held up behind leaders, not fluent 2nd, pushed along 7th, outpaced 10th, behind 12th, pulled up soon after
led 1st until 2nd, prominent, not fluent 5th, pushed along briefly before 9th, ridden and weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
prominent on outside, pushed along when not fluent 4 out, beaten from 2 out, stayed on same pace
prominent, lost some ground after 2nd, closed from 12th, went 2nd 3 out, led flat, stayed on
led until 1st, led next, jumped right 4th, ridden before 2 out, mistake last, headed flat, held towards finish
held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway going well 10th, not fluent 11th or 3 out, soon beaten, no extra flat
Paul Nicholls doesn’t have too many summer jumpers but this is a decent pot and Hexham winner GRANGE ROAD has been handed a mark of 120 on his first start over the larger obstacles. Things haven’t panned out for Royal Village lately though he is proven on genuinely decent ground and today’s rider gets on well with him. Coral has won over both hurdles and fences at Worcester and is entitled to have come on for a recent spin at Ludlow. Oscar Montel has won here off a 7lb higher mark though he’ll need to improve greatly upon recent endeavours.
Royal Village (IRE) 13-2 (11-8) In rear, hit 3rd, not fluent 8th, behind next, pulled up before 13th, at Market Rasen 3m hcp (3) gd in May.
Grange Road (IRE) 9-4 (11-12) Led, headed before 2 out, soon ridden, held after, kept on, 2nd of 5, 5l behind Gris Majeur (11-5) at Hereford 2m 6f (4) gd in Mar.
Psychedelic Rock 14-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced approaching 4 out, headway 2 out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 16 3/4l behind Bermeo (10-0) at Newbury 2m 7f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Oscar Montel (IRE) 16-1 (11-11) Made most until after 3rd, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 32l behind Rookie Trainer (11-11) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
Coral (FR) 9-2 (10-13) Chased winner, lost 2nd before 13th, soon weakened quickly and lost touch, left remote 4th and hampered 3 out, mistake next, went 3rd at the last, 3rd of 5, 21l behind Magic Dancer (11-7) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Rostello (FR) 9-1 (11-12) Chased leaders until 3rd, behind and reminders after 5th, soon lost touch, tailed off and pulled up before 7th, at Plumpton 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
