held up in touch, outpaced 12th, chased leaders 2 out, ridden and weakened 2 out
held up, driven and outpaced 14th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before last
in touch, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last
held up, smooth headway 14th, led before 2 out, mistake last, hung left under pressure flat, held on
tracked leaders, headway 14th, ridden 3 out, edged left next, rallied flat, just held
behind, struggling 14th, pulled up before 2 out
led to 4th, tracked leader, led again 9th, headed before 2 out, ridden and rallied flat, held towards finish
tracked leader, led 4th to 9th, weakened 14th, tailed off when pulled up before last
Nonrunner
Madformakeup, Bafana Boy and Not A Trace are the three to concentrate on here and the vote is given to Bafana Boy. The selection won well at Hexham on his chasing debut when beating Aston last time out. He remains relatively unexposed and with this fast ground very much in his favour he is taken to score. Madformakeup won well last time over hurdles at Thurles when she proved she does handle today's ground conditions. Trainer Tony Martin has made no secret of the fact that he intends to go chasing with her and she has to hold a leading chance tonight. Not A Trace remains a maiden but has been running consistently well and he could provide the each-way value in the race. Forever Eyesofblue is a course and distance winner and is another with claims, but for the winner we will stick with Bafana Boy.
Forever Eyesofblue 6-1 (10-12) Held up, headway to chase winner 3 out, ridden and hung left approaching next, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Noir Et Vert (10-11) at Perth 3m 3f cnd hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gf in Apr.
Madformakeup (IRE) 7-1 (10-11) Rear of mid-division, progress from before 4 out, 7th before straight, ridden from 2 out, went 2nd before last, led run-in, stayed on well, won at Thurles 2m hcp hdl 0-95 gd in Apr beating Andijan (10-13) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
Not A Trace (IRE) 8-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, effort 4 out, driven when mistake next, ridden and kept on from 2 out, 3rd of 10, 4 1/2l behind Clouding Over (11-8) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (3) gf in Apr.
Bafana Boy 14-1 (10-6) Held up, left close up 5th, led 3 out, stayed on well, won at Hexham 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Apr beating Aston (11-4) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Toran Road (IRE) 6-1 (10-5) Prominent, led 4 out, travelling well when fell next fell in race won by Another Nation (11-5) at Ballinrobe 2m 6f hcp chs 0-95 gs, 16 ran.
Lethem Present (IRE) 80-1 (10-4) Held up, went 3rd 13th, outpaced 15th, 3rd of 4, 15l behind Vic The Piler (11-0) at Hexham 3m 1f chs (4) gf.
Mounthooley 25-1 (10-0) Not fluent, led to 3rd, chased leader, lost place 10th, weakened 4 out, 6th of 10, 43l behind Clouding Over (11-8) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (3) gf in Apr.
No Picnic (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) In touch, lost place 6th, soon behind, 5th of 10, well behind Noir Et Vert (10-11) at Perth 3m 3f cnd hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gf in Apr.
