mid-division, headway before 9th, every chance before last, kept on and held towards finish
in rear, pushed along 7th, outpaced from 4 out
tracked leaders, no extra from last
tracked leaders, led 4 out, headed before last, one pace
behind, reminders before 6th, led before last, kept on well run-in
led to 4 out, weakened next, pulled up
prominent, pushed along before 9th, weakened before last
towards rear, ridden and weakened before 2 out
Native Optimist probably ran up to his best when runner-up at Carlisle last month and beat TOTAL ASSETS 13 lengths at Hexham back in October. But Simon Waugh’s charge is much better off at the weights and is a sound stayer who will relish the extra yardage here, where he has already won four times. Seldom Inn is also very much a course specialist but two of his three victories here have come over fences. Scotswell, another who likes it here, is getting a bit long in the tooth and Landecker has been hard to catch right since beating Sevenballs Of Fire over track and trip at the end of 2016.
Seldom Inn 7-1 (11-5) Behind, headway before 2 out, kept on, 3rd of 9, 20l behind Elusive Theatre (10-6) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Catchamat 66-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, weakened before 2 out, 10th of 11, dist behind Westend Story (11-1) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Total Assets 13-2 (10-7) Always towards rear, headway before 3 out, kept on and no impression, 5th of 9, 5 3/4l behind Delusionofgrandeur (11-12) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Rowdy Rocher (IRE) 10-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, lost place before 5 out, pulled up, at Ayr 3m hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Landecker (IRE) 13-2 (11-3) Towards rear, headway before 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 10, 29l behind Ebony Rose (10-10) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Scotswell 15-2 (11-7) Tracked leader, led 4th to 9th, lost place after 4 out, weakened from next, tailed off, 7th of 8, dist behind Tawseef (11-12) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Sevenballs Of Fire (IRE) 10-3 (11-5) In touch on outside, mistake 7th, ridden after 5 out, soon struggling, went modest 3rd after 2 out, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 6, 27 1/4l behind Purple Harry (10-3) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Native Optimist (IRE) 33-1 (10-9) Towards rear, headway before 3 out, led before 2 out, headed run-in and soon switched right, kept on, 2nd of 10, 3l behind Ebony Rose (10-10) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp (2) sft in Dec.