never fluent, always in rear, tailed off
held up in last pair, headway on inside before 3 out, modest 3rd before 3 out
chased leaders out wide, went badly left 1st, lost 3rd at 4th, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced 4 out, soon weakened
led, pushed along before 3 out, headed between last two, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
mid-division, headway on inside tracking leaders before 3 out, weakened after next
tracking leaders when slightly hampered 1st, mid-division, headway in modest 4th before 3 out, mistake last
tracked leaders on inside, went 3rd at 4th, 2nd going well after 4 out, led between last two, easily
chased leaders until pushed along after 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off
Definite Call and Golden De Coeur have been successful between the flags so stamina won't be an issue but Out Of Focus' bumper victory came on good ground. Winning point-to-pointer The Jukebox Man won a bumper here in very good style in April and is one to keep an eye on while the very well bred Valens Bruyee made a nice start in a bumper here last month though was engaged at Aintree yesterday. PYFFO (NAP) may have found the ground too quick when chasing home an odds-on chance on his hurdling bow at Ludlow last month after landing a soft-ground bumper at Haydock so he can get off the mark over timber.
Another Lord (IRE) 11-2 (11-2) Led, ridden and headed just over 1f out, no extra final 50 yards, 3rd of 7, 4 1/4l behind School Days Over (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (5) gd in May.
Definite Call (IRE) 5-4fav (12-0) A.p; led 13; drew clr 3 out; comf, won at Witton Castle 3m mdn gd in May beating Red Delta (11-4) by 6 1/2l, 8 ran.
Fforest Dancer (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, pushed along 6f out, lost touch well over 2f out, last of 7, 11 1/2l behind Doyen Quest (11-2) at Ffos Las 2m mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Golden De Coeur (FR) 5-2 (12-2) Made virtually all, 20l clr aftr 5th, redcd adv from 6th, chall bef last & hdd brfly last, ld agn flat, ko best, won at Ballindenisk 3m Yielding in May beating Bourbon N Kentucky (11-11) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Out Of Focus (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Towards rear, mistake 4th, never on terms, 8th of 16, dist behind Masaccio (11-4) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Oct.
Pyffo (IRE) 10-3 (11-0) Chased leaders, mistake 5th, not fluent 4 out, went 2nd and not fluent 3 out, held when not fluent last, 2nd of 5, 7 1/2l behind Lisnamult Lad (11-7) at Ludlow 2m 5f (4) gd in Oct.
The Jukebox Man (IRE) 3-1jfav (11-4) Towards rear, steady headway over 4f out, chased leader over 3f out, led and hung left over 2f out, soon drew clear, ran on well, won at Ffos Las 2m mdn (5) sft in Apr beating He Knows Better (11-4) by 4 3/4l, 8 ran.
Seasmoke (IRE) 7-2 (11-11) Pr, 3rd 1/2way, went 2nd aftr 4out, disp ld bef 2out, hdd bef last & nt mtch wnr flat, 2nd of 9, 3l behind The Midwife (11-11) at Punchestown Pts 3m mdn Good - Yielding in Feb.
Valens Bruyee (IRE) 18-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, stayed on, not pace to challenge, 4th of 7, 2 1/2l behind Doyen Quest (11-2) at Ffos Las 2m mdn (4) gs in Oct.
