chased leaders on inside, weakened bypassing omitted 3 out
chased leaders, pushed along and weakened after 3 out (normal 4 out)
raced wide, chased leaders, hit 3rd, 2nd before 7th, led next, headed bypassing omitted 3 out, lost 2nd next, weakened into 4th before the last
chased leaders, weakened 3 out (normal 4 out)
held up in rear, headway on inside chasing leaders after 5th, went 2nd 2 out, every chance run-in, strong challenge near finish, just failed
chased leader, led 3rd until 5th, led again before next until 4 out, chased leaders, weakened bypassing omitted 3 out
raced widest, held up, good headway tracking leaders 4 out, led bypassing omitted 3 out, blundered last, strongly pressed near finish, driven and all out
led until 3rd, led again 5th until before next, lost 2nd 7tth, weakened after 3 out (normal 4 out) tailed off, blundered last
raced wide, held up, headway chasing leaders 3 out (normal 4 out) plugged on, went modest 3rd before the last
ROCCO (NAP) made a winning reappearance at Chepstow before finding life tougher at Cheltenham last time though still ran well for fourth. He should prove more competitive in this lower grade and Nigel Twiston-Davies’ charge gets another chance. Flashjack notched-up a four-timer last season and can go well on his return but Penn Lane was raised 6lb for finishing second at Huntingdon back in January. Gardiners Hill is proving best over fences and landed a double earlier this month. He can race off a lower mark back over timer today but has yet to win over the smaller obstacles while Never Equalled is only 2lb higher than when winning over a shorter trip here in April though that was in heavy ground.
Rocco (IRE) 11-1 (11-3) Led until after 2nd, prominent, not fluent 6th, ridden after 2 out, 4th and one pace last, 4th of 8, 9 3/4l behind Canardier (11-3) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (2) gd in Oct.
Sneaky Feeling (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Mid-division on inside, well beaten from 3 out, tailed off, 15th of 18, dist behind Garo De Juilley (11-2) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (1) gd in Oct.
Lamanver Odyssey 14-1 (11-10) Behind from 4th, lost touch and pulled up after 6th, at Ayr 3m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Never Equalled (IRE) 6-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4 out until 3 out, weakened before next, 4th of 10, 23 1/2l behind Solomn Grundy (11-12) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Flashjack (IRE) 7-2 (11-7) Held up last, headway 9th, pushed along before next, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Groundunderrepair (10-13) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (3) hvy in Apr.
Padge (IRE) 10-3 (11-12) Tracked leaders, reminders 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up, at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Apr.
Penn Lane (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Mid-division on outside, headway before 6th, mistake 3 out, 2nd before 2 out, 3 lengths down last, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind First Assignment (11-10) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Shadow's Boy 40-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, mistake 4 out, well beaten next, 10th of 14, dist behind Samson's Reach (10-12) at Hereford 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Gardiners Hill (IRE) 11-4fav (10-10) Held up in last pair, hit 18th, smooth headway on outside approaching 4 out, led 4 out, joined early run-in, found extra for hand riding and always in command after, won at Ludlow 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in Nov beating Hepijeu (11-3) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
