held up towards rear, headway after 8th, chased winner approaching last, ridden and every chance flat, stayed on
led until 2nd, tracked leader until mistake and ridden 8th, weakened approaching 3 out
held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, ridden after next, well behind before 3 out, mistake 2 out, pulled up before last
held up in rear, driven into modest 4th approaching 3 out, never in contention
with leader, led 2nd, not fluent 7th, headed after next, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
tracked leaders, led after 8th, jumped left 3 out, went left again last, strongly pressed flat, held on gamely
tracked leaders, lost ground on front trio 3rd, not fluent 8th, soon weakened, pulled up before last
held up in 5th, went 4th 5th, headway 7th, chased winner after 8th, ridden approaching 3 out, hit 2 out, soon beaten in 3rd, no extra
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
O'CALLAGHAN STRAND needed a power-packed McCoy drive to beat Call Me Bill at Worcester last week but the remainder were well beaten and the form looks decent. A 7lb penalty shouldn't pose too much of a problem and a quick follow-up looks on the cards. San Deng has been running well enough since scoring at Catterick in January though the handicapper may just be hold of him at present. Ballagio appeared to enjoy the fast ground at Hereford last month though he'll need to make further progress to take this, while Viva Colonia is 13lb higher than when scoring over the C&D in October.
Viva Colonia (IRE) 7-2 (11-2) Held up behind, headway after 4 out, went 3rd before 2 out, kept on, no impression, 3rd of 10, 14l behind Royal Max (10-9) at Wetherby 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd.
King Mak 7-2 (11-3) Prominent, led 2nd, headed next, led 3rd until before 6th, not fluent 3 out, one pace flat, no extra final 200 yards, 4th of 5, 9l behind Border Tale (10-0) at Kelso 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf.
Lawgiver (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, pushed along 5th, headway before 2 out, kept on from last, 5th of 10, 13l behind Galley Slave (9-8) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf.
Ballagio (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, led 3 out, strongly challenged next, headed after last, no extra, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Ben Cee Pee M (11-6) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Apr.
Lady Jinks 25-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, pushed along 8th, weakened after 4 out, 7th of 17, 40l behind Yurok (10-7) at Carlisle 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Oct.
San Deng 5-2fav (10-5) Held up in touch, steady headway before 7th, chased leaders from 4 out, staying on and a close 3rd when mistake last, one pace, 3rd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Patriot (11-2) at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf.
Pickworth (IRE) 13-8fav (11-3) Led, ridden and headed 2 out, one pace after, 3rd of 5, 4l behind Chicklemix (11-2) at Fakenham 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Apr.
O'callaghan Strand (AUS) 8-1 (11-4) Mid-division on inside, headway after 7th, challenged last, ran on to lead near finish, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf beating Call Me Bill (11-2) by hd, 13 ran.
Samizdat (FR) 13-2 (10-1) Tracked leaders, challenged and every chance before 2 out, kept on to chase winner run-in, held towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Call It On (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf.
