led at decent pace, mistake 12th, shifted right next, pushed along and headed when bad mistake 4 out and pulled up quickly
midfield, left second 3rd, slightly hampered by loose horse on bend after 9th, hit 12th, jumped left from 4 out, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on flat
chased leaders until fell 3rd
prominent when bad mistake and fell heavily 3rd
chased leaders, badly hampered 3rd, took closer order 12th, went second 4 out, pushed along to challenge and led before last, ridden flat, kept on well
raced keenly in rear, not fluent on occasions, hampered 3rd, not fluent 4th, in touch from 6th, took closer order 12th, pushed along before 4 out where not fluent, beaten when mistakes 2 out and last
held up, took closer order 3rd, mistake next, lost place before 5th, nudged along before 8th, detached from next, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
SOMEKINDOFSTAR has now won two of his three starts over fences, having scored by a wide margin at Leicester earlier this month. He has a hike in the weights to contend with but there looks more to come. Eragon De Chanay is more exposed but has slipped down the weights and finished runner-up at Fontwell last month while Do Wanna Know finished ahead of Rock On Rocco when fifth in a tougher contest at Huntingdon recently. The Newest One has failed to win over hurdles and makes his chasing bow.
Eragon De Chanay (FR) 11-2 (11-12) Prominent, ridden and lost place before 4 out, ran on under pressure 3 out, chased leader before last, kept on but could not match winner flat, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Le Milos (12-2) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Somekindofstar (IRE) 6-1 (10-13) Bit wide, tracked leader until after 5th, went 2nd again and went left next, led 8th, made rest, came clear easily, won at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Mar beating Scorpion Haze (10-13) by 10l, 6 ran.
Do Wanna Know (IRE) 14-1 (11-6) Not always fluent, soon led, headed 1st, stayed prominent, led 2 out, headed flat, weakened towards finish, 5th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Copper Coin (11-7) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
The Newest One (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Chased leaders, driven along on long run before 2 out where left modest 4th and hampered by faller, weakened, 6th of 11, 9 1/4l behind Nobel Joshua (11-7) at Taunton 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Rock On Rocco (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Chased leaders, not always fluent, no impression 2 out, hung right and weakened last, 6th of 8, 9 3/4l behind Copper Coin (11-7) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Delight Of Dubai (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, mistake and lost place 9th, not fluent 11th, weight cloth fell off after 2 out, plugging on when more tack fell off before last, no impression in 4th flat, 4th of 7, 10l behind Go Steady (11-0) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Rock On Tiger (FR) 11-1 (11-1) In rear and lost touch, pulled up after 3 out, at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov.