held up mid-division, closed approaching 5th, 3rd and weakening when mistake 3 out
chased leading trio, jumped right and left 2nd 5th, every chance after 3 out, ridden and beaten after 2 out, found little
took keen hold, prominent, chased leader from 2nd, left in lead 5th, mistake 3 out, pressed after 3 out until 2 out, well in command when mistake last, stayed on well
in rear, well behind when blundered 4th
in rear, jumped left 1st, mistake 2nd, soon well behind, tailed off
in rear, pushed along approaching 3rd, soon tailed off
jumped right 1st, held up in mid-division off the pace, headway approaching 5th, 3rd when mistake 6th, weakened approaching 3 out, took poor 3rd after last
chased leader to 2nd, weakened approaching 5th, tailed off
bumped 1st, held up mid-division off the pace, behind approaching 5th, tailed off
mistakes 3rd, soon tailed off
not fluent 1st, soon well behind, tailed off
not fluent 1st, soon well behind, tailed off
A very interesting contest here with four last-time winners plus Fire And Rain and we will side with Golan Way to score. Sheena West's runner recorded a decent time when dotting up at Huntingdon on debut and this trip plus fast ground suit. Clearly open to a bit of improvement over hurdles, the four-year-old may represent some value against the others three last-time scorers. One of those is Sendani. Paul Nicholls' gelding was also a good winner at Aintree last time. He has to prove that he handles ground this quick, and the runner-up at Liverpool, Speed Up, didn't do a great deal for the form at Sedgefield on Wednesday, so he is no cert. Haddaaf will relish conditions and trip and was the easy winner of a race that cut up at Uttoxeter last time, but he is not opposed lightly. Henry Daly's Beherayn attempts to complete a hat-trick here and is officially rated the best of this lot, so with conditions again to suit he won't be far away despite a penalty. Fire And Rain won on debut on the level for Aidan O'Brien before flopping in some exhalted company. Emma Lavelle now handles the five-year-old and we would not rule out a real good run from him. Even so, Golan Way caught they eye last time and can prove good enough here.
Beherayn 11-4 (11-5) Made all, ridden and edged right flat, ran on well, won at Huntingdon 2m nov hdl (4) gf beating Cortinas (11-5) by 5l, 13 ran.
Haddaaf (USA) Evensfav (11-5) Prominent, led 3 out, clear next, won at Uttoxeter 2m nov hdl (4) gf beating Backstage (10-12) by 13l, 11 ran.
Sendani (FR) 11-10fav (10-12) With leader, led 3 out, clear when hit last, ridden out, won at Aintree 2m nov hdl (4) gd beating Speed Up (10-12) by 10l, 10 ran.
Golan Way 33-1 (10-8) Made all, clear after 2nd, driven approaching 2 out, ran on well, unchallenged, won at Huntingdon 2m nov hdl (4) gd beating Fairyland (10-5) by 10l, 16 ran.
Advancement 50-1 (10-12) Toward rear, went right 1st, weakened after 5th and pulled up 3 out in race won by Woolcombe Folly (11-5) at Wincanton 2m nov hdl (4) gf, 12 ran.
Camden Four (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Always behind, no impression, 14th of 16, well behind Cornas (10-12) at Wincanton 2m nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Eva Soneva So Fast (IRE) 50-1 (10-7) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 3 out, behind when hampered 2 out, 8th of 16, well behind Cornas (10-12) at Wincanton 2m nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Fire And Rain (FR) 33-1 (9-0) Led soon after start headed after 2f, stayed prominent until lost touch and in rear over 4f out, last of 7, 33l behind Take A Bow (9-0) at Sandown 1m 2f Grp 3 (1) gs (Flat).
Shire (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) Behind, some headway before 3 out, never nearer, 7th of 16, 41l behind Golan Way (10-8) at Huntingdon 2m nov hdl (4) gd.
Travel Guide (USA) 28-1 (10-12) In touch, chased leaders before 5th, weakened before 3 out, 8th of 16, well behind Golan Way (10-8) at Huntingdon 2m nov hdl (4) gd.
Blossom King (FR) 100-1 (10-3) Always towards rear, 10th of 15, 25l behind Nothing Is Forever (10-10) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gf.
Haydock Express (IRE) 66-1 (8-12) Raced keenly, led until headed 4f out, soon ridden, weakened from 3f out, eased over 2f out, last of 10, 34l behind Rollin 'n Tumblin (8-12) at Kempton 1m 3f mdn aut stk (6) pol in Jan (Flat).
Lawyer To World 50-1 (8-6) Towards rear, some late headway final 2f, never nearer, 9th of 16, 11l behind Bienheureux (8-11) at Brighton 1m 4f hcp 0-60 (6) gd in Apr (Flat).
Silly Wupple 11-1 (10-9) Held up, mistake 2nd, headway 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 3rd of 12, 18l behind Quickbeam (11-12) at Stratford 2m 6f nov hdl (3) sft in Apr.