in rear, headway before 2 out, kept on same pace, no extra towards finish
in touch, ridden 2 out, weakened before last
behind, ridden 2 out, weakened from last
led, headed 3 out, weakened run-in
towards rear, headway when blundered 4 out, kept on run-in to take 2nd place towards finish
towards rear, headway before 4 out, led last, kept on well
tracked leader, led 3 out, ridden before 2 out, headed last, lost 2nd place towards finish
Alf 'n' Dor appeared to show improved form at Warwick on Wednesday but is a lot more exposed than his rivals. Sartene's Son appeared to go wrong when pulled up over hurdles at Huntingdon earlier this month so it’s surprise to see him turned out again relatively quickly. Cropley is 15lb higher than when winning at Worcester while Gone Platinum hasn’t won since taking a Kilbeggan bumper four years ago. ACTION REPLAY unseated his rider on his chasing bow at Wincanton in November but that was a much better race than this. Lightly raced over hurdles, he still has plenty of scope and might be a bit better than these. Broom Tip and No Dice are best watched at present.
Action Replay (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) In rear, mistake and unseated rider 9th, at Wincanton 2m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Sartene's Son (FR) 20-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, badly hampered 3rd, soon pulled up, at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in May.
No Dice (IRE) 11-2 (11-6) Hel d up towards rear, weakened 7th, behind when pulled up before 4 out, at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Broom Tip (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Prominent, led 10th, strongly challenged when fell 2 out, at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Alf 'n' Dor (IRE) 10-3 (10-5) Led until 2nd, led 11th, headed before last, one pace and lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 5, 5 3/4l behind Sister Sibyl (11-7) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in May.
Gone Platinum (IRE) 10-3 (10-11) Behind, jumped left at times, headway after 9th, went 3rd before 3 out, no impression, stayed on flat, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Lickpenny Larry (10-0) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Cropley (IRE) 5-1 (10-7) Towards rear, headway before 5 out, ridden before 3 out, led 3 out, kept on well towards finish, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May beating Youngoconnor (11-0) by 9l, 9 ran.