held up in touch, pecked 5th, blundered next, outpaced 5 out, went remote 4th 3 out, plugged on to take 3rd closing stages, no chance with front pair
behind, not fluent 2nd, lost touch 7th, continued tailed off
tracked leading pair, lost place after 7th, outpaced by clear trio 5 out, no chance after, lost remote 4th 3 out, tailed off
in rear, lost touch 7th, tailed off when pulled up after next
held up in touch in 4th, blundered 6th, tracked front pair after next, went 2nd after 3 out, every chance last, ridden and kept on flat, no extra towards finish
led, headed 3 out, soon ridden, no impression with front pair from next, lost modest 3rd closing stages
tracked leader, driven before 4 out, led next, soon ridden, hard pressed last, kept on under pressure flat, found extra towards finish
Wells De Lune liked to go from the front over hurdles and could take some catching here if getting into a rhythm but ZAMDY MAN looks to have been found a decent opportunity to get back on track. He was a bit wayward at Plumpton in December on his fencing bow and only finished third but at least completed whereas that has proved a problem so far for The Saint James, who has gone backwards since his second at Bangor at the end of last year. Never Up has only shown modest ability so far over fences and Brave Helios probably needs further nowadays.
Brave Helios 13-2 (11-9) Mid-division, outpaced 6th, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 8, dist behind The Artful Cobbler (10-6) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
Here Comes Love (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 5th until before 3 out, beaten when mistake next, weakened, 6th of 8, 23 1/2l behind Buckskin Boulta (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn (4) hvy in Apr.
Never Up (GER) 8-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, led 4 out to next, kept on same pace, ridden and no chance with front pair flat, 3rd of 6, 19 1/2l behind Gold Opera (10-12) at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Standing Strong (IRE) 16-1 (8-7) Held up towards rear, ridden over 1f out, soon weakened, 6th of 7, 16l behind Celtic Ava (8-13) at Lingfield 1m 2f hcp (5) pol in Feb.
The Saint James (FR) 14-1 (11-2) Not always fluent in rear, well behind 4 out, pulled up after next, at Cheltenham 2m hcp (1) gd in Mar.
Wells De Lune (FR) 4-1 (11-7) Led, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 9, 24 3/4l behind Nine Altars (10-11) at Ayr 2m hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Zamdy Man 25-1 (11-10) Disputed lead, headed before bypassed 3 out, no extra from last, 9th of 13, 7 1/2l behind Ch'tibello (11-1) at Ayr 2m hcp (1) gs in Apr.
