led, not fluent 7th, went right and bumped rival 8th, ridden home turn, pressed 2 out, headed last, rallied flat, not reach winner
in rear, pushed along and struggling from 6 out, pulled up after 4 out
held up, not fluent 1st and 3rd, pushed along and made no impression from 5 out, tailed off
chased leader, bumped by leader 8th, pushed along from 5 out, weakened quickly home turn, pulled up after 3 out
held up, not fluent 2nd, headway travelling well to go 2nd home turn, ridden and pressed leader 2 out when not fluent, led last, kept on well flat until idled close home, held on
VIA DELOROSA would have finished closer to the winner at Market Rasen if not for his rider dropping his whip and making a mistake at the last. David Pipe’s charge gets another chance in this. Bbold won over a shorter trip here before struggling in better company at Cheltenham. He’s still preferred to Ofalltheginjoints and Shoal Bay, both beaten a distance when third on their latest starts, while Springtown Lake hasn’t shown shown any worthwhile form since 2020.
Via Dolorosa (FR) 9-2 (12-2) Prominent, led after 3rd, headed 5th, led 7th, headed 9th, led after 10th, headed 3 out, rider soon dropped whip, switched left after 2 out, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Broken Quest (12-0) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (3) gd in May.
Shoal Bay (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Tentative at the early fences, led until 1st, led 2nd, headed 4 out, weakened from 3 out, 3rd of 5, 37 1/4l behind Seddon (11-6) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Springtown Lake (IRE) 50-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, went 2nd 10th until bypassing omitted next, chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, 6th of 10, 29 1/4l behind Zhiguli (11-1) at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Ofalltheginjoints (IRE) 3-1 (11-12) Jumped left, led until 9th, chased leader, led again before next until 11th, hit 14th and pushed along, lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened soon after, mistakes 3 out and next, tailed off, last of 3, 26 1/4l behind Twenty Twenty (10-3) at Kempton 3m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Bbold (IRE) 22-1 (10-8) Towards rear, bad mistake 9th, mistakes 15th and 18th, soon pushed along and went 4th after 3 out, no impression and faded before 2 out, 5th of 7, dist behind Captain Cattistock (10-8) at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
