chased leaders, ridden and one pace between last two, went 2nd at the last, ridden and stayed on same pace run-in
tended to jump right, chased leader, led before 2nd, hit 5th, headed between last two, lost 2nd at the last, no extra run-in
held up in 5th, good headway tracking leader before 3 out, challenged next, led between last two, ridden and stayed on well run-in
led until before 2nd, chased leader until pushed along before 3 out, reached for 3 out, weakened soon after
raced keenly in rear, pushed along and struggling before 3 out, never a factor
held up towards rear, headway chasing leaders 5th, pushed along and outpaced approaching 3 out, weakened soon after
chased leaders, lost place 6th, tailed off 4 out,
last pair, tailed off 6th, pulled up before 4 out
NonRunner
Placed in all three starts previously over hurdles, Pipesmoker was out of his depth in a Grade 1 at Aintree in April. Back sailing in calmer waters, he should go well having a first start for new connections. Fanamix won a couple of points last year but the interesting one is BILL BAXTER (NAP). He was fourth in a Listed bumper on his final start last season at Newbury which has already produced several winning hurdlers. Gris Gris Top also looks a nice prospect and Milanford, Iron Bridge, Walkinthewoods and Minella Buster add to the interest.
Bill Baxter (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Held up, pushed along over 3f out, ridden for effort 2f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 4th of 11, 8 3/4l behind Good Risk At All (11-6) at Newbury 2m lst (1) gs in Feb.
Gris Gris Top (FR) 6-4fav (12-2) Led, ridden under 2f out, joined over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on same pace, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Pull Again Green (12-2) at Wexford 2m 2f Yielding in Mar.
Iron Bridge (IRE) 11-1 (12-2) Rear of mid-division, headway in 5th 7f out, closer 4f out and 2nd on outer entering straight, pushed along to lead over 1f out, soon ridden and wandered inside final furlong, kept on well closing stages, won at Tipperary 2m 3f sft in Mar beating Casey West (12-2) by 3l, 12 ran.
Milanford (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Led until 2nd, prominent, losing place when mistake 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Minella Buster (IRE) 15-2 (11-4) Held up towards rear, pushed along and outpaced over 5f out, kept on one pace final furlong, 9th of 14, 10 3/4l behind Parramount (11-4) at Stratford 2m mdn (5) gs in Mar.
Pipesmoker (FR) 25-1 (11-4) Pulled hard, prominent, steadied after 2nd, mistake 3rd, not fluent next, mistake 5th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Aintree 2m 4f (1) gs in Apr.
Walkinthewoods (IRE) 22-1 (10-11) Raced in 2nd, could not go pace of leader on home turn, held on for distant 2nd, 2nd of 6, 4 1/4l behind Aucunrisque (10-12) at Stratford 2m (4) gs in Oct.
Out Of Nowhere 250-1 (10-12) Towards rear, struggling 6 out, pulled up, at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f (4) gd in Sep.
Fanamix (FR) 5-1 (12-2) Led, joined halfway, mistake and headed 8th, soon lost place, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before next, at Limerick 2m 7f mdn hvy in Dec.
Paschals Dream (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) (xnb, tt) held up; 51/2l 9th 1/2way; 11l last 12; wl bhnd 14 til kpt on wl 3 out; 12l 5th when mist & ur last, at Didmarton 3m mdn gs in Mar.
