held up in last pair, went 2nd going well 3 out, challenged last, soon led and went clear, easily
raced lazily, led, edged right bend after 3rd, headed next, led before 5th, hung right, headed and reminders after 11th, led before 13th, joined last, soon headed, lost 2nd close home
chased leader, led 4th, headed before next, led after 11th, headed before 13th, no impression from 2 out
jumped left in last pair, not fluent 3 out, kept on flat, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner
NonRunner
Lord Getaway is only 1-15 over fences and probably needs a more searching test of stamina. An Marcach has an even worse strike-rate but Almost Gold will have needed his run at Warwick. Twice a winner over track and trip last year, NO NO MAESTRO (NAP), yet another from the in-form O’Brien yard, will be all the better for an outing over hurdles and can take advantage of the fact that he is getting 3lb from Plumpton runner-up Shentri.
Shentri (FR) 10-1 (12-0) Towards rear, bad mistake 1st, headway when mistake 3 out, soon pushed along, went second approaching 2 out, kept on from last, no match for winner, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Royal Ruby (11-9) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
No No Maestro (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Led, ridden and headed before jumping right 3 out, jumped right 2 out and no impression 2 out, wandered just before last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 8l behind High Stakes (11-4) at Worcester 2m 7f (4) gs in May.
Lord Getaway (IRE) 20-1 (11-1) Towards rear, mid-division after 7th, pushed along before 3 out, no impression and faded before last, 6th of 9, 19 3/4l behind Light Flicker (10-13) at Haydock 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
An Marcach (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, lost place 2nd, closed 7th, not fluent 7th, 3rd and held from 2 out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 11, 8 1/4l behind Seemingly So (12-1) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in May.
Almost Gold (IRE) 11-1 (12-2) Mid-division, headway 9th, mistake 13th, held 2 out, plugged on, went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 9, 7l behind High Counsel (10-6) at Warwick 3m hcp (5) gd in May.