tracked leaders, slow 4th, not fluent 13th, blundered badly 15th, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
in rear, not fluent 2nd, pushed along before 7th and went closing 14th, challenged 3 out, led before 2 out, hung right approaching last, went clear, stayed on
led until not fluent 4 out, mistake when weakening next
held up, headway 15th, led 4 out, soon headed, no impression on winner before last, went 2nd soon after jumping last
tracked leader, challenged 4 out, soon led, headed before 2 out, 3rd and no extra after last
In The Hold won at Catterick in February and testing going may have been a legitimate excuse for a poor effort last time. Royals And Rebels was placed over a shorter trip here earlier but should have done better in a couple of subsequent starts and CHILL IN THE WOOD is preferred. The latter scored at Huntingdon recently and has a rise in the weights to contend with but is having only her third start over fences and there should be more to come. Fort Smith and Flugzeug continue to struggle and are probably best watched for now.
In The Hold (IRE) 9-2 (12-2) Tracked leaders, not fluent 3 out, one pace in 6th when not fluent 2 out, well held when mistake last, 6th of 13, 24 3/4l behind Garrane (11-11) at Taunton 3m hcp (5) hvy in Mar.
Royals And Rebels (IRE) 9-2 (11-11) Behind, closer at 5th, jumped slowly 11th, pushed along in 4th before 4 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 4th of 5, 20l behind Global Domination (10-5) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Fort Smith (IRE) 3-1 (11-3) Held up, not much room 7th, struggling 10th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out, at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Chill In The Wood 25-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, chased leaders after next, every chance 2 out, led after last, stayed on under pressure, won at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr beating Like Sully (11-4) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Flugzeug 6-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, led 2nd, headed before 4th, lost place and in rear before 6 out, tailed off, pulled up, at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (5) hvy in Mar.
