held up in touch, closed 3rd, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, tailed off
took keen hold, mistake and prominent 1st, lost place 4th, well beaten after next, tailed off
led until 3rd, stayed prominent, not fluent 5th or 3 out, no impression on winner from 2 out, lost 2nd flat
prominent, ridden after 3 out, one pace and beaten next
held up on inside, not fluent 3rd, weakening when mistake 3 out, tailed off
held up on outside, took keen hold, headway 2nd, led next, not fluent 2 out, clear before last, ran on well, easily
held up and behind early, stayed on from after 3 out, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner
Triple bumper winner IZZINI looks a strong raider for the Crawford team and can to post a victory on her hurdling debut. She must have had training problems in light of her infrequent trips to the races but was thought good enough to contest the Cheltenham Festival bumper on her only start last season when making no show. Hopefully, she can now start making up for lost time at the prime expense of Cafe Au Lait who brings some solid German form to the table when in the care of Christian Von Der Recke. This is a step down from recent Sandown and Newbury engagements and he rates the leading option should the selection fail to fire. Bulas Belle has been well beaten the last twice but Zip Wire must have more to come over timber for the McCain team, having shown promise on the level in Ireland when with Eddie Lynam.
District Attorney (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) In touch, weakened 4 out, 9th of 13, well behind Sergeant Mattie (10-12) at Carlisle 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Roll Of Thunder 28-1 (10-12) Raced keenly, mid-division when fell 1st, in a race won by Asteroid Belt (10-12) at Wetherby 2m 3yo mdn hdl (5) gs in Oct '12, 13 ran.
Zip Wire (IRE) 11-2 (11-2) Prominent, pushed along over 2f out, ridden well over 1f out, no impression when lost 3rd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 6th of 15, 10l behind Presenting Arms (10-9) at Kempton 2m 2f n h flat (4) std in Feb.
Cafe Au Lait (GER) 10-1 (10-12) Led, hit 6th, driven and pressed 2 out, soon headed, chased easy winner, no chance when lost 2nd and weakened before last, 7th of 11, 26l behind Aldopicgros (11-5) at Newbury 2m 3f hcp ch 0-130 (3) gs in Mar.
Red Joker (IRE) 80-1 (10-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along over 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 10, 34l behind Kings Bandit (11-6) at Wetherby 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Apr.
Izzini (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, outpaced 3f out, never dangerous, 18th of 22, 24l behind Silver Concorde (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m N H flat G1 (1) gd in Mar.
Bulas Belle 25-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, reminders after 5th, soon struggling, 9th of 10, well behind Kings Bandit (11-6) at Wetherby 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Apr.
