chased leaders, mistake 3 out, soon weakened
led, ridden 4 out, headed 2 out, one pace
held up, chased leaders 11th, went 2nd last, kept on
held up, chased leaders 5 out, weakened approaching next
tracked leaders, weakened 8th
tracked leaders, led 2 out, driven out
prominent until weakened 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
always behind, weakened from 8th
WILD TONTO looks to be a good thing here, but Bleu Pois and Carrietau are also worthy of consideration. Tim Vaughan's gelding races under a penalty after winning on his first crack at chasing here last month, following a decent career over hurdles. Dean Coleman claims seven pounds to negate the penalty, but he still looks to be off a competitive mark. Bleu Pois ran respectably last time out when runner up over further after giving a stone away; the drop back in trip should be viewed as a positive here, and any Howard Johnson runner is to be respected. Carrietau should benefit too from a shorter trip; he's yet to win over the bigger fences, but has shown plenty of promise so far. Favourites don't have a good record in this race, but we think that the likely hotpot Wild Tonto can buck that trend.
Wild Tonto (IRE) 6-4fav (11-0) Took keen hold early, tracked leaders, ridden to lead approaching last when jumped right, kept on well, won at Wetherby 2m 6f beg chase (4) gf in Apr beating Snake Charmer (10-9) by 4 1/2l, 5 ran.
Thats Confidential (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Led until approaching 3 out, weakened soon after, tailed off, 10th of 11, 46l behind Galaxy Rock (11-8) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Bleu Pois (IRE) 11-4 (11-2) Held up, headway 13th, ridden and every chance 2 out, no extra from last, 2nd of 8, 11l behind Polar Gale (10-2) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gf in Apr.
Simple Jim (FR) 16-1 (11-3) Mid-division, ridden and lost place before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next, in a race won by Dancing Mist (11-2) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Apr, 15 ran.
Picky 20-1 (11-7) Close up, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching next, 9th of 12, 28l behind Palos Conti (10-10) at Fakenham 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
La Pantera Rosa (IRE) 12-1 (11-9) Mid-division, outpaced 13, never dangerous, 10th of 17, well behind Treehouse (9-11) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Apr.
Country Servant (USA) 250-1 (10-12) Prominent, lost place 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next, in a race won by What A Buzz (11-5) at Newcastle 2m 4f nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan, 14 ran.
Karinga King 66-1 (10-0) Held up in touch, weakened after 3 out, 7th of 16, well behind Friends Of Tina (10-7) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Apr.
Carrietau 3-1 (11-12) Led to 3f out, soon ridden, remained challenging, 1 length down flat, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind Tarsus (11-4) at Bangor 2m 4f 5yo nov hcp (4) gf in Apr.
