held up in rear, rapid headway on inside before home turn where ridden, badly hampered by faller and unseated rider entering home straight
tracked leaders, smooth headway to lead turning for home, ran on well under pressure final furlong
held up, ridden and lost ground on back straight, weakened before home turn
prominent, led end of back straight, ridden and headed when edged right turning for home, kept on but no chance with winner
midfield, ridden before home turn, tailed off and eased entering straight
led, ridden and headed end of back straight, weakened quickly before home turn
midfield, ridden and lost ground before home turn, plugged on one pace
prominent, lost place but still in touch before home turn, ridden when hampered and fell entering home straight
held up, hard ridden end of back straight, veered left to avoid fallen horses on home turn, ran on
Settle Down is a half-brother to three winners on the Flat so should have the pace for this. City Derby has bumper winners among winning relatives and Walk In The Wild, who cost €55,000, is out of a winning hurdler in France. Also bred in France, GERARD MENTOR looks a likely contender on pedigree so gets the nod with the former pointer Thomas Kershaw likely to need a stiffer test of stamina.
City Derby (IRE) Ask gelding out of Reine D'or.
Dobryn (FR) No Risk At All gelding out of Brava.
Generous Leader (IRE) 13-2 (11-2) Led, ridden and headed before home turn, weakened quickly over 2f out, 6th of 8, 29 1/2l behind Red Maple (11-2) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f mdn (5) sft in Sep.
Gerard Mentor (FR) Policy Maker gelding out of Trephine Du Sulon.
Settle Down (FR) Motivator gelding out of Zarafsha.
Thomas Kershaw (IRE) 9-4fav (11-7) Drpd rr 11f out; eff 4f out; went 2nd 11/2f out; no imp, 2nd of 6, 15l behind Classic Ruler (11-12) at Garthorpe 2m gd in Apr.
Walk In The Wild (FR) Walk In The Park gelding out of Sublimissime.
Cup Of Coffee (FR) 66-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, outpaced over 4f out, well beaten over 2f out, 9th of 11, 18 1/2l behind Fontaine Collonges (11-6) at Ludlow 2m (4) sft in Jan.
Miss Mahmite (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Held up in last pair, never on terms, last of 6, 18l behind Graces Order (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (5) sft in Mar.