held up, ridden 6th, last and struggling next, rallied approaching last, stayed on
pressed leader, not fluent 4th, led approaching next, driven and headed after 3 out, 5 lengths down and beaten when clear last, ridden out
led until before 5th, stayed prominent, weakened 3 out
tracked leaders, took keen hold, ridden 3 out, weakened next
held up in rear on outside, headway approaching 3 out, weakened before next
prominent, not fluent 3rd, jumped slowly and lost place 6th, well beaten 3 out
held up, headway 6th, weakened approaching 3 out
mid-division, jumped slowly 5th, headway from 6th, went 2nd after next, led after 3 out, drew 5 lengths clear when fell last, unlucky
tracked leaders, took keen hold, lost place briefly before 3 out, soon closed again to take 3rd, left 2nd last, stayed on, not able to trouble winner
Nonrunner
Illysantachristina ran well for a long way on her comeback at Stratford and will strip fitter here. Mister Hyde is having a confidence-booster, however, as his jumping has gone to pieces over fences while Black Phantom is creeping back up the weights again despite not winning. Sir Mattie was put up 8lb after winning over 3m here in March so we'll stick with the mare MAVALENTA, who is also 8lb higher than a recent course success but had the proverbial ton in hand that day and could go on the better things. Martial Law had some decent form on the Flat and is unexposed over hurdles so could be the most interesting of the others.
Extreme Impact 25-1 (10-3) Well in rear and never travelling, ridden along after 4th, stayed on after 2 out, strong run on wide outside to 3rd towards finish, never nearer, 3rd of 13, 6l behind Enfant De Lune (10-11) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Apr.
Mister Hyde (IRE) 5-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, hit 10th and 11th, soon given reminders, blundered 13th and 4 out, soon well behind, 4th of 6, 32l behind Mad Moose (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m 5f nov ltd hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Apr.
Domino Dancer (IRE) 11-2 (11-2) Led to 5th, out paced 4out, rallied 2out, one paced, 3rd of 10, 5l behind Olympian (11-0) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gf in Sep.
Mavalenta (IRE) 11-2 (11-10) Held up, hit 3rd, headway 7th, led when not fluent 2 out, eased clear flat, won at Ffos Las 2m 6f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Apr beating Am I Blue (10-13) by 4l, 8 ran.
Sir Mattie (IRE) 25-1 (11-4) Held up behind, headway on outside 3 out, challenged next, carried head high and led before last, stayed on flat, won at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Mar beating Mission Complete (11-12) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Black Phantom (IRE) 15-2 (11-9) Chased leader, every chance from 3 out, switched rght before 2 out, led narrowly 2 out, ridden and headed last, stayed on same pace flat, 2nd of 14, 4l behind Arctic Watch (10-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Illysantachristina 13-2 (10-10) Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden in 4th after 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 9, 32l behind Josh's Dreamway (11-3) at Stratford 2m 3f mrs hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Apr.
Martial Law (IRE) 25-1 (11-3) In touch on inside, chased leaders after 7th, stayed on same pace after 3 out, 4th of 13, 20l behind Barlow (11-3) at Lingfield 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Medic Man (IRE) 8-1 (10-7) Mid-division, headway after 6th, chased winner after 3 out, ridden next, demoted to 3rd when not fluent last, weakened flat, 3rd of 17, 14l behind Henry Hook (11-8) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Apr.
Lady Karinga 17-2 (11-2) Raced wide, in touch, ridden in 4th and no impression after 4 out, weakened next, tailed off, 7th of 10, 40l behind Cross The Flags (11-11) at Ffos Las 2m 6f mrs hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
