held up towards rear, tailed off before 4 out
in rear, headway before 3 out, chased leaders before 2 out, ridden before and hampered last, weakened run-in
tracked leader, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, ridden and lost place before 3 out
held up towards rear, pushed long before 4 out on outer, soon outpaced, stayed on strongly from last
held up mid-division, headway before 3 out, led before and mistake last, headed run-in, kept on
held up towards rear, smooth headway before 3 out, led run-in, kept on well
tracked leaders, led before 3 out, ridden and headed before last, soon bumped, weakened run-in
led, headed before and blundered 3 out, soon weakened
held up mid-division, ridden and headway before and mistake last, kept on
tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last
Nicky Henderson runs both Lyvius and DAWALAN with Barry Geraghty, who is the regular partner of both, preferring the latter. He ran a superb race to get within a length of stablemate Sign Of A Victory in a Listed contest at Ascot and with just a 2lb rise to contend with can go one better. On Tour only won by less than a length on his handicap debut at Stratford but was always travelling smoothly and a rise of 9lb shouldn't prevent another big effort. Heath Hunter was very progressive last season and failed narrowly to concede 8lb to Carlton Jack in a lucrative handicap here in April. He should have a good season and though having an absence to overcome that's rarely a problem for one of David Pipe's. Morito Du Berlais has only had five starts over timber and completed a double at Cheltenham last weekend so the fact that he's out again so quickly is significant.
Al Co (FR) 40-1 (10-0) Towards rear, headway before 9 out, led before 4 out, ridden before last, kept on well towards finish, won at Ayr 4m hcp chs G3 (1) gs in Apr beating Godsmejudge (10-5) by 1 1/2l, 29 ran.
Lyvius 5-1 (11-12) Mid-division, headway from 6th, went 2nd last, hard ridden flat, unable to challenge winner, stayed on, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Spirit Of Shankly (11-9) at Aintree 2m 4f (3) gd in Oct.
Viva Colonia (IRE) 16-1 (11-8) Led to 3rd, tracked leader, lost 2nd after last, soon weakened, 3rd of 8, 14l behind Shadows Lengthen (10-13) at Wetherby 2m 4f Listed hcap ch (1) gd in Oct.
Calculated Risk 33-1 (10-8) Mid-division, lost place 4 out, soon behind, 22nd of 28, 50l behind Whisper (11-6) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) gd in Mar.
Dawalan (FR) 16-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, 2nd after 4 out, led 2 out, headed last, flattered by proximity to unextended winner but stayed on well for 2nd, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Sign Of A Victory (10-12) at Ascot 2m Listed hcp hdl (1) gd.
Run Ructions Run (IRE) 9-2 (11-1) Held up in touch, headway when not fluent 5th, outpaced after 3 out, no impression after, well beaten before last, 5th of 9, 26l behind As I Am (11-3) at Cheltenham 2m 1f mares listed nov hdl (1) gd in Apr.
On Tour (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Raced keenly, mid-division, in touch 4th, challenged on bit on long run between last 2, ridden to lead flat, hard pressed when edged right towards finish, held on, won at Stratford 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Oct beating Go West Young Man (10-8) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Heath Hunter (IRE) 5-1fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, challenged when mistake next, soon ridden, stayed on and every chance flat, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 16, 1 3/4l behind Carlton Jack (10-11) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gd in Apr.
Yesyoucan (IRE) 9-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders until ridden before 3 out, 6th of 9, 35l behind One For Harry (10-7) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-150 (2) sft.
Morito Du Berlais (FR) 8-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway 3 out, driven to lead narrowly when hit last, ridden and edged left flat, stayed on well towards finish, won at Cheltenham 2m 5f (3) sft beating Knight Of Noir (11-12) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Emral Silk 14-1 (11-7) Led, jumped left 4 out, headed before next, weakened before last, 4th of 12, 17l behind Lightening Rod (11-5) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Oct.
Meadowcroft Boy 9-2 (11-8) With leader and keen, led 4th, headed 4 out, weakened from 3 out, 3rd of 6, 24l behind Zamdy Man (11-11) at Haydock 2m nov hdl G2 (1) hvy in Jan.
