held up towards rear, headway on outside chasing leaders racing keenly halfway, ridden and weakened over 2f out
held up in last pair, never involved
pulled hard, held up in rear, headway on wide outside chasing leaders over 3f out, ridden and not quicken over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders on inside, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong
chased leaders on outside, went 2nd 9f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, kept on same pace in 3rd
chased leaders, weakened over 2f out
slowly into stride, mid-division, outpaced 2f out, plugged on, no threat
led over 10f out, ridden over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, stayed on same pace
mid-division on inside, outpaced 3f out, plugged on late, never a threat
led over 1f, settled 3rd 9f out, ridden and went 2nd again on inside over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on
slowly into stride, always towards rear
Chelmsford winner Harry Callahan and Gorham's Cave share top rating in a desperate affair but COTTINGHAM is pretty consistent and may come out on top, though it would be a worry that he hasn’t been at his best in a couple of previous runs here. Schindlers Ark won a maiden hurdle for Gordon Elliott and his first run for new connections wasn’t without hope but it’s unlikely that the drop in distance will do him any favours.
Cloud Nine (FR) 33-1 (9-10) Held up, ridden and well beaten over 1f out, last of 9, 14 3/4l behind Chakrii (8-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (7) pol in Feb.
Embankment 16-1 (9-1) Led early, chased leaders to over 3f out, weakened and eased over 1f out, 9th of 13, 31 3/4l behind Zarrar (9-2) at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Nov.
Gorham's Cave 11-2 (9-11) Held up in touch, headway over 3f out, ridden 2f out, weakened final furlong, 8th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Top Rock Talula (9-8) at Kempton 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Greenview Paradise (IRE) 100-1 (10-5) Last pair, never a factor, tailed off, 9th of 13, dist behind Epatante (10-5) at Kempton 2m (4) gd in Nov.
Muraaqeb 16-1 (8-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd 8f out until 7f out, in touch on inside, keeping on same pace when not clear run inside final furlong, 7th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Creative Talent (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Onda District (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Chased leader over 7f, soon behind, last of 12, dist behind Tetradrachm (9-2) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Ronni Layne 66-1 (9-5) Always behind, 13th of 14, 16 1/4l behind Baron Run (9-12) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Schindlers Ark (USA) 12-1 (8-12) Prominent, ridden 4f out, outpaced 3f out, no impression after, 4th of 12, 19 1/4l behind Seasearch (9-7) at Southwell 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Cottingham 9-2 (9-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, went 3rd well inside final furlong, 3rd of 13, 3l behind Diamond Reflection (9-1) at Wolverhampton 1m 1f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Harry Callahan (IRE) 7-4fav (9-0) In touch in mid-division, lost place over 5f out, closed on outside 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, stayed on, led close home, won at Chelmsford City 1m 5f stks (6) pol in Feb beating Banta Bay (9-2) by hd, 8 ran.
Invisible Shadow 7-1 (9-9) Always towards rear, 11th of 15, 18 1/2l behind Foreign Legion (9-9) at Chelmsford City 1m hcp (7) pol in Jan.