clear 2nd, reduced lead 9th, headed after 10th, 6 lengths down when jumped right and fell 3 out
In a match-up between the Evan Williams and Tim Vaughan yards, honours can go to the latter via STONETHROWER. The Irish import has been placed in better company and may have a little more scope than stablemate Silver Story, who has been chasing lately and would probably prefer the ground a little softer. Bell Harbour has improved lately, however, and can't be ignored as he was fourth over a similar trip at Ffos Las only eight days ago.
Bell Harbour (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, ridden next, soon one pace, 4th of 9, 10l behind Head Hunted (10-7) at Ffos Las 3m mdn hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Silver Story 6-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, mistake and last 12th, rallied approaching 5 out, 4th when mistake and rider lost iron briefly 4 out, no extra next, 5th of 7, 25l behind Oscar Prairie (11-7) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.
Stonethrower (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, outpaced by leading trio approaching 3 out, 4th and beaten when hit next, soon lost place and weakened, 6th of 10, 18l behind Pie At Midnight (11-0) at Bangor 3m nov hcp 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.
Argaum (IRE) 28-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear on outside, effort after 6th, weakened after next, 10th of 15, 35l behind Falcon Island (10-13) at Stratford 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.