blundered 1st, held up, headway 5th, lost place when hit 10th, went left and mistake 12th, pulled up before 4 out
prominent, mistake 2nd, struggling after 12th, weakened 4 out
tracked leaders, not fluent 10th, led 11th, ridden after 4 out, stayed on, headed close home
held up towards rear, behind after 10th, tailed off
held up in rear, mistake 7th, mistake and hampered next, soon pulled up
tracked leaders, closed 7th, close 3rd when mistake 2 out, no impression on leading pair after last
in rear, not fluent and hampered 1st, went left and mistake 4 out, some headway into 7th 3 out, never in contention
mid-division, headway after 11th, no impression on front trio and well held after 3 out
in touch, mistake 2nd, closed 7th, led 8th until 11th, stayed pressing leader, driven and challenged after last, stayed on to lead close home
held up in rear, mistake 6th (water), blundered and unseated rider 8th
mid-division, headway 11th, no impression and well held by leaders after 3 out
led, not fluent 7th, headed when mistake next, lost place 10th, pulled up before 4 out
mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway 9th, hit 4 out, well held by leaders from 3 out
held up towards rear, hit 3rd, headway after 11th, ridden from next, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
Nonrunner
Fistral Beach made a winning reappearance at Wetherby and should be thereabouts again, despite a 7lb higher mark. David Pipe's pair Consigliere and Qulinton may be a shade high in the weights, however, while Crescent Island's jumping remains a concern and he was quickly pulled up after blundering at Haydock last week. Barry Geraghty prefers Forzy Origny to stablemate Osric, but just as interesting are Aintree victor Hector's Choice and course winner Chance Du Roy. Edgbriar is back on a winning mark but weakened quickly on his return at Cheltenham and may need another run to put him straight so we'll take a chance on COUP ROYALE. Colin Tizzard has trained the winner of this for the last two years and his lightly-raced seven-year-old should have more to offer this term having spread-eagled a decent field on his last start at Kempton in February.
Fistral Beach (IRE) 5-2fav (11-5) Held up towards rear, steady headway after 7th, close 5th at 9th, 3rd 4 out, tracked leader before 2 out, challenging for lead when left clear 2 out, ridden out, won at Wetherby 2m 4f listed hcp chs (1) gd in Oct beating Araldur (11-12) by 8l, 11 ran.
Consigliere (FR) 22-1 (11-9) In rear, hampered 3rd, not fluent 5th, behind 9th, 12th of 17, 33l behind Tanks For That (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd.
Crescent Island (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Mid-division, blundered and almost unseated rider 11th, saddle slipped, pulled up before next, in a race won by Cappa Bleu (11-11) at Haydock 3m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gs, 10 ran.
Qulinton (FR) 66-1 (11-8) Towards rear, struggling 14th, never dangerous, tailed off, 11th of 13, well behind The Minack (11-7) at Wincanton 3m 1f listed hcp chs (1) gs.
Forzy Origny (FR) 28-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, headway before 14th, ridden before 2 out, never dangerous, 11th of 30, well behind Always Waining (10-4) at Aintree 2m 5f lstd hcp chs (1) gd in Apr.
Hector's Choice (FR) 13-2 (11-9) Led to 4th, tracked leader, led again after 8th, made rest, ridden and hard pressed between last 2, stayed on under pressure flat, in command final 50 yards, won at Aintree 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Oct beating Fine Parchment (11-12) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Safari Journey (USA) 28-1 (11-7) Prominent, lost place approaching 7th, hit next, behind 9th, 13th of 17, 49l behind Tanks For That (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd.
Edgbriar (FR) 13-2 (11-2) Led until 7th, ridden and lost place 3 out, soon behind, tailed off, last of 8, well behind Billie Magern (10-11) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp chs 0-150 (2) gf in Oct.
Chance Du Roy (FR) 11-1 (11-0) Behind when mistake 5th, pulled up before next, in a race won by Fine Parchment (10-4) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp chs G3 (1) gs in Mar, 15 ran.
Riguez Dancer 12-1 (11-1) In rear, hit 2nd, soon well behind, reminders after 4th, pulled up after 8th, in a race won by Takeroc (10-9) at Aintree 2m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd in Oct, 8 ran.
Osric (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, mistake 8th, ridden and short lived effort approaching 3 out, 9th of 17, 23l behind Tanks For That (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd.
Dinarius 11-4 (11-4) Led in start, well off the pace in last pair, hit 9th, headway after 4 out, 4th when hit 3 out, went 3rd next, went 2nd before last and kept on flat, no impression on winner, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Russian Flag (11-5) at Sandown 2m hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Feb.
Persian Gates (IRE) 4-1 (10-7) Took keen hold, chased leading pair, led approaching 4 out, narrowly headed when fell 2 out, in a race won by Fistral Beach (11-5) at Wetherby 2m 4f listed hcp chs (1) gd in Oct, 11 ran.
Coup Royale (FR) 7-2fav (10-10) Raced in rear, headway after 4 out, soon chasing leaders, led 2 out, clear last, comfortably, won at Kempton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Feb beating Soixante (11-5) by 8l, 11 ran.
Romanesco (FR) 50-1 (11-4) Bad mistake, almost fell and rider lost irons briefly 1st, tailed off after, 6th of 7, well behind Finian's Rainbow (11-4) at Aintree 2m nov chs G1 (1) gd in Apr.
