tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner from last, every chance run-in, kept on and held towards finish
with leader, led 12th, blundered 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace
led to 12th, weakened before 4 out
always behind, tailed off 6 out
tracked leaders, weakened after 4 out
held up in rear, in 4th before 2 out, weakened before last
held up towards rear, headway before 5 out, led before last, pressed soon after, held on well towards finish
Several of these are previous course winners and one of them, Long Lunch, represents last year’s winning stable. Sego Success is useful and can be tough to pass if allowed his own way out in front. Shanroe Santos won here and at Sandown at the start of the year while Ballycross is back in the right grade, though still chasing a first success over the larger obstacles. BEGGARS CROSS is probably the type to improve with experience and could be on a fair mark if ready to roll after a break. He won at Doncaster in February before his jumping let him down at Newbury and Chepstow. Lofgren is preferred to No Buts of the others.
Sego Success (IRE) 11-4fav (11-12) Led, mistake and reminder 13th, pushed along in 1 length lead when fell 3 out, at Kempton 3m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Ballycross 100-1 (11-6) Prominent, mistake 18th, pushed along when mistake 4 out, soon beaten, weakened before 3 out, 10th of 18, dist behind Tiger Roll (11-6) at Cheltenham 4m (1) gs in Mar.
No Buts 8-1 (11-4) Mid-division, ridden and weakened before and mistake 5 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in May.
Shanroe Santos (IRE) 15-2 (11-7) Behind, mistake 10th, tailed off 5 out, 7th of 14, 28 1/4l behind Willoughby Hedge (11-10) at Haydock 3m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Lofgren 12-1 (9-12) Chased leaders, 5th halfway, ridden entering straight, no impression in 6th 3 out, kept on one pace, 6th of 13, 19 1/2l behind Kilcarry Bridge (10-2) at Killarney 2m 5f hcp gd in Aug.
Long Lunch 7-1 (11-5) Held up in touch, tracked leaders 9th, effort 3 out, soon ridden, one pace after next, no impression before last, 5th of 7, 11l behind Roc D'apsis (11-5) at Kempton 3m hcp (3) gd in May.
Beggars Cross (IRE) 7-2 (11-4) Chased leaders, ridden and struggling in 4th after 13th, left in 3rd last, 3rd of 5, 9l behind Boa Island (11-8) at Chepstow 3m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
