tracked leaders, led after 3rd, headed 2 out, ridden before last, kept on
held up in rear, weakened before 3 out
led, headed after 3rd, weakened after 4 out
tracked leader, in 3rd before 3 out, one pace
held up towards rear, weakened in 4th before 3 out
tracked leaders, led 2 out, ridden before last, kept on well
FLASHJACK was beaten when falling in a Grade 3 over a longer trip at Sandown last time but his earlier form stands up to scrutiny and Henry Daly's charge may be capable of giving the weight away to progressive four-year-old Red Tornado, off the mark at Ludlow earlier this month, in what looks a match on paper. Falcon's Reign, a winning miler on the Flat, could snatch a place if his jumping proves up to scratch.
Flashjack (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, jumped slowly 4th, pushed along and struggling on long run before 2 out, plugging on but no chance when fell last, at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Captain Mowbray 28-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, struggling halfway, headway under pressure after 3 out, no impression, 5th of 10, 23 1/4l behind Nine Altars (11-2) at Catterick 2m mdn (5) gs in Mar.
Desert Nova (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Held up behind, headway 10th, ridden to chase leaders after 3 out, went 2nd after next, kept on same pace, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 10, 9l behind Full Throttle (11-0) at Southwell 3m mdn (5) gd in Jun.
Falcon's Reign (FR) 20-1 (8-11) Raced wide close up, outpaced halfway, 7th of 14, 6 3/4l behind Star Of The Stage (9-4) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
First Of Never (IRE) 10-1 (10-0) Held up mid-division and keen, headway before 3 out, weakened next, 12th of 15, dist behind Quill Art (11-1) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Overtheedge (IRE) 100-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, hampered 5 out, pushed along and headway before 2 out, one pace in 5th, 5th of 11, dist behind Sharp Rise (11-12) at Kelso 2m 2f (4) gs in Apr.
Red Tornado (FR) 10-1 (10-7) In touch, headway before 3 out, led before 2 out, kept on well, won at Ludlow 2m (4) gs in Apr beating Baltic Storm (10-13) by 2 3/4l, 16 ran.
Tawan 200-1 (11-2) Held up well off the pace in 4th, under pressure 4 out, stayed on to go modest 3rd approaching last, never near to challenge, 3rd of 4, dist behind Three Of A Kind (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 3f (4) sft in Mar.