mid-division out wide, pushed along and outpaced approaching 2 out when not fluent, weakened last
chased leader, led going well 3 out, hard pressed last, headed flat and plugged on thereafter
mid-division, headway tracking leaders 2 out, made no impression approaching last, plugged on in 3rd
led, ridden and headed before 3 out, weakened thereafter
held up, smooth headway home turn, ridden to challenge 2 out, every chance when upsides last, ran on well flat and went clear
handy, pushed along home turn and lost ground, tailed off
Some interesting types on show with STRONG LEADER (NAP) the preference. The Murphy gelding was an easy winner of a bumper on debut at Warwick and returned to action with an excellent effort at Cheltenham last month when coming home strongly to hunt up the unbeaten Irish raider, Encanto Bruno. The selection was clear of the rest of a more than decent field and looks a useful recruit to the hurdling ranks. Parc D'amour rates a clear danger after impressing on his Doncaster debut in March and is firmly in the 'could be anything' category. He's certainly one to keep an eye on. Similar comments apply to Idealdes Villerets, who was last seen delivering a pleasing effort back on New Year's Day when coming home a decent fourth in a competitive Cheltenham Listed bumper.
Heros De Moutiers (FR) 125-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, well beaten 3 out, 13th of 15, dist behind Tahmuras (11-4) at Chepstow 2m mdn (4) gs in Nov.
Hokelami (FR) Coastal Path gelding out of Une Brik.
Idealdes Villerets (FR) 22-1 (10-12) Raced keenly, prominent, hung right over 3f out, kept on from 2f out, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 15, 6l behind Poetic Music (10-5) at Cheltenham 1m 6f lst (1) sft in Jan.
Parc d'Amour (IRE) 11-2 (11-2) Bit keen tracking leaders, travelling well from 3f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on to assert final 110 yards, won at Doncaster 2m 1f (5) gs in Mar beating Ohnodonttakemehome (11-2) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Sharp Note (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Tracked leader until pushed along approaching 3 out, lost 3rd soon after 3 out, weakened into 5th next, last of 5, dist behind Carole's Pass (11-8) at Newbury 2m (2) gd in Nov.
Strong Leader 5-2 (11-4) Held up in mid-division, switched outside and headway over 3f out, edged left over 2f out, went 2nd inside final furlong, no impression on winner, stayed on, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Encanto Bruno (11-3) at Cheltenham 2m (2) gd in Oct.
Mighty Mississippi Ol' Man River filly out of Compton Chick.
Yeomen Warder (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) In rear, tailed off throughout, 8th of 13, dist behind Gwennie May Boy (10-13) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f (3) gs in Oct.
Whenthepennydrops 16-1 (10-11) Rear mid-division, headway into 6th 3 out, ridden in 5th before last, stayed on well but not pace to challenge, 4th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Alchemystique (10-11) at Southwell 2m mdn (4) gd in Nov.
