raced in last pair, struggling in rear final circuit, reminders after 14th, lost touch next, soon tailed off and pulled up
tracked leader, challenged 4 out, ridden before next, every chance 2 out until after last, no extra towards finish
held up mainly in 4th, close up in 3rd 4 out, led narrowly next, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well towards finish
led, reminder after 13th, hard pressed 4 out, headed next, ridden and no chance with front pair from 2 out
tracked front pair, lost place after 5 out, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
held up in last pair, tracked leaders after 11th, outpaced in 4th after 4 out, never able to challenge, weakened from 2 out, tailed off
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Royals And Rebels is the only course and distance winner in the line-up and has scored from higher marks but he's been badly out of form. Desert Sensation has won over hurdles here but does best when there's some give in the ground while Love The Leader is 12lb higher than his last victory over fences. Mystical Knight has dropped to his lowest ever mark as a result of poor recent form though he's been competing at a high level but this can go to STORMY MILAN (NAP). Charlie Longsdon's six-year-old has been gradually making progress and made most over slightly shorter at Huntingdon, where his quick jumping soon had his rivals in trouble.
Bells 'n' Banjos (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Mid-division, pushed along after 6th, soon struggling, weakened 8th, tailed off, 4th of 7, dist behind Monbeg Gold (11-10) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Stormy Milan (IRE) 5-1 (12-1) Led, pressed from 10th, ridden before last, kept on towards finish, won at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gd in Mar beating Lady Master (11-4) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Kings Temptation 2-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders on inside, not fluent 10th, outpaced when mistake 4 out, lost touch before next, last of 4, 33l behind Zamparelli (11-9) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Desert Sensation (IRE) 2-1 (12-0) Tracked winner until 4th, tracked leaders, not fluent 9th and dropped to 4th, ridden next, outpaced before 2 out, rallied approaching last, kept on one pace, 4th of 6, 10 1/2l behind Bazarov (11-5) at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp (4) gf in Apr.
Love The Leader (IRE) 20-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, plugged on from 2 out, never on terms, 6th of 11, 24l behind Ballybough Nora (11-0) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Royals And Rebels (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Towards rear, ridden 7th, struggling from 9th, tailed off when pulled up approaching 14th, at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Invicta Lake (IRE) 10-1 (11-1) In touch in rear, headway to track leaders 8th, pushed along and lost place 4 out, not fluent next, 5th of 7, dist behind Hugo's Reflection (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Mystical Knight 11-4 (11-8) Chased leaders, not fluent 13th, 4th and beaten 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up after 2 out, at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
