in touch, headway after 4 out, every chance from next, weakened closing stages
keen in touch, joined leaders halfway, mistake 4 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before next
led until after 4th, remained prominent, mistake 4 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before next
held up in last trio, headway before 4 out, led approaching next, soon ran green and wandered about, continued to run green approaching last 2 hurdles, headed after last, no extra
held up in rear, under pressure when not fluent 3 out, pulled up after next
prominent, led after 4th, mistake 4 out, headed before next, weakened approaching 2 out, pulled up before last
settled in rear, headway after 4 out, chased leaders, before 2 out, led after last, quickened clear, easily (2 hurdles omitted)
prominent, lost place approaching 5th, rallied 3 out, every chance last, kept on well, no chance with winner
GRANARD had only two rivals when making a winning start over hurdles at Ffos Las but did it easily and is fancied to defy his penalty on similar going. Boy Named Sioux was soon left behind by a couple of previous winners at Market Rasen 10 days ago but will have learned from the experience. Eternally Yours has won a bumper and should make a hurdler but Wor Verge and Love At Dawn look modest.
Granard (IRE) 15-8 (11-2) Tracked leader, led before 2 out, shaken up before last, kept on well, won at Ffos Las 2m 6f (4) hvy in Apr beating Big Fred (11-2) by 13l, 3 ran.
Boy Named Sioux 25-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders in 3rd, blundered 3rd, ridden after last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 6, 5 3/4l behind Or De Vassy (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (4) gs in Mar.
Jiminy Cricket (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, weakened after 4 out, pulled up, at Kelso 2m 5f (4) gd in Oct.
Luvly Boy Blue Blueprint gelding out of Mellouise.
Montydarkdestroyer 25-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 6, 17 1/2l behind Vanilla Run (10-10) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (6) gs in Apr.
Wor Verge 33-1 (11-0) In rear, headway and in touch 4th, ridden and no impression from 3 out, 5th of 10, 34l behind Pearl Of The West (10-0) at Carlisle 2m 1f (4) gs in Mar.
Eternally Yours 3-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, not much room on inside on bend over 4f out, headway over 2f out, went 4th over 1f out, kept on, 4th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Zakharova (10-2) at Musselburgh 2m (5) gs in Feb.
Love At Dawn (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Prominent, weakened before 3 out, 5th of 10, 36 1/4l behind Birch Vale (11-2) at Sedgefield 2m 1f (4) sft in Mar.
