in rear, in touch halfway, pushed along before 4 out, weakened before 3 out
towards rear, reminders and pushed along early, soon pulled up
led, headed halfway, ridden before 2 out, no extra
towards rear and in touch, mistake 3 out, went 2nd from last, kept on to lead towards finish
tracked leaders, pushed along before 6 out, weakened before 4 out, pulled up
with leaders, led halfway, ridden before last, kept on and headed towards finish
Lamb Or Cod has plummeted to a very low mark and is a previous course and distance winner. Southfield Theatre and Fourth Act both started favourite last time but the former has become expensive to follow and the latter was pulled up at Ludlow. Sonneofpresenting suffered a similar fate last month but will have needed that run and has claims on his form last summer. DELL’ ARCA was behind Drumlee Sunset over 2m4f at Warwick in February but is better off at the weights and can reverse the form over this longer trip as his old rival has never raced beyond 2m5f.
Dell' Arca (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Held up and behind, good headway on inside chasing leaders 4 out, went 3rd 2 out, stayed on same pace run-in, 3rd of 13, 4 1/4l behind Another Hero (10-7) at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Southfield Theatre (IRE) 5-2jfav (11-9) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd at 4th, led 6th, clear briefly after 11th, joined when hit 4 out, headed before next, ridden and lost 2nd after 3 out, no extra next, 3rd of 6, 9 1/2l behind Bugsie Malone (10-0) at Kempton 3m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Sonneofpresenting (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Led and jumped left, headed before 12th, weakened before 5 out, pulled up, at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Drumlee Sunset (IRE) 7-1 (10-13) Led until 4th, led 7th, not fluent 10th, mistake and headed last, held flat, 2nd of 7, 2 1/2l behind Cobra De Mai (11-1) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Feb.
Fourth Act (IRE) 3-1fav (11-2) Tracked leaders in 3rd, weakened before 6 out, pulled up, at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Lamb Or Cod (IRE) 12-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, 2nd 16th until next, struggling when mistake 4 out, pecked 3 out, rallied and went 2nd after 2 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 22l behind Vyta Du Roc (11-6) at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp (2) hvy in Jan.
