tracked leader before 1st, just over 1 length down when left in lead soon after 2 out, pressed briefly after last, stayed on, clear towards finish
jumped right at times, led, just over 1 length up when not fluent and slithered badly 2 out, headed and rider lost iron, 3rd and held after
2nd until before 1st, tracked leaders, lost place after 3 out, weakened before next
not fluent, last from 3rd, behind 6th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up after
mid-division, not much room 1st, headway 6th, 3rd and not quicken when left 2nd soon after 2 out, closed last, every chance briefly, no impression towards finish
held up in rear, jumped left and not fluent 1st, headway 7th, ridden and weakened before 2 out
in rear, bumped 1st, not fluent 6th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
Rebel Yeats cruised home on his first start for Ian Williams and appears to have turned over a new leaf and is an obvious danger to all but LITHIC is just preferred. Highly tried after an effortless Huntingdon success in March, he was still in touch when falling in a decent Aintree handicap last time, prior to which he'd gone close at Cheltenham. Track and ground will suit and the drop back into novice hurdle company should make life easier for the son of Westerner. Blue Comet and Third Estate look next best but both will need to improve on efforts to date to handle the protagonists.
Lithic (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Held up towards rear, outpaced 3 out, headway after 2 out, staying on in 5th when fell last, at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in May.
Blue Comet 11-1 (11-2) Prominent, ridden and jinked about just before 3 out, outpaced approaching next, stayed on flat, 4th of 13, 12 1/4l behind Spiritofthegames (11-9) at Taunton 2m 3f (4) gd in Mar.
Freewheel (IRE) 18-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and weakened before last, 3rd of 6, 20 1/4l behind The Doorman (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 4f (4) gd in May.
Lord Bunnacurry 200-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, weakened halfway, soon tailed off, 12th of 13, dist behind Black Op (11-2) at Doncaster 2m 1f (6) gd in Feb.
Rebel Yeats (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, led before 2 out, ridden clear flat, ran on well, won at Warwick 2m mdn (5) gs in May beating Oscar Rose (11-0) by 6l, 10 ran.
Third Estate (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 5th, headway 7th, 3rd and no impression on winner when left 2nd last, 2nd of 8, 15l behind Argante (11-0) at Fakenham 2m 4f mdn (5) gs in Dec.
Oregon Gold (FR) 66-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, ridden over 2f out, soon lost place, 6th of 10, 20 1/2l behind Settie Hill (10-9) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (6) gd in Apr.
