raced keenly, held up in rear, headway to chase leaders before 2 out, kept on same pace, went 3rd between last 2, no chance with front pair
with leader, left in lead on bend after 3rd, headed before next, lost place 3 out, weakened from next
tracked leaders, headway to lead 3 out, ridden between last 2, pressed last, stayed on well flat, in command final 110 yards
mid-division, chased leaders 5th, went 2nd 2 out, every chance last, soon ridden, kept on same pace, well held final 110 yards
held up towards rear, 7th and outpaced after 3 out, soon ridden, kept on under pressure approaching last, never troubled leaders
tracked leaders, effort and every chance approaching 2 out, soon ridden and lost place, weakened from last
tracked leaders on outside, carried wide on bend after 3rd, lost place next, behind from 5th
held up towards rear, outpaced 3 out, never dangerous
led, raced wide and headed on bend after 3rd, regained lead before next, headed 3 out, soon ridden and lost place, weakened from next
A half-brother to Champion Hurdler Rock On Ruby, there may well be more to come from DARTFORD WARBLER now tackling handicaps and Sue Smith's charge gets the vote off the back of a better run at Bangor last time. Kingdom Of Munster has gone up a couple of pounds since finishing second at Doncaster but is starting to knock on the door again and it's impossible to fault the recent form of hat-trick-seeker Stanley Bridge, though he's shot up in the weights since scoring at Ayr. Wilde Pastures has been placed twice at Ayr this year but was well beaten on both occasions and is worth opposing here.
Lucky Sunny (IRE) 33-1 (11-1) Raced keenly, held up in touch, chased leaders 3 out to next, weakened before last, 4th of 6, 19l behind Hidden Future (11-1) at Ayr 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft.
Wilde Pastures (IRE) 11-1 (11-2) With winner, weakened before 2 out, 3rd of 13, 34l behind Red Rocco (11-2) at Ayr 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) hvy.
Dartford Warbler (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Led or disputed lead until after 6th, mistake 4 out, soon lost place, no impresssion from next, 5th of 8, 17l behind Absinthe (11-5) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Kingdom Of Munster (IRE) 9-2 (10-13) Towards rear, headway before 3 out, ridden to chase winner before last, no impression, 2nd of 11, 6l behind Zefooha (11-7) at Doncaster 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd.
Claude Carter 16-1 (10-6) Mid-division, weakened before 7th, tailed off 8th, 13th of 16, well behind Markadam (10-1) at Carlisle 2m 4f cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) sft.
Stanley Bridge 11-4 (10-7) Tracked leaders in 3rd, headway to lead 3 out, clear before last, eased towards finish, won at Ayr 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy beating See The Legend (11-0) by 15l, 4 ran.
Raggios Boy 50-1 (10-8) Soon behind, never dangerous, 5th of 6, 39l behind Sustainability (11-4) at Carlisle 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft.
Prince Blackthorn (IRE) 8-1 (10-8) Held up mid-division, weakened from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Bow School (11-3) at Kelso 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Feb, 14 ran.
King Of Thorns (IRE) 150-1 (11-1) Tracked leader, led briefly 4 out, weakened next, 6th of 10, 28l behind Talkin Thomas (10-8) at Newcastle 2m nov hdl (4) gs.
