led until 6th, led after 8th, headed 10th, ridden and lost place 13th, well beaten 4 out
not always fluent, held up in rear, mistake 1st, hit 5th, hampered next, headway 12th, stayed on flat, not clear run towards finish, switched right and squeezed through, went 2nd last strides, unable to challenge winner
tracked leaders on inside, outpaced 3 out, weakened next
held up, hampered 6th, closed after 8th, led 13th, jumped right 4 out, headed 2 out, held flat, bumped close home, lost 2nd last strides
jumped slightly left at times, tracked leader, led 6th, headed after 8th, led 10th, headed 13th, kept on flat, driven out
tracked leaders, mistake and unseated rider 6th
Shockingtimes is best watched at present and San Pietro has a first run since March. Shinooki was only beaten half-a-length on his last run over fences, however, though is 5lb higher now. DONTMINDDBOYS appears closely matched with Dylanseoghan on their 1-2 here last month and has yet to prove himself on ground this soft. But he wasn’t beaten far by Sunday’s Fontwell winner Native Robin at Warwick last time and is probably the one to beat even though it’s too soon to write off the unexposed Mr Love.
Shinooki (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Led, pushed along 9th, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 8, 11l behind Minella Gathering (10-8) at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Shockingtimes (IRE) 9-1 (11-6) Behind, blundered 9th, headway 13th, chased leaders 5 out, weakened after next, refused 3 out, at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
San Pietro (FR) 28-1 (11-12) Led until after 1st, chased winner until 5th, 2nd again after 2 out, every chance last, kept on, held towards finish, 2nd of 10, 1 3/4l behind Boric (11-7) at Sedgefield 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Mr Love (IRE) 5-2fav (10-13) Held up in 5th, tracked leaders 14th, effort to challenge before 4 out, soon ridden and one pace, kept on until no extra and lost 3rd flat, 4th of 6, 7 3/4l behind Captain Mowbray (10-6) at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Dontminddboys (IRE) 2-1fav (11-4) Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, reminder after 7th, headway 11th, outpaced in 4th 3 out, soon ridden, rallied after last, went 3rd and finished well inside final 100 yards, never nearer, 3rd of 7, 3l behind Native Robin (11-12) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Dylanseoghan (IRE) 3-1 (11-3) In rear, pushed along after 10th, went left next, lost touch before 13th, pulled up after, at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
