held up in rear, closed 11th, 2nd after 3 out, no impression on winner and blundered 2 out, lost 2nd towards finish
tracked leaders, dropped off front pair before 4th, closed after 10th, 2nd 14th, led 4 out, clear before 2 out, easily
led until 4th, stayed handy, pushed along before 14th, soon weakened
tracked leader, led 4th, not fluent 15th, headed when not fluent 4 out, weakened after next
held up in rear, headway 11th, not fluent next, pushed along briefly before 13th, close up 16th, outpaced after 3 out, well beaten 3rd next, went 2nd towards finish
Cernunnos will appreciate the drop in class as he's been racing in much better company since scoring at Leicester from this mark last February. Muckle Roe gained a comfortable victory over slightly shorter here on New Year's Eve though he's 9lb higher and has been beaten three times from this mark. The veteran Renard hasn't won since 2013 and does better over shorter but ROCKNROLLRAMBO looks to have another victory in him. He completed a hat-trick in the spring before stepping up in class to finish runner-up at Market Rasen so a return to this grade can see him back in the winner's enclosure. Godsmejudge is the only course and distance winner in the line-up but hasn't won since the 2013 Scottish Grand National though he did finish runner-up in the same race the following year.
Cernunnos (FR) 7-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, pushed along before 5 out, soon struggling, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Haydock 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Muckle Roe (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Towards rear, headway before 7 out, went 5th after 5 out, in 3rd when blundered 3 out, one pace, 3rd of 14, 12 1/4l behind Willoughby Hedge (11-10) at Haydock 3m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Renard (FR) 11-4 (11-12) Led, headed before last, beaten after, plugged on, 2nd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Alberobello (11-12) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Godsmejudge (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Mid-division, weakened 11th, behind when pulled up 14th, at Bangor 3m 6f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Rocknrollrambo (IRE) 3-1 (10-13) In touch, hit 3 out, chased winner after last, no impression, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Pawn Star (11-12) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (3) gd in May.
