held up, not fluent 7th, not fluent and went 3rd 11th, jumped left 4 out, challenged 2 out, led and went left last, ridden out
tracked leaders, blundered 6th, hampered and lost place 11th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
led 2nd until 5th, led after 7th, fell 11th
led until 2nd, led 5th until after 7th, left in lead 11th, headed before 2 out, no extra last
chased leaders, not fluent 3rd or 5th, left 2nd 11th, led before 2 out, headed approaching last, held flat, stayed on
Xenophon finished ahead of Itsonlyalfie over a shorter trip here last month and is actually better off at the weights. Presenting Junior is 10lb higher than his last winning mark but was only beaten a length-and-a-half at Sedgefield last time and can't be ruled out. He makes more appeal than One In A Row, who has yet to prove that he stays this far, BRINGEWOOD BELLE has gone up 8lb since scoring for the second time at Chepstow in quick succession but she'll get every assistance from the saddle and can battle her way to a hat-trick.
Presenting Junior (IRE) 12-1 (10-3) Held up in rear, headway 9th, soon chasing leaders, kept on well approaching last, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Baltic Pathfinder (10-9) at Sedgefield 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Apr.
One In A Row (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Mid-division, reminders after 4th and 6th, never dangerous, 7th of 11, 40l behind River Purple (11-4) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Apr.
Bringewood Belle 9-2 (9-7) Always prominent, led 12th, clear approaching 5 out, 3 lengths up last, stayed on well to more than obtain advantage flat, won at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Apr beating The Last Bridge (11-1) by 5l, 11 ran.
Ifonlyalfie 11-2 (10-13) In touch, outpaced 3 out, kept on same pace from 2 out, 4th of 9, 5l behind Lough Coi (11-7) at Towcester 3m cond hcp chs (5) gs.
Xenophon 10-3fav (9-9) Held up mid-divison, headway 5 out, went 3rd before 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Typhon De Guye (11-9) at Towcester 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Apr.
