chased leaders, went 2nd before 3rd, not fluent next, ridden and held from 2 out, not fluent last, kept on
held up, went 3rd from 4th, ridden and weakened before last
made all, not fluent 3rd, shaken up before last, readily
not fluent, chased winner until before 3rd, last from next, well behind after 3 out, tailed off
Just the four runners but only two appear to have a chance of success. CLEAR THE RUNWAY has been a revelation over fences since last seen over hurdles and should still have the pace to match strides with penalised four-year-old Restitution, who was a disappointing odds-on favourite at Fakenham last time having won a Class 3 handicap at that track earlier.
Restitution (FR) 10-11fav (11-1) Close up in rear, not fluent 4 out, hit 2 out, never a factor, 4th of 5, 14l behind Glimpse Of Gold (11-7) at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Castle Quarter (IRE) 14-1 (11-1) Mid-division, never in contention, 6th of 14, 30 3/4l behind Tarahumara (11-1) at Chepstow 2m (4) gd in Apr.
Clear The Runway (IRE) 1-2fav (11-10) Chased leaders, led after 6th, extended lead over 3 out, went clear before last and just nudged out flat, won at Southwell 2m hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Getaway Luv (11-3) by 15l, 5 ran.
Phyllis (IRE) 50-1 (8-0) Fly leapt and went right start, always outpaced in rear, last of 9, 15 1/2l behind Implicit (10-4) at Wolverhampton 5f (6) pol in Jul.