in touch, ridden and weakened 3 out
mid-division, jump left 3 out, headway and challenged approaching 2 out, ridden and hung left approaching last, soon weakened
held up, headway after 3 out, led approaching last, hit last, ran on flat
always towards rear, weakened 3 out
prominent, ridden and weakened afer 3 out
held up last, ridden 3 out, no impression
always towards rear, jump left from 3rd, soon weakened
led, ridden 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on flat
chased leader, ridden and every chance 2 out, kept on from last
mid-division, hit 2nd, ridden after 3 out, kept on one pace
CONFLICTOFINTEREST may well return the shortest priced winner of the day in the finale where he can confine Keki Buku and Quaddick Lake to minor roles. Plenty of hype surrounded the selection prior to his debut at Ascot and he was backed accordingly only to find the Queen's Gold Award too strong. The winner went on to finish a highly creditable ninth at Cheltenham whilst the runner-up was left to mop up some prize money at Ayr. He's a top prospect for the season ahead. He may not have everything his own way here as Keki Buku ran well enough on his hurdling bow at Uttoxeter behind the smart Diamond Harry and should be able to build on that. Quaddick Lake has some rebuilding to do and it was hard to take too many positives from his reappearance at Exeter but he had given evidence of his talent just over a year ago when falling at the last at Cheltenham when upsides Snap Tie. There are some fair sorts on show here but Conflictofinterest is expected to prove to be the best of them.
Chances Go 33-1 (10-12) Held up, in touch until weakened 3 out, 8th of 15, 40l behind Timpo (10-12) at Warwick 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Conflictofinterest 6-4fav (11-2) Led after 1f, made rest, clear over 1f out, edged left, ran on well, won at Ayr 2m nhf (3) gd in Apr beating Knockara Beau (11-9) by 6l, 15 ran.
Keki Buku (FR) 9-2 (10-12) Chased leader, led after 2nd, hit 7th, headed 2 out, no chance with winner flat, 2nd of 15, 9l behind Diamond Harry (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs.
Quaddick Lake (IRE) 13-8fav (10-12) Jumped left, mid-division, badly hampered 2nd, weakened quickly after 5th, 9th of 12, 47l behind Weather Front (11-2) at Exeter 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gs.
Quiny Boy (FR) 9-4 (10-13) In touch, chased winner when hit 4 out, ridden and effort 2 out, kept on until no extra flat, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Diablo (11-0) at Perth 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gs in Sept.
Roscrea (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Always behind, 8th of 13, 35l behind What A Buzz (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Shield of Zeus (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Held up mid-division, tailed off over 3f out, 15th of 19, well behind Kaskader (10-10) at Carlisle 2m 1f nhf (6) sft in Mar.
Simply Blue 66-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, weakened over 5f out, 19th of 20, well behind Honest John (10-12) at Aintree 2m 1f nhf Grd 2 (1) gd in Apr.
Threatening To Pay (IRE) (12-0) ran out in race won by Shake The Bottle (12-0) at Liscarroll 3m ire ptp hvy in Mar, 17 ran.
Ushiro Emery (FR) 33-1 (10-12) Mid-division, ridden 6f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 13, 30l behind Call Me A Legend (10-5) at Towcester 1m 5f nhf (5) gd in Nov.
