held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, headway under pressure before 8th, driven and stayed on from 2 out, never going pace to get into contention
chased eaders, chased clear leader from 4th, driven after 8th, weakened before next, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway from 8th, chased leaders 4 out, went 3rd before 3 out, edged left and weakened last
tokk keen hold, chased leaders, ridden and struggling 7th, tailed off
led until after 3rd, soon lost place, rear and struggling 7th, tailed off 4 out
raced wide, close up, chased clear leader from 8th until approaching 2 out, no extra soon after
pulled hard, held up until pulled way up to lead after 3rd, clear after next and maintained strong pace, about 4 lengths ahead when blundered last, weakened and headed close home, lost 2 places last strides
chased leaders until badly outpaced 7th, soon towards rear, still only 6th and plenty to do after 2 out, stayed on strongly under pressure from last, led post
chased leaders, went 3rd approaching 4 out, ridden before 2 out, stayed on strongly towards finish, went 3rd last strides
held up in rear, headway on outside from 4 out, chased leading trio 3 out, stayed on approaching last to lead close home, caught post
held up in rear, headway from 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, kept on under pressure flat, never going pace to reach leaders
Saintly Lady is the obvious one having deservedly got off the mark last time, but she's up 11lbs for that victory and needs to improve to go in again. Instead, we'll take a chance on the returning ANAK, a horse who looked to be crying out for this trip last season. With that in mind he did well to win a pair of races over two miles and judging by his solid second to Westlin' Winds this mark of 124 is fair. We'd want to see him strong in the market but the booking of Tom Scudamore, who rode him to victory at Kempton, suggests he'll be ready to go. Saphire Night caught the eye last time but her overall profile suggests she's best when fresh so there may not be much more in the locker, while this is surely a confidence-boosting mission for Heathcliff. Radmores Revenge is up 10lbs for a clear second but that's in part negated by the step up in trip so he's a threat to all.
Heathcliff (IRE) 22-1 (11-3) Held up mid-division, mistake 3rd, towards rear when blundered and unseated rider 13th, in a race won by Etxalar (10-10) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Oct, 15 ran.
Anak (IRE) 11-2 (11-8) Led until 3rd, soon lost place under pressure, driven and rallied approaching last, stayed on into well held 2ndfinal 110 yards, 2nd of 8, 8l behind Diktalina (10-7) at Sandown 2m 4yo nov hdl (3) sft in Feb.
Misstree Dancer 25-1 (10-3) Tracked leaders on inside, pushed along when blundered 7th, weakened after 3 out, 13th of 16, well behind Banjaxed Girl (11-3) at Cheltenham 2m 5f mrs lst hdl (1) gd in Apr.
Saphire Night 25-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, hit 6th, joined leader after 8th, led approaching 4 out, headed before next, soon one pace, lost 2nd 2 out, no extra, 4th of 13, 8l behind Thelobstercatcher (10-12) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft.
What A Scientist (IRE) 14-1 (10-3) Prominent, lost place 3rd, hit 6th, struggling 10th, behind 12th, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Iconoclast (11-8) at Exeter 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs, 9 ran.
Only Vintage (USA) 66-1 (11-5) In rear, struggling 6th, never dangerous, 11th of 13, well behind Thelobstercatcher (10-12) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft.
Young Albert (IRE) 9-1 (11-4) Mid-division, driven 4 out, ridden and headway 2 out, chased leading pair last, stayed on flat, no impression, 3rd of 13, 6l behind Thelobstercatcher (10-12) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft.
Stow 11-1 (11-4) In touch on outside, ridden and outpaced 4 out, hit next soon weakened, 9th of 13, 38l behind Thelobstercatcher (10-12) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft.
Saintly Lady (IRE) 7-2fav (10-10) Held up in touch, mistake 4 out, soon led, ridden and headed when not fluent 3 out, not fluent next, soon led, kept on well to draw clear run-in, won at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs beating Oniz Tiptoes (10-0) by 5l, 11 ran.
Radmores Revenge 16-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway and in touch 7th, challenged 4 out, led next, ridden and headed narrowly between last 2, every chance when blundered last, no extra flat, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Prince Massini (11-7) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs.
Osolomio (IRE) 18-1 (11-12) Chased leader and keen, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, eased 2 out, 12th of 15, well behind What's Occurrin (10-11) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Oct.
