held up in 5th, headway approaching 3 out, pushed along and weakened quickly before 2 out
chased leading pair, pushed along after 3 out, went 2nd at the last, no chance with rather impressive winner
led, hit 7th, pushed along and headed 2 out ridden and no extra when lost 2nd at the jast, weakened run-in, lost 3rd near finish
chased leading trio, pushed along after 3 out, plugged on into 3rd towards finish, no chance with winner
always last, pushed along and outpaced after 5th, lost touch next, tailed off
tracked leader, led going well 2 out, quickened clear run-in, quite impressive
DAN MCGRUE won a bumper in Ireland last August then completed a hat-trick between the flags for Jack Barber though had very little to do. He's in the 'could be anything' category as is White Moon, who has joined Colin Tizzard after an impressive victory over a subsequent winner at Dawstown in May. Allez Jacques looked in need of jumping experience at Stratford in March and is best watched but winning point-to-pointer and bumper Benechenko is certain to be suited by this trip after staying on strongly over the minimum at Sandown in March.
Allez Jacques (IRE) 15-2 (11-0) Held up in rear, closed 5th, not fluent normal 2 out, one pace before omitted last, 4th of 5, 10l behind Cornish Warrior (11-0) at Stratford 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Mar.
Benechenko (IRE) 7-1 (11-1) Always behind, 4th of 8, 19 3/4l behind Azzerti (11-7) at Sandown 2m (4) sft in Mar.
Dan McGrue (IRE) 4-6fav (11-10) Made all; easy, won at Littlewindsor 3m gd in Apr beating Kernel Victor (12-0) by 12l, 4 ran.
Mister Malarky 50-1 (10-10) Tracked leader, led over 5f out to over 4f out, driven and lost place over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 10th of 20, 18l behind Bullionaire (10-10) at Newbury 2m (2) gs in Mar.
Touch Screen (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Led to after 1st, chased leaders, behind and outpaced after 5 out, plugged on to take remote 3rd 3 out, tailed off, 3rd of 4, dist behind Mr Mix (10-12) at Worcester 2m 7f (4) gd in May.
White Moon (GER) 7-4 (12-2) Made all & jw, 2l adv frm 9th, gng best 3out , went clr 2out, mstk last, kow, easily, won at Dawstown 3m mdn gd in May beating Knockoura (12-2) by 15l, 12 ran.
The Salmon Man 50-1 (10-12) Mid-division, weakened before 3 out, 8th of 12, 33 1/4l behind New Agenda (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Oct.
