held up in rear, not fluent 12th, well beaten 3 out
led, jumped well, headed and bumped slightly flat, held after, stayed on
mid-division on inside, effort when hit 4 out, went 4th last, not able to get on terms, kept on, lost 4th last stride
mid-division, headway 3 out, went 2nd last, led and bumped slightly flat, stayed on
held up in rear, not much room on inside and big jump 3 out, stayed on flat, never dangerous
chased leader, jumped right 1st, ridden after 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out
chased leaders, slow 8th, niggled along before 9th, ridden approaching 12th, beaten from 3 out, kept on flat, went 4th last stride
held up in mid-division on outside, hit 4th, slow 10th, pushed along before 12th, effort approaching 4 out, soon weakened
chased leaders on inside, pushed along before 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, soon switched right, mistake 2 out, 3rd and held from last, kept on
NonRunner
Twojayslad only ran at Ffos Las on Monday and has disappointed since completing a double at Ludlow in January. Court Duty is 3-14 over fences but hasn’t raced since November. Cesar Et Rosalie also returns from a break while Well Smitten is probably better in strongly-run races over shorter trips. Cushuish followed up victory at Wincanton in March with another success over track and trip last month and has only gone up 2lb but SANDY BOY can deny him the hat-trick if in the mood. Philip Hobbs’ novice is not the most reliable but he’s been dropped a further pound since his latest third at Warwick and is well enough treated nowadays.
Court Duty (IRE) 15-8fav (11-6) Held up in 4th, not fluent 5 out, good headway and pushed along in 3rd before next, reached for that fence, ridden before 3 out, well held before mistake next, 3rd of 4, 19 3/4l behind Le Coeur Net (11-10) at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Mr Mafia (IRE) 22-1 (11-9) Led until before 3 out, lost 2nd and weakened soon after 3 out, 5th of 7, dist behind William Of Orange (11-11) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Cesar Et Rosalie (FR) 6-1 (11-10) Towards rear, detached 4 out, never involved, 7th of 11, 20 3/4l behind The Delray Munky (11-10) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Sandy Boy (IRE) 11-2 (11-10) Tracked leaders, lost place 3rd, headway from 14th, blundered badly 3 out, led after 2 out, bumped before last, soon headed, no impression in 3rd flat, 3rd of 10, 7 1/2l behind High Counsel (10-0) at Warwick 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Well Smitten (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Led until 1st, prominent, not fluent 5th, led after 6th, headed 7th, led 12th, headed and not fluent 13th, no extra from 2 out, mistake last, 5th of 10, 13 1/2l behind High Counsel (10-0) at Warwick 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Champagne Noir (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Led, headed 8th, ridden and lost position 2 out, weakened before last, 4th of 6, 28 1/2l behind Rob The Getaway (11-6) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Diamond Brig 8-1 (11-10) Midfield, untidy 10th, mistake 12th, ridden before 15th, lost ground home turn, went modest third after 2 out, 3rd of 6, 35l behind First Class Return (11-3) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gs in Mar.
His Dream (IRE) 16-1 (11-10) Held up in mid-division, ridden and struggling after 10th, behind from next, 11th of 13, dist behind Kala Noire (11-12) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Cushuish 10-3 (10-13) Tracked leader, chased leader and disputed 2nd 4 out and 3 out, ridden after 2 out, made strong challenge last, led final 110 yards and always doing enough close home, won at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Floral Bouquet (11-7) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Twojayslad 10-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, hampered and lost place 7th, headway 9th, not fluent 12th, ridden ad held before 3 out, mistake last, 5th of 8, 18 1/2l behind Marble Moon (11-7) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) gs in May.
