held up in rear, ridden 3 out, never dangerous
held up towards rear, ridden and headway after 3 out, weakened after 2 out
tracked leaders, joined leader 11th, ridden after 2 out, kept on same pace
held up towards rear, pushed along 8th, never dangerous
towards rear, pushed along after 8th, headway before 2 out, chased winner last, lost 2nd place run-in when no extra
tracked leaders, led 10th, pressed from next, ridden last, kept on, joined on line
towards rear, ridden and headway 3 out, went 4th after 2 out, one pace
led, faultered and quickly pulled up before 10th
held up mid-division, outpaced 3 out, ridden after 2 out, headway soon after, kept on from last, joined winner on line
tracked leader, with leader 5th, ridden after 10th, weakened from 3 out, tailed off, pulled up before last
Earcomesthedream was winning for the first time in more than two years here last month but has tumbled down the weights and it would be no surprise to see him follow up, despite a 10lb rise. This is Minella Bliss' easiest task to date in this country and he did win over C&D last June while Lyrical Chant's close-up second at Newton Abbot was her best run for a long time. Jomade is capable of bouncing back from a poor run at Chepstow on this better ground but does have a bit to find to overturn Worcester running last year with MONTY'S REVENGE and Martin Keighley's charge is fancied to return from a break with a win. Exeter third Daarth is possibly best of the rest.
Little Eaglet (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Raced wide in mid-division, ridden before 7th, soon outpaced, 7th of 14, 26l behind Arctic Watch (10-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Rio Alto (IRE) 20-1 (11-6) Held up, headway 3rd, not fluent 6th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, 6th of 8, well behind Mavalenta (11-10) at Ffos Las 2m 6f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Apr.
Minella Bliss (IRE) 100-1 (10-7) Chased leader until approaching 7th, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off, 9th of 14, well behind Sainglend (11-1) at Stratford 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Jomade (IRE) 12-1 (10-5) Behind, pushed along after 5th, weakened from 7th, 13th of 16, 45l behind Mauricetheathlete (11-0) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Mar.
Monty's Revenge (IRE) 11-2 (10-12) Chased winner, not fluent 7th, lost 2nd after 12th, weakened 4 out, tailed off, 5th of 8, well behind Pensnett Bay (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) hvy in Jan.
Earcomesthedream (IRE) 9-2 (10-10) Led 3rd to 6th, remained prominent, under pressure 3 out, led approaching 2 out, headed
The Hudnalls (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, reminder after 6th, outpaced before 4 out, weakened next, tailed off, 4th of 11, 49l behind Pocket Too (11-8) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Apr.
Lyrical Chant (IRE) 28-1 (10-0) Chased leader, led 2nd, ridden and kept on well from 3 out, headed before 2 out, dropped to 3rd just before last, rallied gamely flat, pressed winner to line, 2nd of 13, nk behind Terfel's Toscar (11-4) at Newton Abbot 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Apr.
Daarth 9-1 (10-3) Prominent, ridden after 8th, outpaced from next, stayed on from 3 out, mistake 2 out, went 3rd last, flattered by proximity to winner, 3rd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Sea Saffron (11-0) at Exeter 2m 7f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Mar.
Flag Flier 11-1 (9-9) Always towards rear, never on terms, tailed off, 8th of 13, well behind Terfel's Toscar (11-4) at Newton Abbot 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Apr.
