held up in rear, headway 2 out, challenged last, ran on to lead post
held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, challenged going well when carried left before last, ridden, not keen and hung left flat, kept on, held close home
led, headed before 2nd, led 4th, not fluent next, headed approaching last, 5th and no extra when not fluent at hurdle
prominent, led before 2nd, headed and not fluent 4th, weakened before last
held up towards rear, headway from 3rd, ridden 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before last
tracked leaders, mistake 4th, not fluent 5th, lost place 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off
held up in rear, mistake 3rd, ridden after 3 out, well beaten before last, tailed off
tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, led before last, soon edged left, headed post
prominent, ridden after 3rd, ridden and lost place after next, well behind before 2 out, tailed off
mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway next, went 2nd before last, 4th and beaten when not fluent at hurdle
mid-division, not fluent 2 out, no impression
Mr Mole is better than he showed when favourite for a Listed handicap at Sandown last month and is a leading contender in this under Harry Derham. Changing The Guard has returned from a break in good form and is another to consider after his fourth at Aintree but Solaras Exhibition might be worth opposing in this grade and the likes of Quinsman, Sud Pacifique and Nampour have been off the track for a while. ULTIMATE doesn't win often nowadays but then handicapper has certainly given him a chance to end his losing sequence here and his stable have been among the winners lately - he gets the nod after a fair effort over further at Haydock last time.
Starluck (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Towards rear, outpaced before 2 out, stayed on into mid-division between last 2, never a factor, 15th of 28, 30l behind Ted Veale (10-6) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl G3 (1) gs in Mar.
Mr Mole (IRE) 11-4fav (11-9) Held up in mid-division, headway on long run to 2 out, driven in 5th approaching 2 out, soon beaten and eased soon after 2 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by First Avenue (10-5) at Sandown 2m lst hcp hdl (0-150) (1) hvy in Mar, 19 ran.
Changing The Guard 16-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, ridden after last, kept on, 4th of 22, 9l behind Cockney Sparrow (9-9) at Aintree 2m cond hcp hdl (2) gs.
Knight In Purple 100-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders to before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 22nd of 28, well behind Ted Veale (10-6) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl G3 (1) gs in Mar.
Solaras Exhibition (IRE) 10-1 (10-5) Held up mid-division, headway before 2 out, pushed along and soon weakened, 11th of 16, 33l behind Local Hero (10-8) at Market Rasen 2m 1f Listed hcp hdl (1) gd in Jul.
Quinsman 14-1 (11-4) Close up hit 2nd, ridden and weakened 2 out, 7th of 8, 28l behind El Dancer (11-5) at Fakenham 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Oct.
Ultimate 16-1 (10-8) Mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway 3 out, tracking leaders 2 out, slightly hampered last, no impression, 6th of 19, 10l behind Fleet Dawn (11-2) at Haydock 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) gs in Mar.
Sud Pacifique (IRE) 20-1 (11-6) Always towards rear, never on terms, 6th of 12, 25l behind General Ting (10-3) at Sandown 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft in Nov.
Nampour (FR) 16-1 (10-5) In touch, weakened after 3 out, 7th of 9, 22l behind Close House (11-5) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl (2) hvy in Dec.
Crafty Roberto 5-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders after 5th, driven and went 3rd before last, disputed 2nd flat, no extra and lost places in closing stages, 5th of 11, 2 1/4l behind Rowlestone Lad (11-5) at Fakenham 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Mar.
Taste The Wine (IRE) 9-2 (10-13) Held up in last pair, behind most of way, 7th of 13, 10l behind Della Sun (10-8) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf.
