kicked at start, chased leader, led after 7th to 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up in touch, joined leaders 7th, led 3 out, ridden and headed when mistake last, soon beaten
held up in rear, mistake 3 out, smooth headway on outside approaching 2 out, pushed along to lead last, driven out
held up mid-division, progress approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
prominent on inside, ridden and weakened after 2 out
led until after 7th, soon pushed along and weakened, eased and pulled up before 3 out
Theatrebar may be the senior runner here but won off this mark at Worcester last summer and was back on-song at Wetherby in March. He would have been the selection here were it not for the fact that he’s never really sparkled on this track. Myplaceatmidnight can be forgiven a rare failure at Ayr while Wincanton third Silver Kayf has claims if the cheekpieces work a second time. FORECAST wasn’t far behind Paisley Park at Aintree in the autumn and won later at Lingfield. He turned in a shocker here in March but has a good chance in this if he can put that behind him. A run at Perth last month should have blown away any cobwebs in Curious Carlos but he’ll need to stage a revival to take advantage of a lenient mark and Sir Ivan is an infrequent winner.
Myplaceatmidnight 11-4fav (11-12) Led until fell 5th, at Ayr 3m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Sir Ivan 14-1 (11-4) Prominent, led 2 out, headed off last bend, no extra last, 8th of 13, 19 1/2l behind Tobefair (11-10) at Cheltenham 3m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Theatrebar 15-2 (11-5) Raced wide tracked leaders, prominent 6th, led narrowly 3 out, driven out flat, won at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Mar beating Simply A Legend (11-12) by 1 1/4l, 8 ran.
Forecast 14-1 (10-6) Mid-division on inside, not much room after 4 out, weakened before 3 out, 13th of 18, dist behind Poker Play (10-7) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (2) hvy in Mar.
Dieu Vivant (FR) 50-1 (12-0) Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 10th of 14, dist behind Serosevsky (12-0) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Curious Carlos 7-1 (11-7) Held up behind, ridden after 3 out, never involved, 6th of 8, 34l behind Siannes Star (10-6) at Perth 2m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Fionn Mac Cul (IRE) 11-2 (11-1) With leader, lost place before 7 out, pulled up before 6 out, at Carlisle 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Silver Kayf 7-1 (11-12) Mid-division, headway 4th, led 3 out, soon headed, stayed close up, every chance after last, 3rd and held towards finish, 3rd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Kings Ryde (11-9) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Satoshi (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, under pressure approaching 3 out, soon beaten, tailed off, 6th of 8, dist behind Champagne Champ (11-6) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
