tracked leading pair, ridden 2 out, driven and stayed on strongly flat, not quite reach winner
made most, ridden 2 out, tiring flat and just held on
tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced 5 out
pressed winner, ridden 2 out, keeping on same pace when lost 2nd flat
tracked leading pair until pushed along 4 out, ridden and weakened next
in rear, headway 5 out, went 4th 3 out, ridden next and no impression
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Drumconnor Lad was last of four, but not disgraced, on his first venture into hunter chase company at Haydock. He has a chance in this but has to give 8lb to CAPITAINE, an eight times winner under Rules when trained by Paul Nicholls. The grey beat Ecu De La Noverie almost 20 lengths when the latter was odds-on for one of these at Stratford last May.
Drumconnor Lad (IRE) 11-1 (12-4) Led and disputed, headed 3rd, led again 7th until after 5 out, in front again approaching next until before 3 out, chased winner, ridden and lost 2nd before the last, mistake and weakened last, last of 4, 10l behind Cousin Pascal (12-4) at Haydock 2m 6f (3) hvy in Feb.
Capitaine (FR) 5-4fav (12-0) Led til hdd & wknd 3 out, 2nd of 4, 19l behind Cheltenam De Vaige (12-0) at Larkhill 2m 4f gd in Nov.
Dalahast (FR) 33-1 (12-6) Chased leader until 9th, chased leaders, blundered 10th, pushed along in well held 4th before 4 out, weakened into 5th final strides, 5th of 7, 15 1/4l behind Pure Vision (11-12) at Ffos Las 2m 5f (4) sft in Feb.
Ecu De La Noverie (FR) 25-1 (11-5) In touch, pushed along 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 26 1/2l behind Captain Morgs (10-11) at Ascot 2m hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Jack Dillinger (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Held up, towards rear halfway, slow 5 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 9th of 10, dist behind Champagne Beauty (10-1) at Wexford 2m 4f hcp Good - Yielding in Apr.
Precious Cargo (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Led 3-5; wknd 15; wl bhnd when pu 2 out, at Larkhill 3m gd in Feb.
Marracudja (FR) 3-1jfav (12-4) Mistake 1st, tracked leaders in 4th, headway on inside before 4 out, went 2nd between last two, led last, ridden clear run-in, won at Leicester 2m 7f (3) sft in Mar beating Indirocco (11-12) by 8l, 6 ran.
Now Children (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, raced keenly, mistake 13th and dropped to rear, ridden and lost ground after 5 out, tailed off and pulled up home straight, at Musselburgh 3m (5) gs in Mar.
