chased leaders until slow 3rd, closed 13th, 4th and one pace last, no extra flat
tracked leader, led 6th, headed 11th, led before 14th, landed awkwardly and headed last, no extra final 75 yards
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before 3 out
held up in rear, not fluent 9th, behind 14th, headway 4 out, led last, idled flat, headed close home
chased leaders, lost place before 4th, mistake 8th, headway after 15th, struggling and no impression from 3 out
in rear on outside, mistake 2nd, headway before 4th, lost place after 8th, behind 11th, pulled up before next
led until 6th, led 11th, headed before 14th, 3rd and one pace last, went 2nd briefly towards finish, no impression close home
in rear, struggling 13th, headway after 15th, outpaced 3 out, looked well beaten 5th last, ran on well final 150 yards, finished strongly to lead close home
mid-division, headway before 4th, blundered 4 out, weakened next
APACHE PILOT is bidding for a third course victory and arrives in top form having chased home Hattons Hill earlier this month after beating Frank The Slink over course and distance. The latter is much better off at the weights today but Maurice Barnes’ charge can still confirm the form. Micky Hammond also runs Treat Yourself but he has to concede weight all round. Ballygrooby Bertie is on the same mark as when second at Musselburgh in December and may have needed a hurdles run at Perth but Down Time and Lakefield Rebel will need to improve on recent efforts to figure.
Treat Yourself (IRE) 9-4fav (11-12) Blundered 1st, chasing leaders 4th, ridden and beaten from 2 out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 6, 7 1/2l behind Sweet Belle (11-0) at Sedgefield 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Ballygrooby Bertie (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) Held up in touch, pushed along 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 12th of 15, dist behind Pretty Miss Mahler (11-7) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Tommy O'dwyer (IRE) 17-2 (11-8) Always behind, struggling from 10th, 8th of 10, 23 1/4l behind Smuggler's Stash (11-5) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Lakefield Rebel (IRE) 9-2 (11-2) Chased leaders to 3rd, behind from 10th, no danger after, 5th of 10, 14l behind Smuggler's Stash (11-5) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Apache Pilot 7-2 (10-0) Held up towards rear, headway 14th, ridden after 2 out, went 2nd before last, kept on, always held, 2nd of 11, 6l behind Hattons Hill (10-3) at Hexham 3m hcp (4) gd in May.
Down Time (USA) 2-1fav (11-11) Held up towards rear but in touch, headway 3 out, weakened before next, 6th of 7, 13 3/4l behind Nicki's Nipper (11-12) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Frank The Slink 20-1 (10-9) With leaders, led 2nd, headed 2 out, led again before last, soon headed, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 16, 5l behind Apache Pilot (10-4) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Captain Sharpe 12-1 (10-10) Always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in May.
Away Down West (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, jumped right 3rd and next, weakened 6th, (5 out), tailed off and pulled up next, at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (5) hvy in Mar.
