led, ridden and headed 6 out, could not go pace of leader home turn, plugged on in 2nd, rallied from last
held up, not fluent 6th-8th and dropped to rear, tailed off
chased leader, took it up 6 out, increased tempo home turn, clear last, easily
in rear, went 2nd 11th, lost 2nd from 15th, pushed along from 6 out, struggling and dropped to rear home turn, tailed off
Green Winter isn’t as old as Threapwood but is still firmly in the veteran stage, though has won around here in the past and over 4m between the flags so will stay. Ange Des Malberaux also has bags of stamina but the former Cheltenham Festival winner LE BREUIL should be winning this even though he has been very expensive to follow
Green Winter (IRE) 3-1 (11-7) Led to 4; led 7; r.o wl, won at Paxford 2m 4f gf in Apr beating Largy Mountain (11-7) by 4l, 4 ran.
Ange Des Malberaux (FR) 12-1 (11-7) (cp) (tt) chsd ldr 3-16; outpcd 19; stayed on, 3rd of 4, 7l behind Premier Magic (11-12) at Edgcote 3m 5f gd in Apr.
Le Breuil (FR) 25-1 (12-0) Awkward start in and adrift in rear, towards rear but in touch 5th, midfield 7th, blundered 9th, steady headway before 3 out, ridden in 5th before 2 out, stayed on without troubling leaders from last, 4th of 23, 29l behind Latenightpass (12-0) at Aintree 2m 5f (2) gs in Apr.
Threapwood 3-1 (12-0) (bl) (tt) led to 2 & 11 til hdd aft 14; outpcd aft 3 out; kpt on wl flat, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Time Gentlemen (12-0) at Tabley 3m gd in May.
