prominent, winner went clear after 3rd until 7th, outpaced and bumped about after 3 out, well held 2 out, plugged on and took modest 3rd flat
led into start, prominent, led after 2nd, clear next until mistake 7th, driven and headed towards finish, rallied gamely to lead again close home
towards rear, struggling before 8th, well behind next, pulled up before 2 out
led until after 2nd, prominent behind winner who went clear 3rd until 7th, 4th and no impression 2 out
held up in rear, not fluent 1st, headway after 3 out, went 2nd before 2 out, edged right and ridden flat, led towards finish, headed close home
in touch, lost place before 3rd, pushed along 5th, well behind before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
not always fluent, chased leaders, outpaced before 2 out, soon weakened and pulled up
held up towards rear, not fluent 9th, headway when hampered on inside after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, went modest 3rd last, no impression, lost 3rd flat
mid-division, headway 8th, ridden after 3 out, went 3rd but no impression from 2 out until last
Baddesley is only a pound higher than when scoring at Plumpton in November while Giovanni Change won over a marathon trip on the Flat at Pontefract last month but SAYADAM was staying on when having a first try over 3m at Taunton and the top weight has a good strike-rate. Ballintubber Boy was a winner over course and distance in February and the lightly-raced Zestful wasn’t stopping over 2m4f at Cheltenham but Exmoor Forest is penalised for landing a Warwick maiden. Last month’s Haydock winner Some Scope certainly isn’t out of this and neither is the Kelso scorer Hashtag Boum but Tanganyika probably faces a stiff task at the weights.
Sayadam (FR) 7-2 (11-8) Raced keenly, tracked leader until after 4 out, outpaced next, plugged on into modest 3rd run-in, 3rd of 7, 9 1/4l behind Hititi (11-5) at Taunton 3m hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Giovanni Change (FR) 9-1 (9-12) Led 3f, led again 10f out, soon clear reduced lead 6f out, pushed along 2f out, ridden out, won at Pontefract 2m 6f hcp (6) gs in Apr beating Didtheyleaveuoutto (9-9) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.
Exmoor Forest (IRE) 7-2 (11-6) Made all, slow 1st, ridden clear before 2 out, driven out flat, won at Warwick 3m 1f mdn (4) gd in May beating Hauraki Gulf (11-6) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Tanganyika (FR) 9-4jfav (10-4) In touch in mid-division, closed 6th, no extra 2 out, 6th of 7, 15 3/4l behind Jungle Jack (11-3) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Zestful 11-1 (10-6) Held up in rear, headway after final bend, every chance when mistake and lost momentum last, rallied and went 2nd close home, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Ahorsewithnoname (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 4f (1) gd in Apr.
Ballintubber Boy (IRE) 7-1 (11-3) Made all, ridden out, won at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Feb beating Martha Brae (11-7) by 3l, 6 ran.
Some Scope 7-2fav (11-13) Mid-division on inside, headway chasing leaders 4 out, led 2 out, 2 lengths ahead last, stayed on well run-in, won at Haydock 3m hcp (5) gs in Apr beating Imperial B G (11-11) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Hashtag Boum (FR) 17-2 (11-7) Mid-division, headway 3 out, pushed along in 3rd after 2 out, ridden and disputed lead last, led run-in and asserted closing stages, won at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Warriors Story (11-1) by 2 3/4l, 12 ran.
Baddesley (IRE) 14-1 (10-10) Jumped right and raced wide, chased leader, led after 2nd, went right 5th, ridden home turn, headed and jinked right before 2 out, lost 2nd 2 out, not run on, 3rd of 9, 5 1/4l behind Bashers Reflection (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
