tracked leaders, mistake 8th, lost place and ridden along, not fluent next, soon well behind
held up in rear, modest 7th at the 12th, no impression
held up in mid-division, headway 11th, one pace and beaten 4 out, no extra from next
held up in mid-division, headway 5th, led 2 out, stayed on well, ridden out
chased leaders until 2nd, mid-division, tried to close 12th, no impression, well held from 4 out
prominent until 2nd, chased leaders, went 2nd 9th, led 3 out, headed next, held after, stayed on
steadied start, always well behind
led, reminder 3rd, headed 5th, led next, headed 7th, lost place after 10th, behind when pulled up before 4 out
pressed leader, led 5th, headed next, led 7th until mistake 11th, lost place 12th, soon behind
chased leaders on outside, led 11th, headed 3 out, stayed on one pace
BAFANA BLUE takes a drop in class after a close third over 3m at Musselburgh and he's just as effective over this trip so looks the one to beat. Jonagold is on the same mark as when scoring over the trip at Warwick in September so has to be respected while Chasma is 6lb lower than her last winning mark though that was in 2017. Bocasien Desbois hasn't made the expected progress from his victory at Market Rasen a year ago while it's over two years since Harleys Max gained his course and distance victory and almost a year since he ran. The veteran Duhallowcountry found dropping back to the minimum to his liking at Sedgefield earlier this month.
Bafana Blue 13-2 (11-7) Mistake 1st, tracked leading trio until after 2nd, went 3rd after 10th, left close 2nd 13th, ridden before 4 out, lost 2nd 2 out, kept on run-in, 3rd of 5, 1 1/4l behind So Satisfied (11-4) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Klepht (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, some headway 5th, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, jumped badly left 2 out and last, 5th of 8, dist behind Air De Rock (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Jonagold 10-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, went 2nd 3rd until 5th, hit 15th and lost place, modest 4th before 2 out, 4th of 6, 14 1/2l behind Mistress Massini (10-10) at Ludlow 3m hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Chasma 5-1 (11-11) Held up, mistake 3rd, reminders after 5th, headway before 5 out, chased leader next, kept on same pace approaching last, 3rd of 8, 8 3/4l behind Waikiki Waves (11-12) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Bocasien Desbois (FR) 22-1 (11-3) Held up mid-division, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 8, 29 3/4l behind Trapper Peak (11-8) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Outnumbered (IRE) 6-1 (11-6) Raced wide, chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 10th, tailed off when blundered next, soon pulled up, at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Mar.
Harleys Max 7-1 (10-13) Mistake and rider lost iron briefly 1st, held up behind, chased leaders 4 out, driven and disputing 3rd when fell 2 out, at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Apr.
Younoso 13-8 (10-7) Tracked leader, lost place after 4 out, tailed off next, last of 4, dist behind Samtu (11-12) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (4) gd in Feb.
Duhallowcountry (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, outpaced 5 out, rallied and headway after 3 out, hard ridden to challenge after next, stayed on to lead last strides (1 fence omitted), won at Sedgefield 2m hcp (5) sft in Mar beating Two Hoots (11-0) by hd, 6 ran.
Scorpo (IRE) 8-1 (10-0) Tracked clear leading pair, well off the pace 10th, bit closer 4 out, weakened next, 5th of 7, dist behind Veauce De Sivola (10-4) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (5) gs in Mar.
