led, ridden after 3 out, joined next, soon headed, weakened and lost 3 places flat
chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, ridden before 2 out, went 3rd and stayed on same pace flat, no impression on winner
tracked leader, challenging when not fluent 2 out, soon led, clear last, easily
held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, ridden after 3 out, no impression
chased leaders, struggling 5th, well beaten 3 out
mid-division, headway 4th, shaken up after 3 out, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner
tracked leaders, pushed along before 5th, lost place approaching 2 out, weakened
mid-division, well beaten from 3 out
mid-division, mistake 4th, ridden after 4 out, well beaten from next
held up in mid-division, ridden and struggling when jumped left 4 out, pulled up after
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, mistake last, stayed on same pace, went 4th towards finish
mid-division, not fluent 3rd, well beaten before 3 out
held up in rear, struggling 4th, well behind next, tailed off
not always fluent in rear, tailed off 5th, pulled up after
chased leaders on outside, lost place after 4th, soon behind, tailed off
POKER SCHOOL made his debut in a Limerick bumper on heavy ground last March and was well supported. He didn't let backers down and the placed horses have won subsequently so the form looks strong and he should be even better over hurdles so gets the vote. Go Conquer may have won both starts between the flags but for mishaps and he's made no mistake in bumpers, completing a double when coming home in great style at Kelso a month ago. Fascino Rustico has been very unlucky not to have lost his maiden tag and, though absent since April, looks certain to mount a challenge. Grande Antarctique couldn't catch Wilberragon here last month but that was a fair run against a decent opponent and he should make the frame again. Robinsson looked outpaced in mid-race at Southwell but battled on and came with a late run to snatch the spoils while Hughsie had shown promise in bumpers and did so again on his hurdling debut at Chepstow where he was going on at the finish.
Go Conquer (IRE) 5-2 (10-12) Made all, ridden and clear before last, eased towards finish, won at Kelso 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec beating Silvery Moon (10-12) by 14l, 13 ran.
Beg To Differ (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Held up mid-division, pushed along after 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 8th of 13, 40l behind Taj Badalandabad (11-5) at Leicester 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Dan's Quest 100-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, 11th of 18, well behind Aso (10-12) at Warwick 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Fascino Rustico 5-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, headway when not fluent 3 out, about 2 lengths 3rd when fell 2 out, in a race won by It's A Mans World (10-5) at Ayr 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Apr, 10 ran.
Grande Antarctique (FR) 12-1 (10-12) Mid-division, outpaced in modest 4th after 3 out, stayed on under pressure before last, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Wilberdragon (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Herr Larry Hewis 100-1 (11-3) Led, took keen hold, headed halfway, weakened over 4f out, 9th of 11, 39l behind Gaelic Myth (10-7) at Ludlow 2m NH flat (5) gd in Apr.
Hughesie (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Jumped left, held up in rear, went left 1st, mistake 2nd, mid-division approaching 4th, headway near side approaching 3 out, disputing 4th when went left 2 out, hung left after, went modest 3rd flat, 3rd of 14, 6l behind Taj Badalandabad (10-12) at Chepstow 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Nov.
Mazurati (IRE) 100-1 (10-5) Held up, weakened 3 out, 9th of 14, well behind Warrantor (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Navanman (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, not fluent 1st, jumped slowly 5th, well beaten before 3 out, 9th of 16, 27l behind Jack Frost (10-11) at Ludlow 2m mdn hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Poker School (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Tracked leader until soon disputed lead, led after 5f, ridden over 2f out, joined approaching final furlong, led again inside final furlong, stayed on well, won at Limerick 2m 4yo NH flat hvy in Mar beating Just Get Cracking (11-2) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Prince of Thieves (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Keen early, tracked leaders, outpaced 5f out, weakened over 3f out, last of 5, 23l behind Tambura (10-0) at Ffos Las 2m NH flat (6) hvy in Nov.
Robinsson (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway over 5f out, ridden and outpaced 3f out, headway over 1f out, led inside final furlong, stayed on strongly, won at Southwell 2m NH flat (6) gs in Dec beating Diaktoros (11-0) by 6l, 7 ran.
Shah Of Persia 50-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, behind from 7th, 7th of 17, well behind Kylemore Lough (11-0) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Wadswick Harold 33-1 (10-2) Raced wide, held up, not always fluent, ridden before 5th, lost touch next, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Monbeg Theatre (11-1) at Towcester 2m 3f NH nov hdl 4-6yo (4) hvy in Nov, 8 ran.
Many Moons (FR) 100-1 (10-7) Prominent until, blundered 3rd, lost place before 6th, soon well behind, pulled up after, in a race won by Kylemore Lough (11-0) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn hdl (4) sft in Dec, 17 ran.
Newton Martini 10-1 (10-2) Led, jumped left 1st, headed before 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 8, 32l behind Rose Of The World (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m mrs nov hdl (4) hvy in Nov.
