in touch, headway 4 out, led 2 out, pushed clear
tailed off from 3rd
towards rear, mistake 4th, beaten when mistake 3 out
prominent, left in lead 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, faded
led, headed 2nd, weakened 5th
led from 2nd, 1 length advantage when fell 3 out
in touch, ridden and weakened after 4 out
held up, headway 4 out, left 3rd 3 out, no impression on leading pair from 2 out
held up, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, one pace from 2 out
Lemington Lad has shown signs of ability but is proving to be expensive to follow and a better bet looks to be Benmore Boy, who gets the vote with Avant Gardiste rated the pick of the remainder. The selection stepped up on bumper form when making a winning debut over hurdles here last month and it is of interest that Henrietta Knight has turned out the son of Old Vic so quickly. No Supper has shown promise over hurdles and has to be of interest, while Nick Gifford's Quantique is another that is relatively unexposed but probably needs to improve to trouble the judge. A market move for Optic would be of some interest but more solid claims may be held by David Pipe's Avant Gardiste, who has shown improved form over hurdles of late. Benmore Boy has shown progressive form of late though and he is taken to make a winning debut over the larger obstacles.
Avant Gardiste (FR) 5-2fav (11-1) Took keen hold in mid-division, headway 5th, chased winner after 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened flat, 3rd of 12, 11l behind First Feerie (11-10) at Stratford 2m 3f amt hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in May.
Big Ralph 100-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, 8th of 12, well behind Woolcombe Folly (11-5) at Wincanton 2m nov hdl (4) gf in May.
Estuary House (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, lost touch 4 out and pulled up 2 out in race won by Recovery Man (10-12) at Perth 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gd, 10 ran.
Leamington Lad (IRE) 13-2 (11-3) Mid-division, headway approaching 5th, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakening when hung right approaching last, 7th of 17, 17l behind King's Head (11-0) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in May.
Tiffin Deano (IRE) 16-1 (10-7) Prominent, chased leaders 5th, soon ridden, weakened approaching 2 out, 5th of 11, 35l behind Advancement (11-0) at N Abbot 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) sft.
No Supper (IRE) 8-1 (10-7) Led, raced keenly, hit 2 out, soon ridden, headed last, unable to quicken flat, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Thistle (10-5) at Towcester 2m nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Podium Pete (IRE) 50-1 (10-5) Raced in 5th, outpaced before 6th, soon well behind, 5th of 7, 33l behind Lupanar (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 2f 4yo hdl (4) gs in May.
Edgefour (IRE) 100-1 (10-6) Held up in rear, mistake and hampered 1st, some headway after 6th, weakened approaching 3 out, 6th of 15, 14l behind Talkingstick (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m mrs nov hdl (4) gf in May.
Quantique (FR) 5-1 (9-10) Mid-division, headway 3 out, every chance next, ridden and kept on same pace last, 4th of 10, 7l behind Cortinas (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m nov hdl (4) gd in May.
Benmore Boy (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) Keen towards rear, headway to chase leaders approaching 5th, went 2nd after 3 out, led approaching last, ridden out, won at Towcester 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in May beating Andrew Nick (11-5) by 3l, 12 ran.
Hoofbeats Tour 100-1 (10-5) Held up in rear, headway after 5th, ridden when fell 5 out in race won by Wotchalike (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f sll hdl (5) gf in May, 13 ran.
Optic 4-1 (10-7) Chased leader until badly hampered by loose horse approaching 8th, not recover, soon behind, 8th of 14, 42l behind Freschezza (10-7) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gf.
