held up towards rear on outside, slightly hampered at a few fences by a rival, weakened after 3 out
held up behind leaders, slow 2nd, mistake 7th and 8th, ridden before 2 out, 3rd and held last, no extra flat
chased leader, led 3rd, headed after 3 out, no impression on winner last, kept on
held up behind leaders on inside, closed 7th, led after 3 out, ridden and stayed on well flat
jumped right, chased leaders, went 2nd 8th until 3 out, weakened before 2 out
led until 3rd, chased leader until 8th, not fluent 9th, outpaced before not fluent 2 out, weakened before last
NonRunner
This looks competitive but Nietzsche has to go on the shortlist even though he hasn’t won for a while. Stablemate Instant Replay, Dr Sanderson and ROAD WARRIOR all need to bounce back from poor runs last time but the latter should benefit from stronger handling than at Carlisle and he has already won three times around here. Cilluirid is 3-6 here but has been out of sorts but Frimeur De Lancray looks a danger to all raised only a pound for a narrow defeat at Wetherby.
Dr Sanderson (IRE) 8-1 (12-2) Chased leaders on outside, pecked slightly 2nd, lost place before 7th, struggling from 12th, well behind 4 out, 6th of 8, 37 1/4l behind Ecume Atlantique (11-12) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Nietzsche 5-1 (10-3) Raced keenly in rear, headway before 6th, hampered 8th, headway to chase leaders 4 out where not fluent, ridden before 2 out, kept on from last, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Beakstown (10-12) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp lst (1) gs in Apr.
Road Warrior 12-1 (11-12) Close up, hit 8th, jumped left 12th, dropped towards rear next, weakening when not fluent 3 out, pulled up before last, at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Mar.
Cilluirid (IRE) 5-1 (11-6) Held up in last, not always fluent, went 3rd after 13th, no impression from 4 out, weakening when mistake 2 out, 3rd of 5, 35l behind Marettimo (10-5) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Victory Echo (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Jumped right, chased leader after 5th, lost place 13th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up after, at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Instant Replay (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Towards rear, mistake 1st, reminders after 3rd, hampered after 4 out, soon pulled up, at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Frimeur De Lancray (FR) 9-2 (11-8) Chased leader, not fluent 5th, led after 12th, headed 3 out, rallied flat, just held, 2nd of 8, shd behind Ecume Atlantique (11-12) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
