midfield, ridden and reminders 3 out, switched right and pushed along 2 out, kept on at one pace after next
tracked leader, niggled along to lead before 3 out, good jump 2 out and last, stayed on strongly run in
held up towards rear, mistake 6th, ridden and progress before 2 out, outpaced after last, no extra
chased leaders, pushed along to sit handy before 2 out, slow jump last, faded close home
prominent, pushed along before 2 out, progress under pressure approaching last, one pace run in
just worse than midfield, ridden 2 out, good jump last, headway on run in, up for 3rd final strides
held up in touch, not fluent 7th, pushed along and progress before 2 out, kept on well after last but no match for winner
midfield, ridden and lost ground 4 out, weakened 3 out
mid-division, mistake and unseated rider 4 out
held up in midfield, unseated rider 8th
tailed off towards rear, never involved
held up, ridden 4 out, weakened from 3 out
led, ridden and headed before 3 out, kept on at same pace 2 out, faded after last
Beat The Judge has improved since finishing behind Scardura, who is 6lb better off, on his chasing bow at Stratford. He stayed on too strongly for Ballywood at Fontwell last month but Alan King’s charge is 8lb better off and will strip fitter here. Hatcher has gone up 6lb for winning at Southwell in July and is hard to predict. He’d finished well behind Movie Legend at Doncaster earlier in the year and it would be no surprise if stablemate Azzuri fared better on these terms. Dolos has plenty to find with Katpoli on their run at Doncaster in February but On The Slopes was on an upward curve when last seen and looks a danger to ROUGE VIF. A Grade 2 winner over hurdles and fences, Harry Whittington’s classy six-year-old did well to finish third in the Arkle here in March as he lost a shoe on the way round and had to plot a course through tiring rivals in the closing stages.
Dolos (FR) 3-1fav (11-12) Held up in rear steady headway from 6th, went 3rd 4 out until 2 out, well held in 4th after, 4th of 7, 21 3/4l behind Gino Trail (10-11) at Doncaster 2m hcp (2) hvy in Feb.
Rouge Vif (FR) 9-1 (11-4) Rear of mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, kept on from 2 out, went 3rd last stride but no chance with front pair, 3rd of 11, 19 1/2l behind Put The Kettle On (10-11) at Cheltenham 2m (1) sft in Mar.
Hatcher (IRE) 7-4fav (11-2) Held up and travelled strongly, hampered 4th, 2nd before 8th, led after 2 out, mistake last, eased towards finish, won at Southwell 2m hcp (2) gd in Jul beating Croco Bay (11-5) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Ballywood (FR) 15-2 (11-8) Held up in rear, steady headway from 8th, went 2nd after last, kept on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 9l behind Beat The Judge (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
On The Slopes 11-10fav (11-12) Led, headed after 4rd, remained close up, led again before 5 out, pressed from 3 out, kept on and held on well run-in, won at Kempton 2m hcp (3) gs in Mar beating Return Ticket (11-5) by 3 1/2l, 6 ran.
Beat The Judge (IRE) 15-8jfav (10-12) Chased leaders, mistake 3rd, challenged 3 out, led next, clear flat, stayed on well, won at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in Sep beating Ballywood (11-8) by 9l, 7 ran.
Western Miller (IRE) 17-2 (12-2) Chased leader, niggled along after 13th, ridden after 3 out, weakened last, 8th of 10, 33 1/2l behind Templepark (11-3) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Azzuri 14-1 (10-13) Midfield, crept closer approaching 5 out, bad mistake 4 out, not recover, 5th of 7, dist behind Pink Eyed Pedro (10-3) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Katpoli (FR) 11-2 (10-1) Keen early, chased winner, mistake 4th and 7th, held from 2 out, kept on, 2nd of 7, 3 3/4l behind Gino Trail (10-11) at Doncaster 2m hcp (2) hvy in Feb.
Scardura (IRE) 5-4fav (10-13) Led early, went right 3rd, headed after 4th, led going well approaching 2 out, ridden for effort before last, ran on well, won at Newton Abbot 2m hcp (3) gd in Sep beating Monsieur D'Arque (10-11) by 2 1/2l, 5 ran.
Doitforthevillage (IRE) 9-1 (10-8) Behind, headway to chase leaders 3 out, no extra approaching last, 6th of 13, 10 1/4l behind Midnight Midge (10-10) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Movie Legend 8-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 12, 1l behind Nebuchadnezzar (11-4) at Fakenham 2m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Northern Beau (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Led, ridden along and went clear before 2 out, headed last, not pace of winner run-in, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Capone (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
