led, ridden over 1f out, headed well inside final furlong, no extra
held up, pushed along over 4f out, soon struggling
held up, short-lived effort on inside 5f out
pulled hard early, chased leader after 2f, ridden over 2f out, lost 2nd and weakened inside final furlong
held up, headway over 5f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out
held up and behind, progress over 5f out, weakened over 4f out, eased when no chance final 3f
always prominent, pushed along over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong
Young Bull finished third in a bumper at Ffos Las on his debut under Rules and should be in the mix but POISON ARROW is preferred. It was heavy going when he finished second to Hold The Note at Newton Abbot in October and the latter went on to finish fourth in a Listed bumper at Cheltenham. Endless Flight faces an easier task than when well beaten at Newbury while Ballybreen has joined Evan Williams having won a point-to-point in Ireland in March and Sharpe's Rifles is a newcomer to note.
Ask Himself (IRE) 2-1 (11-11) Ld, hdd 2nd, 2nd 1/2way, 3rd 3out, ko sme pce str, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Gaelik Coast (11-11) at Castletown-Geoghegan 3m mdn sft in Apr.
Ballybreen (IRE) 4-5 (12-2) Ld, jnd 5th & hdd aftr 9th, 2nd frm 5out, disp aftr 3out, ld bef 2out, chall aftr 2out, rddn bef last, ko best, won at Ballyarthur 3m in Mar beating Occupied (12-2) by 2l, 3 ran.
Eeze A Saint (FR) 3-1 (11-2) Veered right start, led, headed over 2f out, no impression on front pair over 1f out, lost 3rd inside final furlong, 5th of 8, 16 1/4l behind Ribble Valley (11-2) at Ayr 2m mdn (5) gd in Nov.
Endless Flight (IRE) 16-1 (10-10) Raced keenly, tracked leaders on outside, ridden 3f out, soon edged left and outpaced, no danger after but plugged on in modest 5th, 5th of 11, 17l behind Caribert (11-7) at Newbury 2m (2) sft in Mar.
Poison Arrow (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, led 3f out, headed over 2f out, ridden and outpaced by front pair over 1f out, stayed on to take well held 2nd closing stages, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Hold The Note (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (5) hvy in Oct.
Sharpe's Rifles Arabian Gleam gelding out of High Meadow Jo.
Young Bull (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Held up and behind, progress 4f out, soon ridden, stayed on towards finish, took 3rd post, 3rd of 16, 4 1/2l behind Encore Champs (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m mdn (4) gs in Oct.
