midfield, headway to challenge before 2 out, led after 2 out, pushed along and headed approaching last, no extra from last, lost third final strides
held up in rear, slow 3rd, ridden 3 out, made no impression from 2 out
led, headed after 2 out, soon faded
midfield, chased leaders before 2 out, ridden approaching last, kept on flat, no match for winner
prominent, slow 4th, mistake 5th, lost place next, weakening when awkward and jumped right 2 out, pulled up before last
prominent, mistake 1st, weakening when mistake 2 out, pulled up before last
towards rear, pushed along after 2 out, soon faded, pulled up before last
towards rear, ridden 2 out, headway before last, plugged on to go third final strides
held up in midfield, took closer order 5th, ridden 2 out, weakened approaching last
Fancy Foundations has won over hurdles and fences but, like most of these, his best days look to be behind him. TREBIZOND, another Irish import, is less exposed. He won a Roscommon maiden when trained by Henry De Bromhead and should be prominent in a race like this if fully recovered from an injury picked up last summer. The market may dictate what is expected from the remainder.
Excelcius (USA) 20-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, pushed along and outpaced in last before 3 out, weakened approaching last, last of 6, 15 1/4l behind Can't Stop Now (11-4) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Trebizond 5-2fav (11-11) Tracked leaders when fell 1st, at Kilbeggan 1m 7f hcp gd in Jul.
Archive (FR) 20-1 (10-11) Mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, no progress, 7th of 10, 14 3/4l behind Russian Virtue (11-2) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) gs in Dec.
Bebside Banter (IRE) 22-1 (10-9) Handy, raced in 3rd after 5th, ridden before 4 out and dropped away tamely, mistake 4 out and soon pulled up, at Newcastle 3m hcp (5) hvy in Apr.
Brian's Jet (IRE) 33-1 (11-6) Mid-division, pushed along and weakened approaching 2 out, pulled up before last, at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Choix Des Armes (FR) 18-1 (10-2) Mid-division, bad mistake 5th, pushed along after 2 out, plugged on into 3rd jumping last where not fluent, no chance with leaders, 3rd of 11, 16 1/2l behind Cudgel (10-6) at Hexham 2m hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Fancy Foundations 15-2 (12-0) In touch in rear, left to chase leader 13th, 1 length down 3 out where mistake, soon ridden and outpaced, 8 lengths down 2 out, tailed off approaching last where fell, at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Kingofthecotswolds (IRE) 125-1 (11-4) Towards rear, reminders after 5th, struggling next, soon pulled up, at Hexham 2m hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Placedela Concorde 66-1 (10-2) Mid-division, slow 1st, effort before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 6th of 9, dist behind Into The Sunset (11-2) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Light Heidi (IRE) 40-1 (11-6) Mid-division, dropped to rear 8th and soon detached, no extra, pulled up before 4 out, at Tramore 2m 4f hcp sft in Apr.
