led, ridden before 2 out, headed last, kept on
held up towards rear, headway 4 out, went 3rd before last, kept on to lead towards finish
held up rear division, ridden after 3 out, soon one pace
tracked leaders, blundered 6th, weakened from 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, weakened before 4 out
tracked leader, led last, headed towards finish, kept on
held up behind, headway 7th, went 3rd 3 out, weakened from last
held up towards rear, weakened from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, tailed off
NonRunner
Pickamix and Saffron Wells are both two from two around here. The former looks the pick of that pair today at the weights but is giving 12lb to the hat-trick seeking NORTH HILL. Ian Williams’ charge is improving too quickly for the handicapper to keep up at present and should score again if handling a further step up in distance. Brian Boranha certainly wasn’t winning out of turn here last time but Popelys Gull is still struggling to get his head in front. Easter Day has plenty to do under top weight and Southport seems to have gone off the boil for now.
Saffron Wells (IRE) 5-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders, reminders before 4 out, ridden to go 2nd after next, 2 lengths down last, stayed on under pressure to lead closing stages, won at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Wake Your Dreams (11-9) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Pickamix 8-11fav (11-1) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before 6th, effort 2 out, upsides when not fluent last, soon ridden, ran on to lead towards finish, won at Market Rasen 2m 3f (4) gd in Apr beating Cracking Find (11-13) by 1l, 5 ran.
Moidore 16-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, in touch before 2 out, soon beaten, weakened well before last, 7th of 9, 33 1/2l behind Iora Glas (11-7) at Cheltenham 3m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Popelys Gull (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Held up in 4th, closed before 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, no impression on winner, kept on, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Wake Your Dreams (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Southport 10-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, ridden to challenge 2 out, weakened last, 6th of 16, 6 1/4l behind Thehossbehind (10-7) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Brian Boranha (IRE) 11-4fav (11-1) Tracked leader, led before 2 out, headed 2 out, regained lead run-in, held on well, won at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Overtheedge (11-3) by 2l, 7 ran.
North Hill (IRE) 7-4fav (11-1) Held up behind, mistake 3rd, headway on outer before 3 out, led narrowly soon after, driven clear between last 2, kept on, comfortably, won at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May beating Quarenta (11-12) by 16l, 9 ran.
Buckontupence (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Held up mid-division, pushed along before 7th, weakened before 3 out, 5th of 6, 31 1/4l behind Midnight Request (11-11) at Towcester 3m hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Easter Day (FR) 8-1 (11-12) Mid-division, headway after 8th, outpaced after 3 out, rallied and went 3rd last, one pace final 100 yards, 3rd of 13, 6 3/4l behind Doctor Look Here (10-5) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Mar.