tracked winner, not fluent 5th, shaken up after 3 out, soon beaten
made all, clear after 3 out, hit 2 out, jumped right last, eased towards finish
tracked leaders, pushed along after 7th, ridden and hung left after 3 out, soon no chance with winner
Nonrunner
Jonjo O'Neill saddled the winner of this last year and will be hoping to follow up with the once-raced Shutthebackdoor. He'll appreciate recent rain being a son of Turtle Island and he's a half-brother to classy stablemate Shutthefrontdoor. But ORDO AB CHAO won his bumper here in March and was then fourth in a Grade 2 event at Aintree. He looks the one to beat as he makes more appeal than chaser Present View and point-to-point recruits Crack Of Thunder and Net Work Rouge over this trip.
Crack Of Thunder (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Chsd ldrs, 4th 1/2way, rdn in cl 3rd 2out, no ch with wnr in 3l 2nd last, kow to line, 2nd of 13, 5l behind Horsehill (12-2) at Loughanmore 3m ire ptp gd in Apr.
Ordo Ab Chao (IRE) 11-1 (11-4) Held up mid-division, ridden and headway over 2f out, kept on inside final furlong, 4th of 19, 4 1/2l behind Ballybolley (11-4) at Aintree 2m 1f G2 NH flat (1) gs in Apr.
Shutthebackdoor (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 6f out, ridden over 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, unable to challenge, 3rd of 15, 1 3/4l behind Horace Hazel (10-13) at Exeter 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in May.
An Poc Ar Buile (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Not fluent, prominent 2nd, struggling 7th, mistake and weakened 3 out, 4th of 8, 35l behind A Tail Of Intrigue (11-5) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Sep.
Net Work Rouge (FR) 5-2 (11-0) A gng wl; led 3 out; lft clr nxt, won at Berkeley 2m 4f ptp gs in Apr '13 beating Bally Marlow (12-0) by 25l, 10 ran.
Present View 8-1 (11-7) Mid-division on outside, headway and in touch 12th, soon pressed leader, led before 2 out, ridden and edged left flat, held on near finish, won at Cheltenham 2m 4f Listed nov hcap ch (1) gs in Mar beating Attaglance (11-7) by 1/2l, 19 ran.
