held up towards rear, headway on outside when blundered 12th, went 2nd from 2 out, pressing winner towards finish, always just held
pressed leader, led 9th, headed next, lost place before 12th, well beaten 4 out
handy to 1st, in touch in mid-division, ridden after 12th, soon lost place
not that fluent in rear, mistake 11th, kept on flat, went 3rd towards finish
held up on inside, effort from 11th, 6 lengths 5th when mistake 4 out, soon weakened
always towards rear
tracked leaders, went 2nd 11th, led 3 out, driven out
mid-division, closed from 10th, 4th when mistake 3 out, soon weakened
led until 9th, led next, headed 3 out, no extra from last
Withdrawn
NonRunner
This is a potentially-informative novices’ handicap with the lightly-raced winning pointer Chinensis lurking near the foot of the weights. Conditions may not be ideal for Worthy Farm but he stays well. Supremely Lucky looks every inch a chaser, despite having won twice over hurdles last season, and Know The Score is also worth considering. Diger Daudaie won two of his five hurdle starts last term and was successful between the flags previously so also goes on the shortlist but FLEMINPORT has chasing experience on his side. He was taking on decent opposition when fourth at Chepstow when last seen having finished second at Bangor earlier.
Supremely Lucky (IRE) 2-9fav (11-8) Led until after 1st, led 3rd, headed before 6th, led 8th, asserting 3 out, clear next, easily, won at Uttoxeter 2m 7f (4) gd in Mar beating Mister Tickle (11-2) by 9l, 5 ran.
Diger Daudaie (FR) 9-2 (11-12) Mid-division, closed 3rd, led before 3 out, clear briefly between last 2, soon hard pressed, held on gamely, won at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (3) hvy in Mar beating Nearly Perfect (11-2) by hd, 9 ran.
Worthy Farm (IRE) 9-4fav (11-7) 2nd until before 2nd, chased leaders on outside, not fluent 5th, pushed along before 9th, outpaced after 3 out, well held from next, 7th of 9, 18 1/2l behind Burrows Park (11-5) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (2) gd in Mar.
Head To The Stars 13-2 (11-10) Held up in touch, outpaced after 5 out, rallied next, kept on same pace, 4th of 6, 23 3/4l behind Marble Moon (10-1) at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) gd in May.
Bootlegger (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, not fluent and almost unseated rider 3rd, lost position and towards rear after, under pressure and no impression approaching straight, one pace, 5th of 7, 26 1/4l behind Brahma Bull (11-12) at Tipperary 2m 7f gd in May.
Fleminport (IRE) 5-2 (10-9) Held up in last pair, plugged on in 4th from 2 out, never on terms, 4th of 6, 9 1/2l behind Yalltari (11-5) at Chepstow 3m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Know The Score (IRE) 2-1jfav (11-2) Tracked leaders, led approaching 3 out, ridden and joined next, headed flat, no extra and lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 4 1/4l behind Minella Warrior (11-12) at Wetherby 3m hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Dentley De Mee (FR) 11-4 (11-8) Held up in rear, headway approaching 12th, not fluent 14th, weakened 2 out, 4th of 8, 11 1/4l behind For Good Measure (11-5) at Warwick 3m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Chinensis (IRE) 11-4 (11-3) Led, mistake and headed 9th, led next, headed before last, soon no extra, lost 3rd close home, 4th of 8, 21l behind Fontsanta (11-3) at Hereford 3m 2f (4) gs in Mar.
Neachells Bridge (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) Never fluent, always last, not fluent 5th, hit 4 out, outpaced when mistake next, last of 3, 13 1/4l behind Tommy Rapper (11-4) at Fontwell 2m 6f (4) gd in Oct.
Sam Brown 7-4fav (10-12) Raced keenly, made all, clear last (normal 3 out), unchallenged, won at Plumpton 2m 5f (4) sft in Dec beating New To This Town (11-5) by 7l, 11 ran.
