led, ridden and edged right 2f out, continued to edge right but ran on strongly
held up in midfield, ridden and lost ground entering straight, kept on without troubling leaders
held up in midfield, headway to chase leaders turning for home, close up when forced to switch left 2f out, kept on one pace
midfield, ridden and headway turning for home, kept on close home
held up in touch, ridden and lost ground turning for home, weakened 2f out
close up, ridden turning for home, one pace final 2f
held up in rear, ridden and detached back straight, tailed off
pushed along in rear, pulled up turning for home
prominent, ridden and lost ground end of back straight, ran out and unseated rider turning for home
This could be an above-average bumper. Diamond River has already placed at Warwick and Kempton while Whataboutwalt faced a tough task on debut at Cheltenham. DONNIE AZOFF ran green at Southwell but wasn’t beaten far by a subsequent winner who had point-to-point experience and he’ll know more today. Fit To Fly is a half-sister to Flat winners and Nellie Kernow, by the same sire, is a half-sister to a winner on the Flat and one over jumps so neither can be ignored.
Diamond River (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Raced keenly, always prominent, hung right from over 2f out, led inside final 2f, headed and readily outpaced inside final furlong, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Hoi Polloi (11-4) at Kempton 2m mdn (5) gs in Feb.
Mozzaro (IRE) Morozov gelding out of Baraza.
Donnie Azoff (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders on inside, lost place 11f out, rallied over 2f out, switched right just over 1f out, stayed on, went 2nd post, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Ultimate Getaway (11-0) at Southwell 2m (5) gd in Jul.
Pounding Poet (IRE) Yeats gelding out of Pestal And Mortar.
Travelling Max Maxios gelding out of Raiysina.
Whataboutwalt (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Held up, ridden over 3f out, soon well beaten, 12th of 16, 25 1/4l behind Audacity (10-12) at Cheltenham 1m 6f lst (1) sft in Jan.
Fit To Fly Mount Nelson M out of Pusey Street Lady.
Nellie Kernow Mount Nelson M out of Juno Mint.
Katchar Kiss 100-1 (10-12) Often pushed along towards rear, well beaten final 5f, 9th of 10, dist behind Belle De Manech (10-12) at Warwick 1m 6f fll (5) sft in Nov.
Notnownotnever (IRE) Notnowcato gelding out of Truffle Fairy.