tracked leaders on inside, took keen hold, no impression when left 3rd 2 out, weakened flat
held up in mid-division, not fluent 7th or 3 out, soon ridden and well beaten, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
tracked leader, ridden after 3 out, beginning to struggle and disputing 3rd when brought down 2 out
tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, went 2nd approaching 2 out, 1 length down when left in lead at hurdle, driven out
mid-division, jumped slowly early, headway after 3rd, lost place and ridden 8th, well beaten after 3 out
held up in touch, pushed along after 3 out, weakening when mistake and hampered 2 out
in rear, not fluent, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
held up, ridden 3 out, hampered 2 out, never on terms
led, went left 3 out, 1 length ahead and still not ridden when fell 2 out
held up, headway after 3 out, left 2nd when not fluent 2 out, stayed on, not able to trouble winner
held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway when hampered 2 out, stayed on flat, almost got 3rd, no chance with leaders
Enroller, a decent performer on the Flat, has been knocking on the door over hurdles and is capable of going close off top weight in this. Bellapais Abbey and Savant Bleu are seeking to build on respective victories at Sedgefield and Hereford while Ali Baba was second at Huntingdon in February and will be helped here by Ciaran McKee's 10lb claim. AIRMEN'S FRIEND gets good ground for the first time since finishing a close-up fourth at Ascot in October. He appears to run well fresh and gets a tentative vote as Scales continues to disappoint, despite being well backed in two of his last three starts.
Enroller (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway 5th, ridden in 3rd when left 2 out 2 out, soon led, pressed last, headed post, 2nd of 14, shd behind Avoca Promise (11-0) at Wincanton 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Bellapais Abbey (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Tracked clear leader, led 4th, ridden before last, pressed after last, kept on well towards finish, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn hdl (5) gf in Mar beating Oakwell (10-7) by 7l, 11 ran.
Savant Bleu (FR) 5-2fav (11-3) Tracked leaders, led before 2 out, pressed before last, edged right under pressure run-in, held on well towards finish, won at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Apr beating Santo Thomas (11-9) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
City Press (IRE) 6-1 (11-3) Held up, took keen hold, jumped slowly 6th, soon weakened, pulled up before next, in a race won by Sohappyharry (11-9) at Ludlow 2m 5f nov hcp 0-115 (4) gd in Apr, 9 ran.
Airmen's Friend (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Towards rear, soon pushed along, pulled up after 5th, in a race won by J'Adhere (11-2) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Dec, 10 ran.
Ali Baba 7-1 (11-1) Held up, not much room 4th, headway next, led after 7th, ridden and hung right after 2 out, headed last, hung right flat, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Kahsabelle (11-7) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Feb.
Tiradia (FR) 10-1 (11-7) Held up, headway to track leaders 3 out, soon ridden, plugged on, 3rd of 8, 35l behind Oscar Baby (10-6) at Fakenham 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Apr.
Circus Star (USA) 17-2 (10-12) Held up in rear and keen, headway before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 14, 24l behind Hi Dancer (11-0) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Mar.
Scales (IRE) 9-2fav (10-9) Mid-division, headway and in touch 3rd, chased leader after 5th to before 2 out, soon ridden, no chance with front pair before last, lost moderate 3rd flat, 4th of 14, 25l behind Monkey Milan (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Apr.
Blackstone Vegas 7-1 (10-9) In rear, ridden and headway 2 out, kept on to go 3rd at last, never dangerous, 3rd of 11, 7l behind Motarjm (11-8) at Fakenham 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Oct '10.
Mojolika 20-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along before 5th, never dangerous, 7th of 10, 26l behind Diamond D'amour (10-13) at Carlisle 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Mar.
