close up, led narrowly 6th, not fluent 7th, pushed along before 3 out, headed narrowly 3 out, ridden and one pace 2 out, beaten and eased after last
tacked leaders, pushed along after 4th, reminder after 6th, quickly lost touch before 9th, tailed off
led, headed narrowly 6th, remained close up, led narrowly 3 out, ridden and asserted after 2 out, kept on run-in
Rated 18lb higher than likely market rival Wild Max over hurdles, HANG IN THERE is a half-brother to two winning chasers and it will be disappointing if he can’t make a winning start to his chase career with the going in his favour. The Nicholls runner should be winning soon over fences, however, if not today.
Hang In There (IRE) 80-1 (11-12) Held up in touch, not fluent 5th, ridden and lost place before 2 out, faded before last, 9th of 21, 27 1/2l behind Langer Dan (11-1) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Treacys Jim (IRE) 12-1 (10-2) Held up in behind leaders, ridden and no response before 5 out, soon pulled up, at Exeter 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Wild Max (GER) 16-5 (11-11) Chased leader, pushed along approaching 3 out, disputed lead approaching 2 out, ridden and headed just after last, ran on but no extra, 2nd of 4, 8 1/2l behind Midnights Legacy (10-12) at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) gd in Mar.