midfield, mistake 1st, not fluent 18th, headway approaching 4 out, kept on one pace from 2 out
held up in rear, took closer order approaching 14th, pushed along 4 out, no extra approaching 2 out,
midfield, hit 4th, chased leaders 7th, lost place 17th, weakened before 2 out
led, headed 1st, close up, pushed along before 3 out, ridden to challenge next, every chance last, stayed on to lead flat, headed final 50yds
mid-division, slow 6th, struggling when slow 15th, pulled up before 4 out
prominent, pushed along before 4 out, faded next
led 1st, headed 4th, midfield 7th, not fluent 14th, pushed along before 4 out, stayed on to challenge before 2 out, no extra after last
travelled well, jumped right on occasion, led 4th, ridden approaching last, headed after last, rallied well to lead final 50yds
towards rear, not fluent 17th, pulled up before 2 out
NonRunner
A real slog in prospect with more rain forecast. Manothepeople made a fine chasing debut at Chepstow over 3m2f, albeit on good ground and against novices. He's one to note for the future over fences but this does rate a tougher assignment. Your Own Story and No Cruise Yet are both likely to come on plenty for sound seasonal reappearances and look nicely treated, with preference for the latter. Nestor Park and Wouldubewell look classy sorts at this level, but both face pretty daunting tasks on the likely testing ground on their respective seasonal reappearances. Achille has no stamina issues but is fully exposed now into the veteran stage and POPPA POUTINE makes most appeal. He's fit after two decent handicap runs, will appreciate the step-up in trip and has won previously on the soft.
Nestor Park (FR) 11-4 (11-8) Led but pressed, mistake 6th, headed 4 out, rallied over 2 out, ridden and every chance before last, outpaced by leaders flat but kept on, 3rd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Java Point (11-3) at Newbury 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Wouldubewell (IRE) Evensfav (11-12) Raced wide, close up 4th, went 3rd 9th, joined leader 2 out, led approaching next, readily, won at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (3) sft in Mar beating Methodtothemadness (10-6) by 4l, 4 ran.
Sam's Adventure 66-1 (10-4) Chased leader, pushed along and dropped to rear 12th, pulled up after 6 out, at Haydock 3m 2f hcp (1) sft in Jan.
Poppa Poutine (IRE) 8-1 (10-11) Prominent, not fluent 5 out and lost ground, ridden 4 out, well held before 2 out, 5th of 13, 16 1/2l behind Our Power (11-2) at Ascot 3m hcp (1) gd in Oct.
Innisfree Lad (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, headway to dispute lead 2 out, ridden and headed narrowly last, kept on run-in, no extra closing stages, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Houston Texas (10-9) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Achille (FR) 12-1 (10-0) Mid-division, jumped left 3rd, headway on outside 13th, close 2nd when stirrup leather broke bend after 17th and unseated rider, at Uttoxeter 4m 2f hcp lst (1) sft in Mar.
Your Own Story (IRE) 9-4 (10-8) Led, headed after 9th, led next, ridden over 1f out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Kinondo Kwetu (11-10) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
No Cruise Yet 11-10fav (11-3) Jumped well, led until after 1st, led next, ridden after 2 out, joined flat, headed towards finish, just held, 2nd of 3, shd behind Dee Star (11-2) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Straight Swap (IRE) 6-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3rd, led next, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened between last two, 4th of 7, 8 1/2l behind Grand Voyage (11-10) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Manothepeople (IRE) 5-2jfav (11-10) Jumped well, tracked leader, led 15th, great jump 5 out, in no danger after, kept up to work after the last, eased towards finish, won at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Aeronisi (10-13) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
