held up in rear, not fluent 5th, ridden 11th, struggling 12th, went 3rd after last
tracked leaders, outpaced after 12th, weakened 3 out, mistake 2 out
mistakes, prominent, bumped 6th, ridden 4 out, weakened last
led, ridden and headed last, stayed on, no impression on winner towards finish
tracked leader, lost place 9th, last next, behind from 12th, pulled up before 4 out
held up, headway 11th, went 2nd from 4 out, challenged 2 out, led and mistake last, stayed on, clear towards finish
took keen hold, soon tracking leaders, jumped right and bumped rival 6th, closed next, ridden 4 out, weakened before 2 out
Nonrunner
Ex-pointer Worthy Award should be winning soon. Sergeant Dick is proving hard to place, however, while The Darling Boy is best caught fresh and may be better over hurdles. Lord Landen won at Market Rasen last month but is probably a few pounds too high in the weights now. ROYAL NATIVE and Fond Memory may be the pair to concentrate on in this with the top weight just preferred. Positively ridden to get off the mark at Exeter, he's only had the three runs over fences so may have more to offer. Fond Memory was second over 2m4f at Kempton last time but is entering unknown territory over this longer trip. Midnight Request is tried in a visor after pulling up at Cheltenham but has shot up the weights lately.
Royal Native (IRE) 2-1fav (11-10) Tracked leading pair, left in 2nd place 9th, led before 11th, made rest, ridden before 3 out, stayed on well, won at Exeter 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Mar beating Roll The Dice (11-5) by 4l, 5 ran.
Worthy Award (IRE) 2-1 (11-9) Jumped left, took keen hold tracking leading pair, went 2nd 11th until pushed along before 4 out, held when not fluent 3 out, driven and kept on same pace before next, 3rd of 4, 8l behind Tom Neary (11-7) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gf in Apr.
Midnight Request 5-1 (10-3) Tracked clear leader to 5th, lost place when mistake next, pulled up before 7th, in a race won by A Good Skin (11-4) at Cheltenham 3m 1f nov ltd hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Apr, 10 ran.
Sergeant Dick (IRE) 14-1 (10-11) Led until 3 out and dropped to 3rd, one pace and no chance with leading pair next, 3rd of 9, 17l behind Kilbree Kid (11-4) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Apr.
The Darling Boy 5-2fav (10-10) Raced keenly, led until 3 out, ridden and weakened before next, left poor 4th and hampered last, 4th of 6, 27l behind Tea Time Fred (10-10) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Mar.
Fond Memory (IRE) 15-8fav (10-8) Held up towards rear but in touch, mistake 8th, jumped slowly next, chased winner after 4 out, kept on gamely, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Rhapando (11-11) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Mar.
Lord Landen (IRE) 7-2 (11-3) In touch in rear, badly hampered 4th, headway and close up after 7th, ridden 10th, chased leader 4 out, driven to challenge flat, led post, won at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gs in Apr beating Less Time (11-12) by ns, 6 ran.
As De Fer (FR) 8-1 (11-11) Led until mistake and headed 11th, chased winner until mistake 14th, soon driven and weakened, blundered next, 6th of 9, well behind Gunna Be A Devil (11-3) at Taunton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Mar.
