chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, plugged on past beaten rivals
towards rear, pushed along before 4 out, tailed off after next
prominent, led 3 out, pushed along 2 lengths ahead when left clear 2 out, ridden briefly before last, nudged out run-in, comfortably
in rear, in touch, tailed off quickly 4 out, pulled up
chased leaders on outer, pushed along and went 2nd home turn, ridden approaching 2 out where fell when 2 lengths down
handy, led 7th, headed 3 out, pushed along and soon weakened
rear mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, left in 4th 2 out, kept on into 2nd final flight, no chance with winner
led, headed 7th, remained in touch, pushed along home turn, gradually dropped away, beaten when hampered 2 out
mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, slightly hampered and left in 3rd 2 out, stayed on same pace
Gentleman Valley couldn’t complete the four-timer at Stratford last time and may be in the handicapper’s grip now but was a winner the last time he raced over this shorter trip a couple of years ago and Ben Jones replaces a conditional. Watergrange Jack has rattled up a hat-trick but has been raised a further 3lb while Alexandra Romanov has gone up 7lb for a course and distance victory 10 days ago. MOVEIT LIKE MINNIE made giant strides last season, mostly under Finn Lambert who is back on board today. The six-year-old is returning from a break but is still at the right end of the handicap and his yard is going well. Lily Pinchin gets on well with Zestful Hope while Hyland has run well on both previous starts around here.
Lord Accord (IRE) 25-1 (10-9) Prominent, led after 7th, headed after 9th, led 15th, headed next, led after 4 out, headed 3 out, weakened before last, 9th of 18, 20 1/4l behind Kitty's Light (11-0) at Ayr 4m hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Watergrange Jack (IRE) 5-6fav (12-0) Prominent, headway to press leader 3 out, soon led and ridden, 1 length ahead 2 out, 2 lengths ahead approaching last, kept on run-in, won at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Sep beating Icare Grandchamp (10-11) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
Hyland (FR) 15-2 (11-6) Chased leaders, hit 8th, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 15, 12 1/4l behind Tiger Jet (10-6) at Haydock 3m hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Diablo De Rouhet (FR) 33-1 (11-9) Always in rear, not fluent throughout, pulled up before 13th, at Taunton 3m 4f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Gentleman Valley (FR) 5-2 (11-9) In touch behind leaders, ridden home turn, hung left and plugged on one pace before last, 4th of 6, 9 1/2l behind Hunting Percival (10-11) at Stratford 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Zestful Hope (FR) 5-1 (11-11) Towards rear, pushed along and headway into 4th after 3 out, ridden after 2 out and went 2nd, kept on, drifted left run-in and no impression, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Allo Allo (11-2) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Prairie Wolf (IRE) 10-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, lost place 4th, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 21 1/2l behind Imperial Merlin (11-11) at Ayr 3m hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Moveit Like Minnie (IRE) 11-1 (11-8) Held up in mid-division, never a factor, 7th of 13, 9 1/2l behind Godot (11-2) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Alexandra Romanov (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) Held up behind leaders, not fluent 2nd, closed when not fluent 8th, led after 3 out, not fluent last, stayed on, won going away, won at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Sep beating Nibras Gold (11-10) by 5 1/2l, 6 ran.
