pressed leader, led 7th until next, ridden after 3 out, beaten 2 out, weakened before last
held up in rear, headway 7th, ridden after 3 out, stayed on approaching last, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner
chased leaders on inside, soon niggled along, reminder after 6th, mistake 4 out, weakening when mistake 2 out
led, not fluent 5th, headed when not fluent 7th, led again next, headed before 2 out, mistake last, no impression on winner and lost 2nd flat
tracked leaders on outside, not fluent 4 out, challenged 2 out, soon led, comfortably
tracked leaders, not fluent, ridden and lost place after 6th, behind 8th, soon pulled up
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
This contest is complicated by the fact that likely favourite Karl Marx was due to race yesterday at Worcester. ALL FORCE MAJEURE was behind the aforementioned over 2m5f at Wincanton last month but still held every chance at the second-last before getting outpaced. The step up in distance and a pair of blinkers can see the David Pipe runner get off the mark over hurdles this afternoon. Rior has only won one of his 26 starts but was only beaten half-a-length over a similar trip at Stratford last month, when Finish The Story was well behind, and has every chance on that form. Horace Hazel also looks held by Rior on collateral form.
Finish The Story (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) Towards rear, ridden 4 out, well beaten before 2 out, tailed off, 6th of 10, well behind Billy Congo (10-12) at Stratford 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in May.
Rior (IRE) 16-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, headway 2 out, challenged before last, stayed on, held close home, 2nd of 10, 1/2l behind Billy Congo (10-12) at Stratford 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in May.
Pauls Conn (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 5, 31l behind More Buck's (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd in May.
All Force Majeure (FR) 9-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, chased winner from 3 out, ridden and weakened before last, 4th of 10, 11l behind Karl Marx (10-13) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in May.
Horace Hazel 3-1 (10-8) Took keen hold early, soon chasing leader until pushed along before 5th, lost 3rd next, rallied 7th, outpaced in 3rd after 3 out, 3rd of 5, 31l behind Vaihau (11-1) at Towcester 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in May.
Did You Ever (IRE) 25-1 (12-0) (cp) ur 1, in a race won by Blue Benny (12-0) at Berks & Bucks and Staff College 3m ptp gd in May, 12 ran.
Karl Marx (IRE) 9-2 (10-13) Made all, ridden after last, kept on, driven out, won at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in May beating Upton Wood (11-10) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Madam Be 9-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Dubh Eile (11-5) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gf in Apr, 13 ran.
