held up in rear, pushed along before 12th, pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders, niggled along and headway before 7th, pushed along and weakened gradually from 3 out
tracked leader, jumped left 3rd and 4th, pushed along and went 2nd before 3 out, led 2 out, not fluent last, ran on flat, driven out towards finish
led, pushed along and extended lead before 3 out, soon hard ridden, headed 2 out, lost 3rd towards finish
midfield, pushed along before 3 out, soon made headway, good jump last, up for 2nd towards finish
held up in mid-division, pushed along before 3 out, weakened before 2 out
towards rear, not fluent 5th, mistake 9th, pulled up before 12th
just worse than midfield, mistake 7th, not fluent 9th, nudged along before 10th, blundered 11th, weakened and pulled up before 3 out
NonRunner
MAASAI WARRIOR bids for a hat-trick raised 10lb for his latest win at Hexham. But he won with plenty left in the tank and looks the one to beat. Do It For Thy Sen was in the process of running a good race when unseating at Ffos Las while Old Harry Rocks had slid down the weights before successful at Newton Abbot and is 8lb higher today. Cool Country finished thereabouts over shorter trips last year while Bridey's Lettuce makes his chasing debut.
Cool Country (IRE) 2-1fav (11-13) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out until last, stayed on same pace flat, 3rd of 11, 8 1/4l behind Kiruna Peak (11-5) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Rostello (FR) 6-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 12, 8 1/2l behind Fleck Ivy (11-13) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Do It For Thy Sen (IRE) 10-3fav (11-7) Prominent, upsides 5th, led 7th, pressed on and clear 4 out, ridden and in front when blundered and unseated rider 2 out, at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Blossoming Forth (IRE) 16-1 (11-13) Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, 4th halfway, pushed along and no extra after 3 out, weakened, tailed off, 8th of 14, dist behind Quarry Lil (11-11) at Clonmel 2m hcp Soft - Heavy in Mar.
Old Harry Rocks (IRE) 5-1 (11-5) Held up in mid-division, bumped 1st, closed 4th, 2nd from 3 out, led after 2 out, stayed on, won at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Apr beating Treacys Jim (10-2) by 1 1/4l, 13 ran.
Fenrir Binding 16-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, going well in 3rd final bend, dropped to 4th when mistake 2 out, weakened after, 5th of 11, 26 1/2l behind Singapore Saga (12-0) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Bridey's Lettuce (IRE) 16-1 (10-8) Chased leaders on outside, weakened before 4 out, 8th of 11, dist behind Tipalong Tyler (11-5) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (5) gs in May.
Maasai Warrior (IRE) 13-8fav (10-10) Midfield, took closer order 3rd, joined leaders going well 11th, led before 2 out, went clear after last, comfortably, won at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Mar beating Muroor (11-10) by 4 1/4l, 7 ran.
Chief Sittingbull 66-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 7th of 17, 23l behind Leith Hill Lad (11-11) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (5) gd in May.
