held up in rear and keen, headway on outside tracking leaders and every chance when mistake 2 out, plugged on towards finish, no chance with winner
held up in touch, headway approaching 2 out, ridden between last two, soon switched left, 4th and one pace run-in, went 3rd towards finish, no chance with winner
held up, pushed along on downhill run before 2 out, soon beaten
chased leader until pushed along before 2 out, chased leaders, weakened between last two
held up in last pair, pushed along and struggling before 2 out, no headway
tracked leaders, led travelling well 2 out, driven out
raced wide, tracked leaders, every chance 2 out, chased winner after, ridden before the last, one pace and no impression run-in, weakened and lost two places towards finish
tracked leaders, pushed along on downhill run before 2 out, soon weakened
raced keenly, led until 2 out, chased leading pair, rallied into 2nd again towards finish, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, awkward 2 out, ridden and weakened between last two
Jaunty Inflight, in the previous race, could give a form boost to THIRD ACT. Colin Tizzard's charge won a conditionals' race at Exeter so escapes a penalty and Paul O'Brien's claim is a further plus on the testing ground. Bingo D'olivate reappears off an 11lb higher mark than when scoring at Newbury in March but Heath Hunter is well treated nowadays, though an infrequent winner. Collodi was only fourth at Hereford when returning to hurdles after a couple of wins on the level but Sleepy Haven should be approaching peak fitness and Slippers Madden is an interesting jockey booking for Bohemian Rhapsody.
Bingo D'Olivate (FR) 14-1 (11-6) Pulled hard in touch, headway to lead before 2 out, stayed on strongly, won at Newbury 2m hcp (4) sft in Mar beating King Muro (11-4) by 8l, 7 ran.
Sleepy Haven (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, raced wide from 6 out until chased winner from 4 out, disputing 3rd and looking one pace when jumped left and stumbled and unseated rider last, at Haydock 2m hcp (3) hvy in Nov.
Heath Hunter (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Mid-division, chased leaders 4th, ridden after 3 out, weakened next, 7th of 10, 24 1/2l behind Don Padeja (11-4) at Warwick 2m hcp (3) gs in May.
Theatre Flame (IRE) 66-1 (11-1) Mid-division, not fluent 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened, last of 12, dist behind Cliffs Of Dover (10-2) at Cheltenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Fort Carson (IRE) 15-2 (11-3) Chased leader, led after 3rd until 6th, chased leaders, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before next, at Newton Abbot 2m 2f hcp (3) gd in May.
Darebin (GER) 6-1 (11-3) Tracked leading pair, pushed along and weakened before 2 out, eased after last, tailed off, 6th of 8, dist behind Poker School (11-5) at Sandown 2m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Collodi (GER) 9-4fav (11-10) In touch, headway 3 out to chase leaders, kept on same pace, 4th of 9, 9 3/4l behind Furiously Fast (11-2) at Hereford 2m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Bohemian Rhapsody (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Tracked winner until 6th, ridden and one pace 2 out, no extra flat, 4th of 5, 10 1/2l behind Theligny (11-11) at Lingfield 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Third Act (IRE) 11-4 (11-12) Led, pressed 3 out, headed before last, rallied to regain lead run-in, won at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Nov beating Jaunty Inflight (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 11 ran.
Beau Lake (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Mid-division, not fluent 1st, jumped slowly 3rd, weakened before 5th, 9th of 11, dist behind Clyne (11-12) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
