held up in mid-division, not fluent 5th, ridden and weakened before 3 out
led, not fluent 5th, mistake next, headed before last, held flat, kept on
held up towards rear, well behind before 3 out
pressed leader until before 3 out, 5th and weakening 2 out
not jump well, mid-division, weakened before 3 out
chased leaders, 2nd 3 out until mistake 2 out, 3rd and no impression last
held up in rear, took keen hold, headway when not fluent 3 out, 2nd next, led before last, clear flat, comfortably
tracked leaders, jumped right at times, ridden 3 out, 4th and no impression from next
held up towards rear, jumped slowly 6th, modest 6th 2 out, no impression
tracked leaders, lost place after 6th, well beaten before 3 out
mid-division on inside, took keen hold, weakened before 3 out
Most of these have questions to answer but only two have so far earned handicap marks, with Somewhere To Be rated 11lb higher than Grand Coureur. MAJESTIC TOUCH will probably start favourite but he stepped up on a modest hurdling debut when second at Ludlow and that looks the best form on offer. Bomber Command and Blue Bullet may do better when going handicapping while Third Estate was beaten 15 lengths when second at Fakenham. Midnight Chill and Holy Street will need to improve on bumper form to figure.
Blue Bullet (FR) 16-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly 4 out, lost place next, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 28l behind Gibson Park (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn (4) gd in Apr.
Bomber Command (FR) 12-1 (11-0) Chased leader, led 2 out, ridden and headed between last 2, weakening when eased before the last, 6th of 10, 12 1/4l behind I'll Be Your Clown (11-0) at Stratford 2m (4) gd in Apr.
Fact Flow (IRE) 4-1 (12-2) Chsd ldrs, mstk 1st, ran in snatches, rdn 4th, 3rd 1/2way, rdn agn 6out, mod 4th 4out, no ex from 2out, 3rd of 8, 10l behind So Influential (12-2) at Tinahely 3m mdn sft in Jan.
Grand Coureur (FR) 13-2 (11-6) Prominent, 2nd after 4th until before 2 out where mistake, weakened approaching last, 8th of 11, 19 1/2l behind Cleni Wells (11-4) at Kempton 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Holy Street (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) In touch, ridden over 4f out, kept on same pace over 2f out, 4th of 7, 31 1/2l behind Sumkindofking (11-0) at Chepstow 2m (6) gd in Nov.
Iskabeg Lane (IRE) 33-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, tracked leaders 6th, mistake 4 out, driven and outpaced after 3 out, lost touch from next, tailed off, 4th of 5, dist behind Pickamix (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 3f (4) gd in Apr.
Majestic Touch (IRE) 8-1 (11-3) Mid-division, headway after 4 out, stayed on into 2nd between last 2, no threat to winner, 2nd of 15, 6l behind Shantou Rock (11-3) at Ludlow 2m mdn (4) sft in Feb.
Midnight Chill 33-1 (11-3) Tracked leader, challenged over 5f out, led briefly over 4f out, lost place over 2f out, one pace, 8th of 20, 12 1/2l behind Bullionaire (10-10) at Newbury 2m (2) gs in Mar.
Monar Lad (IRE) 40-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, led well over 3f out until over 3f out, chased leaders, weakened quickly over 1f out, 7th of 10, 26 1/4l behind Amateur (10-7) at Chepstow 2m (6) sft in Mar.
Somewhere To Be (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) Led to 2nd, in touch, led again after 4th, driven and headed 2 out, no chance with front pair before last, 3rd of 12, 16 1/2l behind Louis' Vac Pouch (11-4) at Southwell 2m (4) sft in Jan.
Thomas Todd 28-1 (10-12) Behind, outpaced before 3 out, kept on from next, no impression, 6th of 11, 31 1/4l behind Viserion (11-5) at Wetherby 2m (4) gd in Apr.
West To Crossgales (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Pulled hard, held up, never on terms, 6th of 7, 29 3/4l behind Abbotswood (11-0) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn (4) gd in Apr.
Third Estate (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 5th, headway 7th, 3rd and no impression on winner when left 2nd last, 2nd of 8, 15l behind Argante (11-0) at Fakenham 2m 4f mdn (5) gs in Dec.
