close up, jumped well 3 out and led briefly, pushed and headed before 2 out, ridden after last and battled on gamely, hit front late on
towards rear, some progress before 9th, ridden and struggling after 4 out, some late headway
prominent, almost refused and hit 2nd where fell
close up, lost ground before 9th, outpaced and pushed after 14th, well beaten when pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, headway to 3rd after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, lost 3rd late on
prominent, pushed after 4 out, ridden in 5th after 3 out, soon beaten
towards rear, some progress before 15th, pushed after 4 out, ridden after 3 out, made no impression
soon led, hit 3 out and briefly headed, pushed and led again before 2 out, ridden after last, joined and headed late on
towards rear, mid-division when reminder after 12th, pushed after 4 out, ridden in 4th after 3 out and lost ground on front trio, stayed on well from last, grabbed 3rd late on
always in rear
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Just A Sip makes her chasing bow only 3lb higher than her hurdles rating and she should be in the firing-line if her jumping holds up. Seaside Girl was second over course and distance in March and is only 3lb higher, though still 6lb higher than when winning at Fontwell last year. Quiet Penny is 7lb higher than when scoring at Fontwell but this won’t take much winning with another Fontwell winner, Gaia Vallis, also on the shortlist. We’ll take a chance on JUST HENNY as she has form between the flags and will surely make a better chaser than hurdler. An opening mark of 76 could be lenient.
Just A Sip 10-11fav (11-11) Tracked leader, disputed lead 3 out, led narrowly 2 out, ridden when pressed last, soon headed and no extra run-in, 2nd of 9, 6 1/2l behind Kilganer Queen (11-6) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Seaside Girl (IRE) 7-4fav (12-3) Tracked leader, hit 9th, pushed along before 4 out, soon hard ridden, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 8, 10l behind Stay Out Of Court (11-12) at Exeter 3m hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Hot Ryan 15-2 (10-12) Prominent, relegated to midfield 5th, ridden after 11th, detached in rear 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
Quiet Penny 4-1 (10-5) Led 1st, ridden clear last, stayed on well, comfortably, won at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in May beating Chasma (11-11) by 10l, 5 ran.
Gaia Vallis (FR) 9-1 (10-10) Held up in mid-division, closer 3 out, plugged on until weakened run-in, 5th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Shareef Star (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (5) gd in May.
Frilly Frock (IRE) 22-1 (10-5) Led, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on same pace, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 9, 17l behind Lord Sparky (12-1) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Just Henny 12-1 (10-1) Held up in mid-division, some headway after 4 out, weakened before next, 9th of 12, dist behind Hello Sunshine (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in May.
Taboo (IRE) 11-1 (10-4) Chased leader, led briefly 13th, headed 6 out, ridden 4 out, weakened 3 out, 6th of 10, dist behind Furius De Ciergues (11-12) at Stratford 3m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Hoot At Midnight 25-1 (10-6) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, weakened before next, 6th of 16, 26l behind Forchena (10-8) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in May.
Poetic Presence (IRE) 125-1 (10-0) In rear, jumped big 1st, headway into midfield before 5th, pushed along before 12th, struggling and dropped to rear next, tailed off 3 out, 7th of 10, dist behind Prairie Town (11-11) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in May.
Shaw's Dilemma 16-1 (10-10) Midfield, took closer order 4th, ridden and not fluent 2 out, lost touch before last, no extra, 4th of 7, 13 1/4l behind Pepper Street (11-3) at Stratford 2m (5) sft in May.
