made all, jumped well, left well clear 3 out, easily
held up in last pair, slow 2nd, reminders after 7th, headway 3 out, never on terms
in touch, headway into 2nd halfway, lost place 4 out, rallied next, kept on same pace
held up in last pair, slow 1st and 2nd, headway 9th, soon driven, stayed on under pressure to go 2nd approaching last, no chance with easy winner
in touch, headway into 2nd 4 out, challenging when ran out next
tracked leaders, weakened before 5 out
tracked leaders, effort 3 out, weakened next
ONE STYLE missed the whole of last year and took advantage of a slide down the weights to score at Hereford recently. He’s been raised 5lb but doesn’t have much to fear from these with Apache Pilot looking the main threat on a close-up third at Hexham though that was back in the June of last year. San Pietro is back on a winning mark but continues to struggle and Kingston has shown nothing so far this year. Court Painter managed to place over these fences last month but reverted to his more usual poor form on his latest start.
One Style (FR) 9-4fav (11-12) Jumped slightly left, made all, ridden before 2 out, awkward last, driven out run-in, all out, won at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (4) hvy in Apr beating Viva Rafa (11-11) by 3 1/4l, 5 ran.
Kingston (GER) 50-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, blundered and lost place 13th, never on terms after, 7th of 9, 22 3/4l behind Abracadabra Sivola (11-12) at Kempton 3m hcp (4) sft in Mar.
San Pietro (FR) 4-1jfav (11-12) Chased leaders, pushed along 11th, struggling next, last 13th, tailed off 4 out, soon pulled up, at Bangor 3m hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Amuse Me 18-1 (10-7) Tracked leading pair, hit 2nd, blundered 11th, lost 3rd next, weakened before 4 out, last of 6, 15 1/4l behind Nefyn Bay (11-12) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Apache Pilot 8-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders in 5th, went 3rd before 2 out, went 2nd before last, kept on run-in, 3rd of 16, 3/4l behind Hattons Hill (12-1) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Chanceofa Lifetime (IRE) 9-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, headway 5 out, weakened next, 5th of 6, dist behind Ascot De Bruyere (11-11) at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Apr.
Court Painter (IRE) 14-1 (10-4) With leaders in 3rd, weakened from 5 out, pulled up before 4 out, at Carlisle 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Apr.