led, saddle slipped and pulled up before 4th
tracked leader, awkward 1st, left in lead approaching 4th, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, burst blood vessel
held up in rear, hit 4th, some progress before 3 out, soon outpaced
mid-division, smooth progress to challenge 2 out, slow last, stayed on one pace
midfield, nudged to challenge 3 out where jumped right, ridden after 2 out, could not quicken
prominent, hit 3rd, slow 4 out, weakened after jumping 3 out
midfield, hit 5th, tracked leaders 3 out, slow 2 out and came under pressure, could not go with leaders
towards rear, awkward 4 out, smooth progress to challenge 2 out where mistake, pushed before last where slow, stayed on
towards rear, made no impression
mid-division, slow 1st, challenged for lead 3 out, narrow advantage 2 out, ridden after last, always doing enough
in rear, progress to track leaders 3 out, asked to quicken approaching last, stayed on but always held
NonRunner
Proschema was clearly below par when last seen here 11 months ago but lacks a recent run and the likes of Dont Hesitate, Anemoi and Arthur Mac have even longer absences to overcome. Joke Dancer has gone well fresh in the past and won off this mark over fences last season and Haafapiece ended the last campaign with a couple of victories. William H Bonney and Oakley also have claims but MIAH GRACE did nothing but improve last season and Jedd O’Keeffe’s mare has found only one too good in two previous visits to this track so is due a change of luck.
Running D'or (FR) (10-5) won at Cagnes-sur-mer Midi 2m 1f lst in Jan beating Volkov Jelois (11-0) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Avenir D'Une Vie (FR) 22-1 (11-9) Mid-division, slight mistake 6th, towards rear 5 out, no extra 3 out, 7th of 11, 21 3/4l behind Smithscorner (9-12) at Galway 2m 2f hcp Yielding - Soft in Jul.
Arthur Mac (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Mid-division, closed before 2nd, lost place before hitting 3 out, switched right before 2 out, hung left approaching last, kept on into 5th flat, no impression, 5th of 12, 16l behind Champ (11-4) at Aintree 3m 1f (1) sft in Apr.
Oakley (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) In rear, pushed along after 1st, headway approaching last, no impression, 12th of 24, 14 1/2l behind Saint Roi (10-13) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Joke Dancer 11-2 (10-5) In rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake 4th, well beaten when mistake 7th and 8th, pulled up before 3 out, at Doncaster 2m hcp (2) hvy in Feb.
Miah Grace 11-2 (11-10) Tracked leaders, headway on inside before 3 out, driven to lead when edged right towards stands side rail between last 2, ridden out flat, kept on well, won at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (3) hvy in Feb beating Stainsby Girl (11-0) by 2l, 11 ran.
William H Bonney 10-1 (11-12) Mid-division, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, every chance last, kept on same pace flat, 3rd of 13, 1 1/2l behind Le Cameleon (11-3) at Stratford 2m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Haafapiece 4-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, wide and headway 3 out, tracked leaders next, ridden to lead last, ran on, won at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jan beating Sleep Easy (11-7) by 2 3/4l, 10 ran.
Westland Row (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Raced keenly, held up in mid-division, headway 5th, lost place before 2 out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 37 1/4l behind Chapmanshype (11-12) at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Anemoi (FR) 7-1 (10-5) Always in rear, struggling after 5th, tailed off 3 out, 13th of 14, dist behind Verdana Blue (11-10) at Ayr 2m hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Proschema (IRE) 13-8jfav (11-4) Held up well off the pace towards rear, steady headway chasing leaders in 5th when hit 4 out, pushed along in well held 4th before next, soon weakened, went badly left last, never near leaders, 4th of 13, 37l behind Ribble Valley (11-4) at Wetherby 2m (4) sft in Nov.
Dont Hesitate (FR) 33-1 (11-1) Held up, slight mistake 9th, moderate 11th before 3 out, ridden into moderate 6th 2 out, kept on one pace, 7th of 17, dist behind Eight And Bob (11-3) at Gowran Park 3m hcp Yielding in Oct.
