held up, not fluent 5th, mistake 3 out, soon outpaced, no impression next
tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, mistake 3 out, hung left before next, stayed on well from last, led towards finish
pressed leader, not fluent 5th, every chance 2 out, hung left and no impression towards finish
held up in last, mistake 8th and 4 out, ridden and effort after 4 out, one pace and no impression from 2 out
held up, not fluent 6th, reminders and closed after next, outpaced after 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out
led, ridden after 2 out, went left and long at last, headed towards finish
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A decent contest for the time of year with Weather Babe arriving off the back of a cosy win at Exeter. David Pipe also runs Taj Badalandabad, who is tried in a visor, while Grape Tree Flame beat a subsequent winner at Chepstow before finding 2m4f too short at Ayr and is preferred to stablemate Henri Parry Morgan. Allthegear No Idea has only gone up 4lb since his victory at Perth but Crack Away Jack and American Spin are looking a bit long in the tooth. The handicapper has taken a real chance with ON THE BRIDGE (NAP) by dropping him 5lb since his latest fifth behind Aqalim at Cheltenham, where he was making up ground hand-over-fist in the closing stages. Jeremy Scott's stayer could be the value in this.
On The Bridge (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Behind, outpaced 2 out, stayed on under pressure from last, never nearer, 5th of 10, 18l behind Aqalim (11-2) at Cheltenham 3m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gd in Apr.
Grape Tree Flame 5-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, led 4 out, headed 2 out, kept on run-in, well held towards finish, 4th of 9, 7l behind Avidity (11-4) at Ayr 2m 4f con hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Apr.
Jennys Surprise (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, some headway on outside before 4 out, weakened next, tailed off, 7th of 9, 42l behind Bitofapuzzle (11-0) at Ascot 3m hdl G2 (1) sft in Jan.
Allthegear No Idea (IRE) 9-2 (10-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 5th, headway 4 out, challenged 2 out, mistake last, bumped flat, soon led, stayed on, won at Perth 3m 3f con hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Apr beating Jaunty Journey (10-12) by nk, 7 ran.
Vandross (IRE) 15-2 (10-12) Led to 7th, pushed along before 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 8, 18l behind The Road Ahead (10-7) at Market Rasen 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd.
Henri Parry Morgan 5-1 (11-7) Prominent, mistake 6th, one pace before 2 out, stayed on flat, 3rd of 12, 4 1/2l behind Bold Conquest (11-3) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd.
Crack Away Jack 25-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, weakened from 5 out, 7th of 9, well behind Whisper (11-7) at Aintree 3m hdl G1 (1) gd in Apr.
Weather Babe 12-1 (11-8) Chased clear leader until 3rd, chased leading pair, 2nd again 6th, challenged 3 out, led narrowly approaching 2 out, clear before dived at the last, ridden and kept on well run-in, won at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd beating Risk A Fine (11-6) by 5l, 8 ran.
American Spin 12-1 (11-8) Led in start, chasing leaders when went violently right and unseated rider 3rd, in a race won by Best Boy Barney (10-12) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Apr, 9 ran.
Taj Badalandabad (IRE) 6-1fav (10-4) In touch, chased leaders 4 out to next, soon one pace, 4th and weakened 2 out, 4th of 14, 30l behind Silsol (11-3) at Ffos Las 2m 4f ltd hcp hdl (2) hvy in Jan.
