held up towards rear, headway to track leaders after 5th, went 2nd before and blundered 3 out, soon one pace
held up in rear, weakened from 11th
tracked leaders, led 4 out, clear from next, very easily
led to 4th, tracked leader, in rear from 8th, soon weakened
with leader, led 4th, blundered 6 outheaded 4 out, weakened before 3 out
Nonrunner
IN THE ROUGH looked a smart prospect over hurdles in the second half of last year, winning four on the spin including a couple of Class 3 events. He returns from a lengthy absence but this will be a useful fact-finding mission and he can give weight to the mare Centasia, who has ability but can be difficult to catch right. Royale Django won over hurdles here in March and is lightly-raced but the same can't be said of Roving Lad and Senor Alco. Dream N has won a mares' point-to-point but has been disappointing under Rules.
In The Rough (IRE) 9-4 (11-6) Held up, closed 5th, went 2nd 9th, driven to challenge flat, led final 75 yards, stayed on, won at Cheltenham 3m 1f nh nov hdl (3) gs in Oct beating Vivaldi Collonges (11-6) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Roving Lad (IRE) 7-1 (11-6) Mid div, 4l 3rd 1/2way, rdn in fair 3rd appr str, 2l dwn when mstk 2out & lst ch, no ex sn aftr, wknd last, 3rd of 6, 4 1/2l behind Klassy (12-2) at Stradbally 3m ire ptp gd in Apr.
Royale Django (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway after 4th, not fluent next, lost place after 6th, weakened 7th, 9th of 10, 46l behind Central Flame (9-10) at Haydock 2m 4f (3) sft in Apr.
Senor Alco (FR) 10-1 (10-5) Led, headed briefly 5th, headed 10th, pushed along before 3 out, weakened from 2 out, last of 3, 19l behind Tikkandemickey (10-7) at Perth 3m nov chs (5) sft.
Centasia 12-1 (11-5) Tracked leader until hit 9th, weakened before 3 out, 5th of 8, 11l behind Jennys Melody (11-5) at Ayr 3m mrs hcp hdl (2) gd in Apr.
Dream N (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, several slow jumps, reminder 3rd, not fluent 7th, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 9, 44l behind What A Jewel (11-0) at Towcester 2m 5f mdn hdl (5) gd.
