chased leaders, lost place 2nd, well beaten from 4 out
towards rear, jumped right 2nd, headway before 9th, lost place 12th, closed from 14th, went 2nd 3 out, winner went clear before 2 out, closed and not fluent last, edged left flat, stayed on, not quite reach winner
made virtually all, clear before 2 out, reduced lead from last, held on
led briefly 1st, mostly chased winner, 4th and outpaced after 3 out, well beaten 2 out
held up in rear, not much room 2nd, headway 4 out, disputing 4th and outpaced after 3 out, no impression, well held 2 out
slow 1st, soon chasing leaders, disputing 2nd at times, not fluent 4 out, 3rd and outpaced after 3 out, well held by front pair 2 out
chased leaders, not always fluent, went 2nd 3rd until 4th, lost place before 7th, weakened before 12th, pulled up after
No Anxiety is open to considerable improvement over fences after scoring on chasing bow and connections have wasted no time sending him over the larger obstacles after just four bumper/hurdle outings. He may well prove too classy for the opposition but AHEADFULLOFDREAMS (NAP) has taken to chasing really well with a victory and two seconds from three starts over fences and can defy a 3lb rise for a narrow Plumpton defeat last month. The Composeur makes his chasing debut after some decent hurdling efforts and Butterwick Brook would be a player if recapturing the best of his 2020 form.
Butterwick Brook (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, ridden to chase leader 3 out, pressed for 2nd last and no extra run-in, 3rd of 5, 14 1/2l behind Southfield Harvest (11-0) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f (3) gd in May.
No Anxiety (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Mid-division, tracked leader 10th, pushed along on the run to 4 out, chased leader after 4 out, pressed leader 2 out, ridden and every chance last, kept on well and always doing enough run-in, won at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in May beating Drakes Well (11-5) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Hawthorn Cottage (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) Raced in last, mistake 1st, slow and pushed along 7th, closed after 10th, lost touch next, last of 3, 21 1/2l behind Sandymount Rose (10-12) at Warwick 2m 4f (4) sft in May.
The Composeur (IRE) 5-1 (11-5) Prominent, awkward 8th, ridden to lead 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 9, 27 1/4l behind Jac Brown (11-8) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
Aheadfullofdreams (IRE) 10-11fav (11-0) Held up in 5th out wide, headway disputing 2nd 13th, ridden after 2 out, led approaching last, headed and not pace of winner towards finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind I See You Well (11-7) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
No No Maestro (IRE) 18-5fav (12-2) Mid-division, ridden 6 out, no extra, soon pulled up, at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Fontley House (IRE) 6-1 (11-10) Mid-division, ridden and weakened 2 out, 7th of 10, 18 1/4l behind Wbee (11-3) at Stratford 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
