led, ridden and jinked right approaching 3 out, soon headed, not fluent last, stayed on
in rear, not fluent 5th, struggling after next, looked awkward and soon well beaten, eased and pulled up before 3 out
tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th, led 3 out, ridden and edged right last, headed flat, held towards finish
tracked leader until 6th, ridden 3 out, led flat, stayed on well
took keen hold, tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, ridden approaching 3 out, soon beaten
held up, not always fluent in early stages, headway after 6th, stayed on flat
Millers Reef is swiftly back over hurdles after pulling up when favourite for a handicap chase at Fontwell last month while Qalinas is starting to come down the weights and showed a bit more behind stablemate Diamond's Return at Exeter earlier this month. SALOMO's best form so far has been in ground with plenty of give but A P McCoy keeps faith with last week's Wincanton winner, who may good enough to defy his penalty. Sporting Boy won at Wincanton last month and looks to be improving while Flying Phoenix has shown enough to suggest she can win a race like this and has been in decent form on the Flat lately.
Qalinas (FR) 14-1 (11-3) Led, ridden before 3 out, weakened and lost 3rd place after last, 4th of 9, 9l behind Diamond's Return (10-13) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) hvy.
Vivre Libre 20-1 (11-4) Mid-division on inside, headway 3 out, chased leaders under pressure before next, kept on same pace, went moderate 3rd last, no chance with front pair, 3rd of 14, 16l behind Vulcanite (11-4) at Southwell 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Millers Reef (IRE) 13-8fav (11-12) Held up towards rear, reminders after 7th, ridden in modest 4th at 8th, soon weakened, poor 8th when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Try Catch Me (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Apr, 8 ran.
Sporting Boy (IRE) 11-8fav (11-4) Made all, quickened approaching 2 out, ridden between last 2, 3 lengths clear last, driven out flat, won at Wincanton 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Apr beating My Sister (11-3) by 6l, 3 ran.
Flying Phoenix 33-1 (10-0) Mid-division, headway after 4th, ridden to take 3rd 3 out, well held by leading pair next, 3rd of 14, 22l behind Red Inca (10-7) at Ludlow 2m mdn hdl (5) gd in Feb.
Generous Kenny 250-1 (10-12) Mid-division, ridden after 4th, lost place soon after, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Featherintheattic (11-1) at Huntingdon 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Mar, 16 ran.
Salomo (GER) 4-5fav (11-12) Took keen hold, raced wide, tracked leader, led on long run after 3 out clear before 2 out, easily, won at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy beating Thenford Flyer (10-1) by 5l, 5 ran.
