Midfield, headway to chase leaders 4 out, joined leaders 2 out, jumped last in leading pair, headed late on, ran on
Mid-division, ridden 2 out, no extra
Held up, ridden 4 out, no impression, pulled up before last
Led, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on without threatening clear leaders
Prominent, drifted back into midfield 5th, lost touch 5 out, weakened
Prominent, ridden and weakened before 2 out
Prominent, travelled well to lead 2 out, joined last, ridden to lead after last, always doing enough
Midfield, headway to chase leaders 4th, nudged along before 8th, pulled up quickly after 8th
Held up, ridden 3 out, headway to chase leaders 2 out, no extra after last
Always in rear
Lightly raced for his age, GENTLEMAN’S DREAM (NAP) is creeping closer and posted his best effort so far when second at Fontwell recently. This looks no tougher despite a 6lb rise and Gary Moore’s charge can go one better. Brooksway Fair started a short price at Ludlow for his chasing bow but never threatened after making several mistakes. He can figure with an improved display of jumping while Go As You Please finished ahead of Torrent Des Mottes when scoring at Leicester in December but struggled in testing going last time and Wisecracker has just the one win in 31 attempts.
Go As You Please (IRE) 10-3 (11-9) Close up, jumped badly right at 6th, pulled up next, at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
Gentleman's Dream (IRE) 10-3fav (11-5) Mid-division, hampered and lost place 3rd, headway 7th, challenged 9th, led last, headed flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Gaia Vallis (10-4) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Nobel Leader (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) Keen in midfield, towards rear and ridden 11th, well behind when pulled up before 3 out, at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Grain De Thaix (FR) 10-1 (10-1) Raced keenly tracking leading pair, jumped slowly 4th, went 2nd 5th until pushed along before 4 out, ridden before next, weakened after 3 out, 5th of 9, 20 3/4l behind Doukarov (11-8) at Leicester 2m hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Wisecracker 8-1 (11-4) Held up, headway 4 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on to go 3rd close home, 3rd of 8, 18 3/4l behind Gold Fields (10-2) at Fakenham 2m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Brooksway Fair (IRE) 5-4fav (10-8) Held up in mid-division, not fluent 5th (water), closed when blundered 7th, 3rd 4 out until mistake 2 out, weakened last, 4th of 10, 21 1/4l behind Ben Brody (11-6) at Ludlow 2m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Torrent Des Mottes (FR) 17-2 (10-5) Held up, ridden after 3 out, weakened after 2 out, 5th of 10, 32 1/4l behind Lord Sparky (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Maxi Jazz (FR) 12-1 (10-1) Chased leaders, went 2nd 6th until after 8th, mistake and well held 4 out pulled up before 3 out, at Ludlow 2m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Dragon Khan (IRE) 11-1 (10-0) Towards rear, pushed after 4 out, ridden after 3 out and some progress, beaten when mistake last, kept on, 5th of 10, 35l behind Eurkash (11-1) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
St Merryn (IRE) 80-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, headway 9th, weakened, eased and pulled up before 4 out, at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
