waited with in rear, good headway on outside 2 out, went 2nd soon after last, strong challenge near finish, just failed
raced keenly, tracked leaders, challenged and hit 2 out, led narrowly last, hard ridden and held on gamely near finish
tracked leaders, pushed along approaching 2 out, ridden before the last, 3rd and one pace run-in
took keen hold in touch, weakened approaching 2 out
raced keenly, in touch on inside, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, ridden before the last, mistake and weakened last
led until headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened
chased leader, led approaching 2 out, narrowly headed last where pecked, no extra run-in
in touch, jumped slowly 2nd and 4th, mistake 3 out, ridden hung left and weakened next
held up in last pair, plugged on from last
I'm A Game Changer wasn’t disgraced in the Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr after winning at Ludlow, though looks a couple of pounds too high. VIVAS is 7lb higher than when scoring at Uttoxeter in the autumn but never seems to run a bad race and can get his head back in front here getting 4lb from Red Tornado, who will enjoy the better ground. Fidux should be thereabouts again while Cyrius Moriviere has claims on his best form, though seems better over 2m. Demon D'Aunou needs to up his game, however, and Cultivator wasn’t firing last season.
I'm A Game Changer (IRE) 10-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 6th and 2 out, never involved, 9th of 16, 7 1/2l behind Midnight Shadow (10-4) at Ayr 2m hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Cultivator 11-2 (11-5) Held up last, mistake 2nd, pushed along and weakened 9th, tailed off and jumped left from 11th, eased, last of 4, dist behind Acting Lass (11-8) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Fidux (FR) 16-1 (11-1) Mid-division on inside, pushed along before 2 out, kept on into 3rd near finish, 3rd of 19, 15l behind Soul Emotion (11-6) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Demon D'Aunou (FR) 5-1 (11-12) Held up behind, some headway on outside before 3 out, never reached leaders, weakened from next, 10th of 14, 20 3/4l behind Dino Velvet (11-3) at Ayr 2m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Red Tornado (FR) 33-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, dived at 6th, never threatened, 10th of 22, 11 1/4l behind Champagne Express (10-2) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Cyrius Moriviere (FR) 20-1 (10-4) Led narrowly, headed after 2 out, soon ridden, kept on until lost place and weakened after last, 8th of 19, 11 1/2l behind Jester Jet (10-9) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (1) sft in Apr.
Vivas (FR) 16-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd or 6th, went 2nd last, every chance 150 yards, no impression on winner towards finish and lost 2nd last stride, 3rd of 22, 1 1/4l behind Champagne Express (10-2) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Supakalanistic (IRE) 12-1 (11-4) Last pair, mistake 6th, tailed off and pulled up after omitted 3 out, at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Rebel Yeats (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Mid-division on inside, headway to join leaders after 6th, lost place after 3 out, weakened from next, 13th of 19, 31l behind Melrose Boy (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
