held up, blundered 4th, headway after next, chased leader 3 out, hard ridden to lead near finish
held up, headway and mistake 7th, 4th and no chance with leaders when mistake 2 out
refused to race and stopped after 10 strides
ridden 3rd, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 7th
chased leaders until after 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 7th
took keen hold, led 2nd until after 5th, weakened approaching 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
held up, stayed on from 3 out, never near leaders
held up in touch, weakened approaching 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
held up, hit 3rd, behind from 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
held up, mistake 2nd, hard ridden and effort after 7th, soon struggling, tailed off
ridden 5th, always behind, tailed off
chased leaders, weakening when fell on bend after 7th
mid-division, some headway when mistake 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off
chased leaders, went 2nd approaching 6th, ridden after next, weakened 2 out
held up, some headway after 7th, never near leaders
held up in touch, lost place 5th, behind from next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
A valuable seller with no shortage of interest from Martin Pipe but Grand Manner and Kristoffersen could prove too strong for his block entry. Grand Manner secures the nod on the evidence of his run at Huntingdon in March. A ready if not too willing winner on that occasion, he was following up an earlier effort at Catterick in a better contest a couple of days earlier. If he stays the trip, he could prove very difficult to beat. Kristoffersen has been dropped seventeen pounds since his last racecourse appearance. Ian Williams' is a past master of patching up unsound horses and this does represent a tremendous drop in class vis-a-vis some of his novice form. Earn Out would warrant consideration on an earlier Fontwell run over 2m5f. Nice Baby is visored for the first time while Downtherefordancin is a thorough monkey in every sense of the term. Diamond Joshua seems to have been resident in every stable outside Bethlehem. That said, if he can be persuaded to turn in his effort, he is a lively outsider. Caper is exposed but game at this level. Bonnyjo and Sninfia are noted on a drop in grade and are watched in the market. In the absence of market information, Grand Manner gets the verdict.
Sninfia (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Prominent, headway and not fluent 6th, ridden approaching 7th, weakened approaching 2 out, 6th of 8, 26l behind Alikat (11-6) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (D) gf in Apr.
Downtherefordancin (IRE) 22-1 (11-3) Refused to race refused in race won by Cottam Grange (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gd in Apr, 18 ran.
Diamond Joshua (IRE) 11-2 (11-4) Held up, hampered 6th, ridden after 3 out, no impression from next, 4th of 7, 26l behind Russian Sky (10-5) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gs in Oct.
Longstone Lass 16-1 (11-7) Led, ridden and headed when hung left approaching 2 out, weakening when hit last, 6th of 15, 17l behind Clouding Over (11-6) at Catterick 2m nov hcp hdl 0-95 (F) gs in Mar.
