chased leaders, outpaced 14th, soon beaten
always behind
mistakes, prominent until outpaced 13th, no danger after
prominent, outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, no impression from next
in touch, led before 3 out to next, soon ridden, one pace from last
mid-division, headway 10th, not fluent 15th, soon outpaced, no danger after
mid-division, ridden 15th, soon weakened
in touch, outpaced 10th, weakened and pulled up before 14th
blundered badly 1st, mid-division, lost place 9th, behind when pulled up before 12th
behind, ridden and headway 13th, kept on same pace from 3 out, no impression
held up, headway 14th, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace, no impression
led to 3rd, tracked leader, led again 7th, headed before 3 out, led again next, soon ridden and stayed on well
in touch, led 3rd to 7th, soon pushed along, weakened 14th
held up, ridden 13th, soon beaten
held up, headway 9th, weakened 15th
mistakes, always towards rear
mid-division, lost place 13th, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out
always behind
behind, ridden 8th, never dangerous
mistakes, always behind
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A hugely competitive handicap chase with six of the contenders racing from out of the handicap. Fred Bojangals caused quite a shock when landing a Sedgefield handicap chase last time but the step back up to 2m 4f and the drying ground conditions appeared the key to his success. Up 9lb for his Sedgefield success, he should relish this extended 3m trip on offer here and is a speculative selection in what is basically a lottery. Dad's Army is a very lightly raced sort and open to improvement. He landed an awful novice chase on his most recent outing when in behind was the ultra-frustrating Piran. On a line through Stoneriggs Merc, Letham Present has the beating of the selection, however, he is very one-paced and in-consistent. Mooramana is a potential outsider who could go well. He returned to the track in early April after a long spell on the sidelines. Whether an injury prone horse can cope with these quick conditions is debatable but he did reserve his best for fast ground in the past. Support for Monashee Grey would be significant while Got The Gift is an unknown on the ground but given his sire, it would be no surprise to see act well on it today. Fred Bojangals gets the vote.
Toran Road (IRE) 10-1 (10-6) unseated rider in race won by Ah Come On Tom (9-7) at Navan 3m hcp chs 0-109 frm in May, 16 ran.
Sands Rising 6-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, headway 9th, ridden and one pace from 3 out, 6th of 11, 18l behind Fred Bojangals (10-0) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf in May.
Mooramana 12-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, lost place 9th, outpaced when blundered next, 5th of 14, 18l behind Stoneriggs Merc (10-12) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in May.
Monashee Grey (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Held up, reminders 5th, chased winner approaching bypassed final flight, no impression, 2nd of 9, 8l behind The Babe Magnet (9-13) at Cartmel 3m 2f cnd hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in May.
Got The Gift (IRE) 11-2 (10-3) Tracked leader, led 9th, hit next, headed 4 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last, 4th of 11, 7l behind Hold The Bid (11-9) at Wetherby 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Dec.
Dad's Army (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Prominent, left 2nd 7th, mistake 12th, led between last 2, ridden out, won at Hexham 3m 1f nov chs (4) gf in May beating Piran (11-5) by 3 1/2l, 5 ran.
Fred Bojangals (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, headway 9th, pushed along 10th, ridden to lead last, stayed on, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf in May beating Stoneriggs Merc (11-0) by 6l, 11 ran.
Magic Route (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Towards rear, weakened approaching 9th, tailed off and pulled up 5 out in race won by Even Flo (10-6) at Southwell 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in May, 14 ran.
Northern Vic (IRE) 8-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden and kept on from last but no chance with winner, 2nd of 18, 4 1/2l behind Lethem Present (9-11) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs (5) gf in May.
Panthers Run 6-1 (10-0) Towards rear, pushed along after 6th, behind when pulled up at the 10th in race won by Loita Hills (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in May, 9 ran.
Greenock 8-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 10, 33l behind Paradise Bay (10-11) at Perth 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in May.
Lethem Present (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, outpaced 4 out, rallied last, stayed on to go 2nd near finish, 2nd of 14, 6l behind Stoneriggs Merc (10-12) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in May.
Optimistic Alfie 12-1 (10-4) Tended to jump right, pecked 10th, soon headed, chased leader, led 13th, pecked 4 out and headed soon after, lost 2nd before next, soon weakened, 4th of 10, well behind September Moon (11-12) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in May.
Sticky End 16-1 (10-2) Track leaders, mistake 5th, weakened next, 8th of 11, 26l behind Sir Quigley (11-5) at Hexham 2m amt nov hcp hdl (5) gf in May.
Ilongue (FR) 12-1 (10-3) Mid-division, weakened 13th and pulled up 4 out in race won by BallyGalley Bob (11-5) at Lingfield 3m hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Jan, 15 ran.
Super Boston 16-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, chased leader 8th, effort 4 out, one pace when mistake next, no impression after, 2nd of 9, 12l behind The Sneakster (9-9) at Cartmel 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in May.
Valley Warrior 33-1 (10-0) Mid-division, headway 6th, weakened 12th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Ashwell (11-7) at Ludlow 3m cnd hcp chs (5) gs in Jan, 12 ran.
Solemn Vow 9-2 (9-9) Towards rear, outpaced 12th, headway under pressure after 3 out, stayed on to go remote 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 25l behind The Sneakster (9-9) at Cartmel 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in May.
Monsieur Georges (FR) 7-2jt-fav (10-0) Held up, driven along 7th, behind from 12th, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Amoreigh (11-3) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-90 (5) sft in Mar, 8 ran.
Middleway 25-1 (10-3) Chased leaders to halfway, soon beaten, 6th of 13, 23l behind Nelliedonethat (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf in May.
Stark Raven 9-2 (10-9) Towards rear when fell at the 7th in race won by The Sneakster (9-9) at Cartmel 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in May, 9 ran.
Aston (USA) 25-1 (9-9) Towards rear, never dangerous, 6th of 14, 27l behind Stoneriggs Merc (10-12) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in May.
