jumped right, tracked leaders, lost place after 2nd, headway when mistake 8th, mistake and lost place next, stayed on bypassing omitted last, no impression
prominent early, chased leaders, hampered 6th, weakened before omitted last
held up, ridden 8th, weakened before 2 out (normal 3 out)
chased leaders, hampered 6th, 2nd before next, led last (normal 2 out), driven out
led, fell 6th
tracked leaders, slow and lost place 1st, slow 3rd, hampered and unseated rider 6th
chased leaders, hampered 6th, stayed on same pace from before omitted last
chased leaders, hampered and left 2nd 6th, weakened before omitted last
held up in rear, fell 3rd
held up in rear, behind 8th, mistake 2 out (normal 3 out)
tracked leader, left in lead 6th, not fluent 8th, headed last (normal 2 out), stayed on same pace
held up towards rear, hampered 6th, headway 8th, went 2nd flat, stayed on, pressed winner towards finish, held close home
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Nicky Henderson could hold all the aces in this. He saddles three, including easy Sandown winner Soul Emotion, but WILLIAM HENRY won the bumper on the card three years ago and has developed into a very smart handicapper over hurdles. He finished ahead of stablemate Burbank when fourth in the Coral Cup and James Bowen again takes off a handy 3lb. Moon Racer probably hasn’t quite scaled the heights expected over timber but is still useful and could be a factor if staying the longer trip. Reverant Cust has been staying on over 2m but has gone up 7lb since his second at Kelso and Tomngerry’s recent win came in a Fibresand jumpers’ bumper. Jacks Last Hope looks too high in the weights while Clondaw Kaempfer doesn’t appear the force of old.
William Henry (IRE) 8-1jfav (11-10) Tracked leaders, effort after 2 out, ridden and every chance before last, kept on same pace in 4th flat, 4th of 26, 2 3/4l behind Bleu Berry (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Jacks Last Hope 7-2 (11-0) Towards rear, went 2nd from 7th, ridden to lead last, headed run-in, kept on, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Cobra De Mai (12-0) at Sedgefield 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Burbank (IRE) 18-1 (11-2) In touch, driven to chase leaders after 2 out, ridden and one pace before last, no impression after, 7th of 26, 7l behind Bleu Berry (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Moon Racer (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Mid-division, hit 3rd, not much room after 2 out, no impression after, kept on flat, 9th of 24, 14 3/4l behind Mohaayed (10-11) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Top Ville Ben (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) Led until 3 out, lost 2nd and weakened quickly soon after, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Sir Will (10-10) at Ascot 3m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Tomngerry (IRE) 1-25fav (11-4) Tracked leader, led over 3f out, soon clear, canter, won at Southwell 2m (4) pol in Mar beating Back To Balloo (11-4) by 33l, 3 ran.
Curious Carlos 16-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, struggling when hit 4 out, never on terms, 6th of 7, 30l behind Sizing Granite (11-9) at Newbury 2m hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Clondaw Kaempfer (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, short of room and lost place on bend after 3rd, soon behind, reminders before 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before next, at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Minella Charmer (IRE) 28-1 (11-6) Mid-division, pushed along 3 out, no impression when blundered next, 6th of 14, 23 1/4l behind Golan Fortune (10-9) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Reverant Cust (IRE) 7-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear, headway before last, ridden run-in, kept on to take 2nd close home, 2nd of 11, 3/4l behind Keyboard Gangster (11-3) at Kelso 2m hcp (2) hvy in Apr.
Whatduhavtoget (IRE) 16-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, weakened next, 11th of 14, 32l behind Golan Fortune (10-9) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Sky Khan 25-1 (10-8) Held up behind, struggling 4 out, never able to challenge, 7th of 9, 22 3/4l behind Desert Cry (11-11) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Soul Emotion (FR) 3-1 (11-3) Tended to jump left, made all, went left 3 out, ridden clear between last 2, went left last, kept on strongly, unchallenged, won at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Mar beating Westend Story (11-12) by 6l, 6 ran.
Jimmy Breekie (IRE) 11-2 (11-11) Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, went 2nd briefly before 2 out, weakened last, 5th of 8, 29 3/4l behind Sakhee's City (11-6) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Strong Economy (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, mistake 6 out, led 5 out, headed 2 out, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 7, nk behind Angus Milan (11-11) at Ayr 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
