held up towards rear, ridden after 7th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before next
held up towards rear, reminders after 5th, ridden 7th, badly hampered 3 out, headway to challenge next, every chance last, no extra
always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
led until 2nd, prominent, struggling, close up, when stumbled and fell 3 out
mid-division, headway after 4th, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next
took keen hold in mid-division, effort when hit 3 out, soon weakened
mid-division, headway after 7th, ridden after 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before next
chased leaders, went right 3 out, soon ridden, weakened quickly and pulled up before next
held up towards rear, headway 7th, ridden and every chance when wandered 2 out, kept on same pace
mid-division, ridden after 7th, headway next, took narrow advantage 2 out, ran on well from last, ridden out
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Nonrunner
This closing contest is about as competitive as it gets all evening with Critical Stage, Forest Green, Estate and Don't Be Bleu among those with chances but we will suggest Shanxi Girl as an alternative. The selection should definitely appreciate the return to this trip and acts well on fast ground. She is lightly raced and therefore open to plenty of improvement, comes from a yard going well in the spring, and the application of blinkers makes her very interesting so we will chance her. Forest Green is potentially well in over hurdles compared to to his chase mark and also acts on the ground. There is no doubting he has some smart form on the board but he has plenty of weight to lug around here and is no certainty. Critical Stage is another with plenty of pounds to shoulder but was good enough to win over c&d last time and is respected given that he acts on a sound surface. Estate was involved in a very warm race at Haydock when last seen in February and conditions also suit David Pipe's runner, and there may still be more to come from him after this break. Don't Be Bleu took a weaker race than this at Huntingdon last time but a 10lb rise here means that A P McCoy will probably have to be somewhere near his best with assistance from the plate and on this occasion we will take a chance with Shanxi Girl.
Estate 7-2fav (10-0) Held up, headway to chase leaders approaching 4 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 18, 12l behind Ballyfitz (10-6) at Haydock 3m hcp hdl (2) gs in Feb.
Forest Green (FR) 5-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, headway to track leaders on outside 8th, beaten 4 out, soon weakened, behind when hit 2 out, 8th of 9, 32l behind Ela Re (11-3) at Cheltenham 2m cnd hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Apr.
Mole's Chamber (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Mid-division until 3rd, soon behind, 9th of 10, well behind Psychiatrist (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 2f nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Josear 3-1 (11-4) Chased leader, led approaching 3rd, ridden after 2 out, headed when fell at the last in race won by Daryal (11-0) at Stratford 2m 1f nov chs (4) gd in Mar, 5 ran.
Curragh View (IRE) 33-1 (11-11) Held up, behind from 6th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Joe Brown (11-3) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Jan, 16 ran.
Mungo Jerry (GER) 20-1 (11-3) Chased leader, led approaching 5th to after 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 6th of 14, 7l behind Le Beau Bai (10-11) at N Abbot 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Apr.
Loulou Nivernais (FR) 25-1 (11-1) Held up, ridden 8th, weakened 11th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Bring Me Sunshine (10-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gs in Feb, 8 ran.
Voir Dire 33-1 (11-4) Towards rear, headway approaching 7th, ridden 2 out, chased leaders after, weakened approaching last, 8th of 11, 19l behind Critical Stage (11-12) at N Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Apr.
Don't Be Bleu (IRE) 11-4fav (10-10) Tracked leaders, led 8th, mistake last, driven out, won at Huntingdon 3m 2f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf beating Petrus De Sormain (10-12) by 2l, 15 ran.
Shanxi Girl 8-1 (10-12) Always behind, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Lordsbridge (10-5) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Mar, 14 ran.
Idian Mix (FR) 9-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway approaching 5th, weakened after 7th, tailed off, 13th of 16, well behind Wotchalike (11-9) at Wincanton 2m 4f cnd hcp hdl 0-100 (4) sft in Mar.
Critical Stage (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Towards rear, ridden and struggling 7th, stayed on from 2 out, challenged last, ran on to lead close home, won at N Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Apr beating Sea Eagle (11-12) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Stars Delight (IRE) 13-2 (11-7) Mid-division, ridden after 10th, weakened next, 8th of 12, well behind Thenford Star (10-12) at Fontwell 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Apr.
