towards rear, ridden 12th, pulled up 2 out
in rear, ridden and headway 12th, weakened 4 out, pulled up 2 out
in touch, lost place 9th, pulled up soon after 5 out
led, headed 8th, tracked leader, ridden 3 out, weakening when mistake next, soon pulled up
prominent, ridden 3 out, effort next, kept on one pace
towards rear, ridden and weakened 4 out, pulled up 2 out
in touch, dropped to rear 9th, soon ridden, behind 11th, pulled up before 5 out
prominent, lost place 10th, behind when pulled up 2 out
prominent, led 8th, ridden 3 out, pressed last, ran on, headed final strides
held up, headway to track leaders 6th, mistake 5th, weakened 2 out
in touch, ridden 4 out, kept on from 2 out, nearest finish
held up, headway approaching 10th, disputed 2nd 3 out, ridden to challenge last, ran on, led final strides
close up, ridden 4 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off
Venetia Williams has trained three of the last five winners and Dare Me has a shout off today's mark if back to his best. Cloudy Too is another struggling for form though not badly weighted but SHANTOU MAGIC is preferred. The latter landed a double in novice company earlier this year and there should be more to come from Charlie Longsdon's charge this season with a recent outing at Newton Abbot under his belt. Catching On remains 13lb higher than his latest win at Exeter in March and What A Good Night has something to prove now 16lb higher than last year's success at Wetherby.
Cloudy Too (IRE) 11-1 (10-10) Held up mid-division, weakened after 4 out, hampered next, 9th of 11, 27 3/4l behind Aristo Du Plessis (10-3) at Ayr 2m hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Dare Me (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Held up, mistake 5th, in rear when mistake 10th, soon pulled up, at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) gd in Mar.
Knock A Hand (IRE) 25-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, 6th 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before 2 out, at Punchestown 3m 1f hcp sft in May.
Shantou Magic (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Led until mistake 1st, tracked leader, led 4 out, headed after 3 out, mistake next, soon weakened, 5th of 6, 17 1/4l behind Irish Cavalier (11-6) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f (2) gs in Oct.
Restless Harry 25-1 (11-12) Mid-division, not fluent 6th, headway next, mistake 11th, ridden after 13th, jumped slowly and lost place 17th, well behind 4 out, 8th of 14, dist behind Sam Winner (11-12) at Cheltenham 3m 3f hcp (1) sft in Nov.
Catching On (IRE) 14-1 (10-3) Towards rear, blundered 16th, rider lost iron, headway before 4 out, plugged on from next, never dangerous, 5th of 29, 16 3/4l behind Wayward Prince (10-1) at Ayr 4m hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Portrait King (IRE) 20-1 (10-13) Prominent, slight mistake 6 out, ridden and weakened from next, 12th of 20, dist behind Heathfield (9-13) at Punchestown 3m 6f hcp sft in May.
Bob Ford (IRE) 50-1 (10-4) Blundered 1st, led to 4th, remained prominent until lost place after 12th, behind 6 out (2nd valentines), pulled up after 3 out, at Aintree 4m 3f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Algernon Pazham (IRE) 12-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 20th, ridden and weakened after 2 out, 7th of 20, 15 1/2l behind Just A Par (10-3) at Sandown 3m 5f hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Araldur (FR) 10-1 (11-12) Held up in last pair, headway approaching 3 out, driven along in 4th before 2 out, no chance with leading duo, tired and hit last, 4th of 11, 26l behind Lessons In Milan (11-3) at Sandown 2m 6f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Achimota (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, outpaced 4 out, never on terms, weakened next, tailed off, 6th of 8, 34 3/4l behind Red Devil Lads (11-9) at Ffos Las 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Apr.
What A Good Night (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Held up towards rear, headway on inside before 4 out, led and going clear when fell last, at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Fergal Mael Duin 8-11fav (11-12) Tracked leaders in 4th, left close 3rd 9th, went 2nd 12th, challenged 3 out, led narrowly next, hung right and went right last, driven clear run-in, won at Fontwell 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Oct beating Frizzo (11-9) by 4 1/2l, 4 ran.
