held up towards rear, headway when jumped left 3 out, ridden before 2 out, strong run from last but could not reach leaders
held up, not fluent 2nd, awkward 4th, in rear and pushed along 12th, mistake 4 out, ridden before 3 out, no extra from 2 out
midfield, close up 3rd, led narrowly 4 out, ridden and headed before 3 out, rallied approaching last, stayed on to lead flat
held up, headway 8th, ridden and close up before 2 out, weakened before last
chased leader, relegated to midfield 8th, ridden before 4 out, lost ground when jumped left 3 out, no extra
led, headed narrowly 4 out, led 3 out, ridden approaching last, headed flat, kept on
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Hard To Forget had lost his way when last seen and King's Odyssey has a poor strike-rate but Mr Mcgo finished third at Huntingdon in March in a race that’s turned out well. Town Parks kept on well when second at Stratford 12 days ago and is a past course and distance so has obvious claims while Garde La Victoire is eased in grade and shouldn’t be far away if fully primed. Highest Sun was highly tried after winning a match at Plumpton last season and is also worth considering but ASHOKA should have gleaned considerable benefit from last month’s fourth at Market Rasen and it’s an added bonus that he’s been dropped 2lb since.
Garde La Victoire (FR) 14-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden before last, kept and no impression, 3rd of 20, 4 1/4l behind Delire D'Estruval (11-11) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Highest Sun (FR) 33-1 (11-2) Towards rear, not fluent 9th, mistake 11th, headway after 3 out, no impression when bumped 2 out, 7th of 20, 21l behind Imperial Aura (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp lst (1) sft in Mar.
Town Parks (IRE) 11-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway 8th, went 2nd flat, stayed on, unable to get to winner, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind Fanzio (11-4) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Ashoka (IRE) 16-1 (10-10) Held up, hampered 2 out, stayed on from before last but unable to challenge, 4th of 10, 15 1/4l behind Fidux (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Hard To Forget (IRE) 10-11fav (11-1) Prominent, chased leader 10th, not fluent 15th, lost 2nd 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 4th of 6, dist behind Rock On Fruity (11-1) at Sedgefield 3m 2f hcp (3) hvy in Mar.
Mr Mcgo (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd 9th, led approaching 12th, narrowly headed 2 out, lost 2nd at the last, no extra in 3rd run-in, 3rd of 9, 10 3/4l behind Canelo (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Mar.
King's Odyssey (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Always behind, tailed off 12th, pulled up before 4 out, at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (2) hvy in Mar.
