tracked leader until 2nd, stayed handy, ridden before 6th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out
tracked leader from 2nd, lost place 8th, soon weakened
held up, headway on outside 6th, ridden and weakened after 3 out
led until not fluent 3 out, no impression on winner next, lost 2nd last, stayed on one pace
tracked leaders on inside, challenged 6th, not fluent next, led 3 out, clear next, pushed out
held up in touch, went 3rd 3 out, went 2nd last, stayed on, no impression on winner
Placed twice over hurdles, Net Work Rouge makes his chasing debut and should be thereabouts. Notnowsam has been dropped 5lb as he tries his hand over the larger obstacles for the first time and is preferred to Celestino and Queen Olivia. Alder Mauri has shown little over fences so far and has tumbled down the weights as a consequence but ARTIFICE SIVOLA looks the one to side with. Lucy Wadham's charge landed a double over fences in March and was not disgraced off today's mark when third at Stratford on his latest start.
Net Work Rouge (FR) 10-1 (10-7) Prominent, lost place after 6th, weakened next, 13th of 16, well behind Southfield Vic (11-7) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) sft in Apr.
Artifice Sivola (FR) 9-4fav (11-2) Led until jumped slowly and headed 2nd, chased leader, led after 2 out, until appropaching last, lost 2nd soon after last, 3rd and one pace run-in, 3rd of 6, 7l behind Narcissist (10-10) at Stratford 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Apr.
Queen Olivia 15-2 (11-11) Tracked leaders in 4th, ridden and lost place after 3 out, 5th of 9, 37l behind Storm Of Swords (11-8) at Southwell 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Mar.
Alder Mairi (IRE) 9-4 (11-12) Led, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and headed before last, switched left run-in, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 10l behind Just Spot (10-6) at Towcester 2m 3f nov hcap ch (4) gs in Apr.
Notnowsam 14-1 (11-7) Held up in last pair, ridden after 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 6, 29l behind Lucky Jim (11-7) at Huntingdon 2m juv hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Apr.
Celestino (FR) 6-4fav (11-5) Held up tracking leaders on inside, pushed along before 3 out, weakened soon after, 6th of 8, 33l behind Remind Me Later (11-12) at Exeter 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Mar.