prominent, led 4 out, headed next, weakened approaching 2 out
held up in rear, ridden approaching 7th, well beaten after 4 out, tailed off
held up in rear, niggled along briefly before 6th, headway approaching 7th, led after 3 out, slow last, soon headed, rallied to lead towards finish
tracked leaders, lost place before 4th, ridden 7th, led 3 out, soon headed, led again flat, headed towards finish
tracked leaders on inside, not fluent 4 out, soon outpaced, well beaten after 3 out, fell 2 out
tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, ridden before next, close 3rd last, stayed on same pace flat
led, ridden 7th, headed 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up after 3 out
chased leaders on outside, mistake 3rd, outpaced 4 out, weakened after next
held up towards rear, not fluent 6th, ridden next, no impression, well beaten from 4 out, tailed off
Nonrunner
Ugly Bug fared better back over hurdles at Southwell last time. Kamool is still a maiden but doesn't look badly treated on his handicap debut while a market move for the returning Ashbrittle would be significant as he's well treated on his old form and Trevor Whelan prefers him to stablemate Rock Of Ages. Easy Beesy won at Wincanton before finishing third at Newbury so enters the argument, but BRAVE HELIOS can shrug off the 6lb he was raised for scoring at Chepstow with regular pilot Daniel Hiskett's claim in his favour again.
Ugly Bug 9-1 (11-9) Tracked leader, led after 3 out, headed before last, one pace, 2nd of 5, 8l behind Feast Of Fire (10-11) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Mar.
Kamool (GER) 28-1 (10-13) Held up behind leaders, ridden after 3 out, stayed on to dispute 3rd flat, no impression, 4th of 7, 20l behind John Constable (10-13) at Huntingdon 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Apr.
Ashbrittle 9-2 (9-11) Led to 4th, remained close up, ridden and every chance 2 out, one pace before last, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Princely Player (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gd in Oct '13.
Brave Helios 8-1 (10-8) Pressed leader, pushed along and hung left from 3 out, droppe to 3rd approaching 2 out, 2nd again 2 out, hanging badly left and driven between last 2, rallied gamely to lead run-in, won at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Apr beating Kayf Blanco (11-4) by 1/2l, 10 ran.
Rock of Ages 33-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, pushed along after 5th, weakened approaching 2 out, tailed off, 6th of 8, 43l behind Puisque Tu Pars (11-0) at Newbury 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Easy Beesy 4-1fav (11-6) Held up towards rear, taken wide after 3rd, pushed along after 4 out, headway chasing leaders when hit next, went 3rd under pressure before 2 out, no impression, 3rd of 9, 13l behind Krackatoa King (11-7) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Feb.
Vaillant Creek (FR) 5-1 (11-9) Led, slow 4 out, headed before 2 out, weakened approaching last, 7th of 9, 19l behind Bold Adventure (10-12) at Fakenham 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Apr.
He's The Daddy 7-1 (10-6) Prominent, ridden after 6th, soon lost place, weakened before 3 out, 12th of 14, well behind Signed Request (10-9) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Apr.
Springboks (IRE) 20-1 (10-10) Mid-division, mistake 4th, driven and headway 4 out, weakened next, tailed off, 6th of 8, well behind New Horizons (10-7) at Kempton 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Mar.
Signed Request (IRE) 4-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, reminders and weakened before 3 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Urcalin (11-4) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd, 11 ran.
