chased leader, not much room 2nd, led 6th, mistake next, ridden before 2 out, clear flat, stayed on well
jumped right, led until 6th, shaken up after 2 out, hung right and mistake last, no impression flat
chased leaders, not much room 1st, closed 6th, lost place 9th, mistake 4 out, soon well behind
in rear, slow 1st, mistake 6th, closed 9th, pushed along after 4 out, not fluent 3 out, 3rd and held from 2 out, kept on
Cornerstone Lad is best over a strongly-run 2m on soft ground but Kapcorse needs further and has been out of sorts for a while. Riders Onthe Storm is 4lb lower than when landing the Grade 2 Old Roan at Aintree in October but is hard to catch right so this race can see the useful novice WHISTLEINTHEDARK continue his upward trajectory by defying top weight.
Whistleinthedark (IRE) 7-2 (11-9) Prominent, led 7th, edged left 3 out, ridden and headed narrowly next, rallied gamely to lead again flat, stayed on, won at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (3) gs in Mar beating Cap Du Mathan (11-10) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Riders Onthe Storm (IRE) 12-1 (11-13) Raced wide, chased leaders, led after 6th (water) pushed along and headed before 4 out, lost 2nd 4 out, weakened before next, 7th of 9, dist behind Heltenham (10-11) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Kapcorse (FR) 22-1 (12-0) Held up towards rear, good headway out wide chasing leaders 6th, not fluent 8th (water) outpaced and struggling in last trio 13th, no chance after, 9th of 10, 28 1/2l behind Cyclop (11-11) at Newbury 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Cornerstone Lad 7-1 (12-2) Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway 3 out, mistake last, went 4th flat, never on terms, 4th of 8, 19l behind Return Ticket (11-11) at Carlisle 2m hcp (3) gs in Apr.
