led, pushed along after 3 out, ridden and edged left flat, headed towards finish
held up rear of mid-division, closed on outside 3rd, lost place 3 out, well beaten next
held up in touch, lost a few places 2nd, effort after 8th, outpaced 3 out, well beaten next, mistake last, lost 5th towards finish
with leader, pushed along after 3 out, switched right flat, stayed on, led towards finish
held up, closed 3rd, lost place 7th, behind from next
chased leaders on inside, lost place 3rd, closed 8th, shaken up and lost place before 3 out, well held by leaders but kept on flat to take 5th towards finish
in rear after not much room 1st, pushed along after 4th, well beaten 8th
handy, shaken up 2 out, beaten flat, no extra towards finish
chased leaders on outside, raced keenly, steadied 4th, headway 3 out, ridden before 2 out, 3rd and held flat, kept on
held up in rear, headway before 5th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
not always fluent in rear, well beaten 8th, tailed off
Picanha may need this but has won a point and a bumper. Ask Me Early developed into a useful novice chaser last season but is possibly racing over a trip too short on his reappearance. Harry Cobden partners bumper winner Outlaw Peter but stablemate GRANGE ROAD shouldn’t be underestimated, despite shouldering a penalty. He won easily returning from a long absence at Hexham in May and remains unexposed.
Grange Road (IRE) 2-1fav (11-4) Close up, led 2 out, ridden out, won at Hexham 2m 7f mdn (4) sft in May beating Lalochezia (11-4) by 7l, 11 ran.
Askinvillar (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Raced keenly, led, headed and hung left over 4f out, soon weakened, 11th of 15, dist behind Bonttay (10-10) at Cheltenham 2m (2) gd in Oct.
Ask Me Early (IRE) 9-2 (11-11) Tracked leader, led 2 out, in tight last, stayed on well, won at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (2) sft in Mar beating Brianstorm (10-9) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Bold Conduct (IRE) 3-1 (11-11) Mid-div, 4th 1/2way, trk ldrs 5out, trvl well 3rd 3out & jnd ldrs 2out, disp last where better jmp, asserted run in, won at Loughanmore 3m mdn Good - Yielding in Nov beating Sidi Ismael (11-11) by shd, 10 ran.
Doran's Bridge (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Prominent, slow 1st, jumped left 2nd and 3rd, nudged along before 4th, lost place before 5th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, at Newton Abbot 2m 2f (4) hvy in Oct.
Landen Calling (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Held up in midfield, jumped path 10f out, lost touch and outpaced 5f out, soon weakened, last of 10, dist behind Kilbeg King (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m (5) gs in Mar.
Mojito Royale (FR) 7-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3f out, kept on final 2f, went 2nd inside final furlong, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Holerday Ridge (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (5) gd in Jun.
Outlaw Peter (IRE) Evensfav (10-12) Led 4f, tracked leader, led again turning in, came clear over 1f out, stayed on well, won at Worcester 2m mdn (5) gs in Oct beating Montgomery (10-11) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Picanha 8-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway over 4f out, effort on outside 3f out, soon ridden to challenge, led narrowly over 1f out, stayed on towards finish, won at Exeter 2m 1f (5) sft in Dec beating Time To Tinker (10-12) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
Raddon Top (IRE) 9-4 (12-6) (cp) hdwy 6; led 11-13; lft in ld aft 15; hdd 2 out; rallied to ld post, won at Upcott Cross 3m gs in May beating Cloudy Music (11-10) by shd, 7 ran.
Lazy Sunday Schiaparelli M out of Sari Rose.
