led, ridden and hung left over 1f out, headed close home
chased leader, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
swerved left start, always towards rear, tailed off over 3f out
held up mid-division, ridden 4f out, stayed on final 3f
chased leader until weakened 7f out, tailed off 3f out
in touch, ridden over 3f out, soon lost place
mid-division, headway after 6f, effort over 3f out, one pace final 2f
behind, ridden over 4f out, some headway over 3f out, never dangerous
held up in touch, effort and headway over 3f out, ridden and switched right 3f out, ran on to lead close home
hampered start, held up, headway over 7f out, ridden over 3f out, stayed on and hung left final 2f
held up, headway after 6f, weakened over 4f out
held up in touch until lost place 4f out
With very little form on offer, expensive purchase Ring The Boss is the educated guess to lead home a largely untried field. No Regrets, Double Leo and Navelina are interesting newcomers that are bred for this game and are worth monitoring for signs of support, whereas the penalised duo Oscar Deal and Stagecoach Diamond set what standard there is of those with experience. However, they both have improvement to find under their penalties and others make more appeal. No Regrets hails from the back-to-form yard of Nicky Henderson's and he looks sure to attract interest for that fact alone. However, there are some frustrating characters in his pedigree and he could be a risky proposition if he has inherited some of those family traits. Double Leo is a half-brother to The Weaver, who won a bumper for Len Lungo a couple of seasons ago. He should be capable of going close and any positive indications from the betting ring will be dangerous to ignore. Still, it is hard to escape the fact that Ring The Boss cost 50,000 Guineas when he went through the sales ring and, as a half-brother to useful bumper winner Diamond Sal, it is safe to assume that expectations will be high for him to get off the mark at the first time of asking.
Oscardeal (IRE) 50-1 Chased leader, led over 6f out, headed well over 3f out, weakened 2f out, 5th of 17, 21l behind Karanja at Newbury 2m nhf Grd 2 (A) gs in Feb.
Stagecoach Diamond 4-1 In touch, pushed along over 5f out, ridden over 3f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, won at Catterick 2m nhf (H) gf in Dec beating Tous Chez by 2l, 15 ran.
Keen Warrior Keen gelding out of a moderate racemare.
Kerry Magic Vettori gelding out of an unraced mare.
Original Thought (IRE) 2nd of 12, 1/2l behind Cooldine Lad at Tipperary Points 3m ire ptp in Oct.
Eileens Comet Cosmonaut mare out of an unraced mare.
Marylou Day (IRE) 25-1 Held up, never dangerous, 8th of 14, 34l behind Heltornic at Fakenham 2m nhf (H) gd in Feb.
Where's Sally Polar Prince mare out of a moderate racemare.
Ally Shrimp Tamure gelding, half-brother to three winning jumpers.
Double Leo (FR) Double Bed gelding, half-brother to winning bumper The Weaver.
No Regrets (FR) Nononito gelding, half-brother to winning chaser Hey Jude.
Ring The Boss (IRE) Kahyasi gelding, half-brother to the useful Diamond Sal.
Jontys'lass Tamure filly out of a moderate racemare.
Our Joycey Shernazar filly out of a moderate racemare.
Whinny Bank 28-1 Held up, ridden over 3f out, soon struggling, 9th of 18, 19l behind Giovanna at Doncaster 1m 5f 4yo nhf (H) gd in Jan.
Navelina Presidium mare out of winning hurdler Orange Imp.
