held up towards rear, mistake 4th, headway 6 out, went 3rd 4 out, every chance last, kept on and held towards finish
in rear, headway before 6 out, went 4th 4 out, weakened 3 out
led until after 1st, outpaced 6 out, headway before 2 out, led before last, pressed last, kept on towards finish
mid-division, went 2nd from 4th until 6th, left 2nd 10th, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last
mid-division, reminders before 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
tracked leader, lost place and in rear from 6 out, soon weakened
close up, led after 1st, clear 4th, blundered 2 out, headed and weakened before last
held up towards rear, went 2nd from 6th, blundered and unseated rider 10th
Special Portrait won this in 2012 and was second last year so Mark Hughes' 10-year-old can't be underestimated. Eyre Square, Loose Preformer and the mare Radharc Na Mara have all been in decent form between the flags, as has Gin Cobbler, while Sacred Mountain ran well for a long way at Carlisle last month. PLAYING THE FIELD was pulled up in his only recent run under Rules but his run behind Ockey De Neuillac at Brocklesby later wasn't a bad effort and he could go well under a proficient lady amateur here.
Special Portrait (IRE) 10-1 (11-13) Mid-division, chased leaders when blundered 4 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Pena Dorada (11-6) at Kelso 2m 7f hts chs (6) gs in Mar, 15 ran.
Gin Cobbler 7-1 (12-7) Held up; prog 11; one pce 3 out, 2nd of 7, 8l behind Silk And Roses (11-10) at Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire and E 3m ptp sft in Mar.
Sacred Mountain 14-1 (12-2) Tracked leader, led before 1st, headed halfway, led again before 9th, headed 11th and not fluent, every chance 4 out, one pace, 5th of 9, 15l behind Viking Rebel (11-5) at Carlisle 3m hts chs (6) gs in Mar.
Eyre Square (IRE) 7-2 (12-5) Held up; eff up 4 out; ev ch 2 out; one pce, 3rd of 4, 3 1/2l behind Zitenka (12-5) at Holderness 3m ptp gd in Mar.
Loose Preformer (IRE) 11-4 (12-5) Ap; led 15; all out, won at Duke of Beaufort's 3m ptp gd in Mar beating Punter Friendly (12-5) by hd, 11 ran.
Playing The Field (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Held up; chsd wnr 14; no imp 3 out, 2nd of 4, 15l behind Ockey De Neulliac (11-0) at Brocklesby 3m ptp gf in Mar.
Radharc Na Mara (IRE) 10-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, headway 6th, led 7th, clear from 9th, stayed on well from last, won at Wetherby 3m 1f mares hunt chs (6) gs in Mar beating Spotthestripe (11-1) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.
Rosie Du Berlais (IRE) 11-10fav (11-5) In touch, fell 7th, in a race won by Radharc Na Mara (11-1) at Wetherby 3m 1f mares hunt chs (6) gs in Mar, 7 ran.
