held up tracking leading trio, tracked leading pair before 5th, hit 12th, led 13th until approaching 4 out, chased leader, led again 2 out, ridden clear between last 2, kept on strongly
took keen hold, with leaders when unseated rider 2nd
held up in 5th, slightly hampered 4th, struggling when hampered again by loose horse and left in 4th place 14th, plugged on from last
tracked leading pair until pushed along before 5th, chased leading trio, pushed along after 11th, looked strugging when badly hampered by loose horse 14th, behind and pulled up before 3 out
led, hit 9th, headed 13th, chased winner, led again approaching 4 out until pushed along 2 out, chased winner, ridden and no impression between last 2, awkward last
chased leader, switched right approaching 8th, challenged 12th, ridden in 3rd after next, outpaced and no chance with leading duo when jumped big 2 out
NEVEROWNUP has been keeping better company than this and was only headed on the run-in by the useful Rockiteer at Ludlow last time. He looks capable of conceding weight all round and is preferred to Southwell fourth Roby De Cimbre and See You Jack, though the latter pair are course winners as is Master Workman. Good Order has also won under Rules so could play a part but Baltic Blue fell here just over a year ago.
Neverownup (IRE) 7-4 (11-11) Jumped left and took keen hold, led to 1st, led again after 4th, mistake 10th, ridden 3 out, headed run-in, kept on same pace, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Rockiteer (12-1) at Ludlow 2m 4f hts chs (5) gd in Apr.
Master Workman (IRE) 10-11fav (12-7) (cp) led 2 til hdd 2 out; one pce, 2nd of 4, 3l behind Patsy Finnegan (12-7) at West Norfolk 3m ptp gd in Apr.
Baltic Blue 9-2 (12-0) (cp) ap; led last; ro wl, won at West Norfolk 3m ptp gd in Apr beating Haughtons Bridge (12-0) by 3l, 7 ran.
Good Order 5-1 (12-5) (tt) chsd wnr til outpcd 3 out, 2nd of 4, 12l behind Adept Approach (12-5) at Old Surrey, Burstow & West Kent 3m ptp gf in Apr.
Roby De Cimbre (FR) 28-1 (11-5) Led, jinked right and headed paddock bend after 7th, led again next, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on, no extra after last, 4th of 13, 9l behind Mr Mercurial (11-7) at Southwell 2m 4f hts chs (6) gd in Apr.
See You Jack 2-5fav (11-0) (h) made all; unchall, won at West Norfolk 3m ptp gd in Apr beating Stage Acclaim (11-0) by 6l, 4 ran.
