led, not fluent 6th, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon beaten
held up in rear, headway 8th, went 2nd 4 out, every chance 3 out, no impression on winner next
mid-division, switched right and headway 3 out, led before 2 out, soon clear, easily
held up on outside, outpaced before 8th, well beaten from 4 out
prominent, ridden before 3 out, not fluent and no impression on winner 2 out, one pace
prominent, jumped right 7th, lost place after 9th, soon behind
held up in rear, fell 5th
Dropped a further 4lb, AHEAD OF THE FIELD might offer some value in this as he’s not fully exposed over hurdles and is rated 12lb higher over fences. The Boola Boss will probably need this and will be back chasing in the near future but Halligator looks a threat to all having found only one too good in a couple of runs since winning his maiden at Uttoxeter last summer. Scrum Diddly won by 15 lengths in first-time cheekpieces at Ludlow but didn’t beat much and is penalised.
Halligator (FR) 11-2 (11-11) Prominent, led briefly 1st, led 3rd, headed before 2 out, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Issar D'Airy (11-7) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Ebony Gale 66-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, slow 2nd, reminder and lost place, not fluent 8th, behind from next, 10th of 12, dist behind Judicial Law (11-7) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
Scrum Diddly (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, headway travelling strongly between rivals to lead 3 out where not fluent, pushed along before last, readily drew clear run-in, won at Ludlow 3m hcp (5) gd in May beating The Bold Thady (12-1) by 15l, 6 ran.
The Boola Boss (IRE) 10-1 (11-11) Mid-division on outer, going okay when pushed along before 4 out, every chance when slight mistake 3 out, ridden and kept on well from 2 out, led narrowly inside final 150yds, just prevailed, won at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Great D'Ange (12-1) by shd, 14 ran.
Ahead Of The Field (IRE) 9-1 (11-3) Tended to jump slightly right, midfield in touch, briefly ridden before 6th, pushed along 3 out where not fluent, soon outpaced, weakened approaching last, 4th of 7, 16 1/2l behind Sashenka (12-0) at Newbury 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Braganza Bay 15-2 (11-3) Raced wide chasing leaders, ran wide paddock bend after start and again after 6th where hampered rival, blundered and unseated rider 7th, at Haydock 3m hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Chinook 33-1 (11-5) Towards rear, ridden before 3 out, bit short of room approaching next, soon switched right, kept on after last where not fluent, not pace to challenge, 5th of 13, 2 1/2l behind Maid Of The Night (10-7) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
