in touch, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out
close up, ridden headway 3 out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, lost place 4th, in rear 9th, fell out
tracked clear leader, chased winner 2 out, driven and stayed on towards finish
led and jumped left 1st, clear 3rd, headed 2 out, weakened before last
in touch, ridden 3 out, weakened next
jumped left and fell 1st
tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out
in rear when hampered 1st, headway 3 out, led next, driven out
in rear when hampered 1st, behind 6th, pulled up 9th
CILLIAN’S WELL would likely win this if returning the form shown when a decisive winner at Southwell in October, though he’s reverted to type the last twice. All Good Things ran a better race over hurdles at Chepstow last weekend and could figure if transferring that improvement to fences. Torrent Des Mottes got off the mark at Huntingdon last month but has shown his best form so far over 2m. Big Picture has won over hurdles but was very modest between the flags and Lerichi Belle is seemingly going from bad to worse.
Cillian's Well (IRE) 9-2 (10-13) Tracked front pair, lost place 3 out, soon outpaced, ridden after next, stayed on to chase clear and and easy winner before last, lost modest 2nd final strides, 3rd of 5, 13 1/4l behind Charmant (11-7) at Sedgefield 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Zara Hope (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place before 3 out, 6th of 9, 35 3/4l behind Bonza Girl (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
All Good Things (IRE) 20-1 (10-9) Pressed leader, led 2nd, narrowly headed before 3 out, chased winner from 3 out until ridden between last 2, weakened before the last, 5th of 18, 6 1/2l behind Cilaos Glace (11-11) at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Magic River (IRE) 16-1 (11-10) Behind, headway into mid-division 8th, ridden after 12th, never near leaders, weakened from 4 out, 7th of 14, dist behind Coopers Square (10-5) at Warwick 3m hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Lerichi Belle (IRE) 9-4fav (11-12) Held up in rear, took keen hold, mistake 2nd, headway after 4th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before last, at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Torrent Des Mottes (FR) 8-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, headway 5 out, led before 2 out, drew clear from last, eased towards finish, won at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) gd in Mar beating Sprogzilla (10-5) by 13l, 9 ran.
Big Picture 4-1 (11-2) Chased leader, led approaching 4 out, headed after next, weakened soon after, 9th of 13, 34 1/2l behind Jimmy (10-6) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Midnight Owle 11-2 (11-2) Fell 1st, at Wincanton 2m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Shininstar (IRE) 12-1 (10-7) In touch, headway to chase leaders 11th, weakened after 3 out, 7th of 14, dist behind Gone Platinum (12-2) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
The Mistress (IRE) 33-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, outpaced after 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before next, at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jan.
