took keen hold, held up in touch, headway on inside before 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, ridden before the last, kept on same pace run-in
sometimes jumped left, led, hit 2nd, headed 7th, chased leader until after 9th, chased leading pair, pushed along before 4 out, weakening when blundered next, just held on for remote 4th
held up in rear, closer order 9th, pushed along in 5th on long run before 4 out, plugged on battling for remote 4th close home
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 5th (water), led 7th, joined when blundered headed 4 out and rider lost iron briefly, lost 2nd next, one pace and no impression in 3rd
raced wide, tracked leaders, went 2nd after 9th, led 4 out, edged left run-in, ridden out
tracked leader until 5th (water), chased leaders, behind and struggling 9th, tailed off, blundered 3 out and next
River Purple was still beaten 25 lengths when third here last time and appears to have lost the plot. Stablemate Free World isn’t much better while Midnight Chorister is out of sorts and Pembroke House is proving hard to place. NOCHE DE REYES (NAP) is back in the right grade having finished well beaten over track and trip in December. He’s won three times here and has been waiting for this better ground. The Coffee Hunter has only run three times over fences so far but has not progressed from a debut third at Stratford in October.
Noche De Reyes (FR) 16-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, weakened 4 out, 6th of 8, 35l behind Colin's Brother (10-3) at Ludlow 2m hcp (2) gs in Dec.
The Coffee Hunter (FR) 10-1 (10-11) Mid-division but in touch, outpaced 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, never troubled leaders, 3rd of 8, 16l behind Truckers Glory (11-2) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Midnight Chorister 13-2 (11-5) Held up in touch in rear, ridden after 3 out, weakened next, last of 4, 25l behind Contre Tous (12-7) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Pembroke House 7-2 (11-3) Held up in rear, headway before 4 out, disputing 2nd when blundered and badly hampered 3 out, soon left clear 2nd, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 12l behind The Yank (11-12) at Ludlow 2m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
River Purple 25-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, went 3rd before 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 7, 25l behind The Yank (11-12) at Ludlow 2m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Free World (FR) 4-1 (12-0) Led 2 til hdd aft 7; wknd 4 out; t.o, last of 6, dist behind Le Bacardy (11-9) at Brampton Bryan 2m 4f gd in Apr.
