chased leaders, challenged after 2 out, led last, drew clear flat, comfortably
held up in mid-division, not fluent 7th or 10th, headway 12th, slow 14th, outpaced in 5th and switched right before last, left 4th and hampered last
towards rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 3rd, soon pulled up
mid-division, not fluent 1st, closed when not fluent 4th, slow 6th, hit 13th, weakened before 2 out
led until 2nd, mistake 3rd, led 5th, headed after 16th, looked held when bumped and left 3rd last, kept on
led 2nd, headed 5th, led after 16th, not fluent 3 out, headed and 3rd when fell last
behind, slow 10th, headway from 13th, challenged before last, held by winner flat
CHANTING HILL (NAP) has won twice over shorter trips here including her latest outing in March. This extra distance should suit Neil Alexander’s mare and she can defy a rise in the weights. Mance Rayder ran well for second over 3m6f at Perth recently and can figure again in this lower grade while Shanroe Street won for the first time since 2018 when successful at Hexham. Oscar Ceremony ran below par at Carlisle last time having gone close on a couple of occasions before that.
Mance Rayder (IRE) 17-2 (10-9) Tracked leaders, went second 3 out, led going well before 2 out, extended lead at last, soon ridden, headed close home, 2nd of 13, 1l behind Cyclop (11-11) at Perth 3m 7f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Oscar Ceremony (IRE) 9-2jfav (11-4) Held up in midfield, headway 4 out, faded 2 out, 5th of 11, dist behind Another Emotion (11-8) at Carlisle 3m hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Capard King (IRE) 11-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, lost place 2nd, struggling 12th, closed to take 3rd before 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 3rd of 6, 19 1/4l behind Cash To Ash (11-7) at Ayr 3m hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Chanting Hill (IRE) 9-4 (11-2) Chased leaders, hit 12th, not fluent 3 out, pushed along to challenge when left in lead 2 out, ridden approaching last and headed briefly, led after last, kept on well flat, won at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Mar beating Connard (11-12) by 6l, 5 ran.
Shanroe Street (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) Pressed leader, restrained behind leaders 3rd, ridden to chase leader after 2 out, close up last, driven to lead close home, won at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr beating Real Armani (11-1) by 1/2l, 14 ran.
Charlie Snow Angel 16-1 (11-12) Midfield, not fluent 1st, dropped towards rear 8th, mistake 13th, tailed off from 3 out, went poor fourth before last, 4th of 8, dist behind Real Armani (10-11) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Racing Pulse (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Prominent, midfield 11th, towards rear 14th, ridden and lost touch before 4 out, no extra, last of 8, 36 3/4l behind Wye Aye (11-7) at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
