led until 5th, ridden and weakened before 2 out, tailed off
mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, 5th and weakening last
soon chasing leaders on outside, not fluent 3 out, 4th and beaten last, weakened flat
chased leaders, went 2nd after the 2nd, led 5th, headed before 2 out, soon dropped out, tailed off
chased leaders on inside not fluent 3rd, ridden before 2 out, no extra approaching last
held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, 7th at the last, never involved
in rear, mistake 5th, ridden after next, modest headway 7th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway approaching 9th, went 3rd last, led flat, stayed on well
2nd until after the 2nd, chased leaders, challenged 3 out, led before next, headed last, stayed on same pace flat
held up in touch, closed after 8th, went 2nd 2 out, led last, headed flat, stayed on same pace towards finish
chased leaders, outpaced before 9th, stayed on flat, not reach leaders
towards rear, pushed along after 5th, last 7th, well beaten 3 out
Withdrawn
This won’t take much winning and there will be plenty of interest in Boher Lad, who is in the veteran stage now but did win over a longer trip at Stratford last month. Champagne Chaser has travelled up from Wales and has form on soft ground so must have some sort of chance, though preference is for CALLIOPE. Dianne Sayer’s maiden has shown ability in a couple of starts and adding a tongue-tie to existing headgear may be the final piece of the jigsaw.
Moorlands Mist 50-1 (10-8) Led to after 2nd, chased leader, lost place and reminders after 6th, behind from 4 out, tailed off, 6th of 7, 36 1/4l behind Solo Saxophone (11-6) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Champagne Chaser 8-1 (11-12) Led until 5th, led next, mistake 8th, headed before 2 out, weakened flat, 8th of 13, 28 1/2l behind Some Can Dance (11-11) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Nocturnal Myth 33-1 (11-2) Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, never near leaders, weakened between last 2, 7th of 12, dist behind Airton (11-2) at Taunton 2m (4) gd in Feb.
Calliope 11-1 (10-12) Led, mistake and headed 3 out, lost place before last, ridden and no chance with clear leaders flat, lost modest 4th post, 5th of 11, 14 3/4l behind Miss Delighted (11-5) at Hexham 2m 4f (4) gd in Apr.
Moidore 12-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced when not fluent 2 out, well held 5th when dived at last, 5th of 10, 11 1/2l behind Some Can Dance (11-0) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Isharah (USA) 20-1 (10-10) Mid-division and 10th from halfway, pushed along and some progress from 4 out, ridden in 6th from 2 out, no impression and kept on same pace from before last, 5th of 15, 18 3/4l behind Shantou Warrior (11-2) at Sligo 2m 4f hcp gd in Apr.
Our Cilla 40-1 (11-7) In touch on outside, driven and lost place before 3 out, weakened before next, 9th of 17, 37l behind Sirobbie (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in May.
Witness (FR) 8-1 (11-5) Towards rear, behind and struggling 6th, tailed off and pulled up before last, at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Lawtop Legend (IRE) 11-2 (10-11) Chased leaders, every chance approaching omitted 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 11, 25 1/2l behind Kalaharry (11-8) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Boher Lad (IRE) 7-2 (10-4) In touch, headway to chase leader 2 out, led on long run to last, ridden out, won at Stratford 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Red Admirable (10-10) by 4l, 10 ran.
Chocolat Noir (IRE) 9-2fav (11-0) Prominent on outside, led 5th, not fluent 7th, not fluent again and headed next, soon lost place, weakened 3 out, 8th of 16, 27 3/4l behind Emma Beag (10-11) at Ayr 3m hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Broadway Belle 10-1 (10-11) Awkward 1st, never nearer than mid-division, behind and struggling 9th, tailed off when mistake 2 out, 8th of 11, dist behind Point N Shoot (11-10) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Real Armani 100-1 (11-2) Held up and behind, closer in 6th place before 7th, driven along and struggling after 4 out, tailed off, 6th of 8, dist behind Trio For Rio (11-8) at Wetherby 3m (4) gd in Apr.