in touch, led 4 out, ridden run-in, kept on well
tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden before 2 out, weakened and mistake last
with leader, led 2nd, headed 4th, quickly lost place before 6th, pulled up
towards rear, headway before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on and always held
always behind, pulled up before 2 out
held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, went 3rd from last, kept on
led to 2nd, weakened after 4 out
held up towards rear, led 4th, headed 4 out, soon weakened
mid-division, weakened after 4 out
ROCK OF LEON has to concede weight all round but is a previous course winner who arrives off the back of a decent run in better company at Sedgefield. Wintour Leap has also won around here and had a spin on the all-weather last month. Searching won a maiden at Huntingdon around this time last year. He’s not reproduced that form since but was placed in a seller at Leicester in November and makes more appeal than Newton Abbot third Geni Johnson.
Rock Of Leon 20-1 (11-4) Led early, chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, challenging when not fluent 3 out, led before last, 3 lengths clear flat, headed last strides, 2nd of 12, nk behind Ever So Much (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Cease To Surrender Refuse To Bend gelding out of Bel.
Luca Brazi (IRE) 100-1 (11-2) In rear, jumped left and mistakes, tailed off after 7th, mistake 3 out, not fluent 2 out, mistake and unseated rider last, at Leicester 2m (3) hvy in Mar.
Searching (IRE) 16-1 (10-6) Led until 3 out, weakened after next, 10th of 13, 30l behind Rothman (10-11) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Torrent Des Mottes (FR) 4-1 (11-0) Raced in 3rd behind clear leading pair until before 4 out, weakened rapidly, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out, at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (4) sft in Apr.
West To Crossgales (IRE) 15-2 (10-11) Chased leaders, driven and lost place 3 out, weakening when pulled up before next, at Southwell 2m hcp (5) sft in Feb.
Why Lie (IRE) 25-1 (12-0) (h) (tt) led aft 1 til hdd aft 6; wknd qckly 8; wl bhnd when pu 10, at Chaddesley Corbett 2m 4f sft in Feb.
Geni Johnson (IRE) 50-1 (11-3) Mid-division, steady headway when bumped 3 out, kept on into modest 4th before next, went 3rd last, 3rd of 12, 14l behind Goldslinger (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Wintour Leap 9-2 (8-11) Chased leaders, pushed along and one pace in 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 12, 5 3/4l behind Sevilla (8-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Apr.