soon 2nd, challenged 8th, ridden and wide on final bend, soon lost 2nd, 3rd and no impression when not fluent last
chased leaders, ridden after 2 out, soon weakened
held up in last, headway before 2 out, challenged last, rider dropped whip flat, led towards finish
led, pushed along after 2 out, ridden and pressed last, headed towards finish
2nd early, chased leaders, reminder before not fluent 7th, outpaced before 2 out, well held after, kept on flat
Captain Zebo slips further down the weights but has been racing over further. Ask Paddington was just beaten over track and trip before winning easily at Market Rasen while Chapmanshype returned to form with second to the prolific Diligent at Newton Abbot. Big Bad Bear wasn’t beaten far when on a hat-trick at Aintree but MERRY BERRY is fancied to pass her toughest test to date providing the rains stay away.
Captain Zebo (IRE) 28-1 (12-0) Led, raced wide early, headed and mistake last, soon weakened, 7th of 13, 18 3/4l behind Wbee (11-7) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (2) gd in May.
Chapmanshype (IRE) 11-1 (12-0) Handy, dropped to 4th after 5th, not fluent 4 out, effort and headway into 2nd home turn, ridden before 2 out, kept on, no impression, 2nd of 5, 7 1/2l behind Diligent (11-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f hcp (3) gd in May.
Ask Paddington (IRE) 5-2fav (11-6) Held up in last, headway on outside from 7th, led before 2 out, clear flat, easily, won at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in May beating Marajman (11-3) by 9l, 5 ran.
Merry Berry 15-8jfav (12-0) Jumped slickly, made all, joined 2 out, soon in command, clear before the last, stayed on strongly, ridden out, won at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May beating Taragrace (10-11) by 6 1/2l, 4 ran.
Big Bad Bear (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Chased winner, hung left before the last, ridden and well held when lost 2nd run-in, kept on towards finish, not pace to challenge, 4th of 11, 2 1/2l behind Paddys Motorbike (11-12) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in May.
