held up towards rear, headway when not fluent 3 out, one pace before next, no extra
fell 1st
held up in mid-division, ridden and well beaten after 3 out, soon pulled up
tracked leader, led after 3 out, headed before last, no impression on winner flat, carried left and stayed on same pace towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, not fluent last, went 2nd flat, edged left, no impression on winner
tracked leaders, took keen hold, mistake 5th, soon lost place, well beaten 3 out
led, jumped left, headed 4 out, mistake next, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
held up in rear, slightly hampered 1st, headway 3 out, ridden after 2 out, pressing for 2nd last, no impression on winner, one pace
tracked leaders, went 2nd 2 out, led before last, edged right and clear flat, ran on well
mid-division, headway 4th, led 4 out, headed before 2 out, soon beaten
hampered and unseated rider 1st
mid-division, headway 4th, lost place when not fluent next, behind from 4 out, pulled up after next
Drombeg West bolted up at Towcester at the end of last month but a 12lb hike in the weights looks harsh. Bostin has only been raised 6lb for winning over this trip at Plumpton and is better treated than Exemplary, 8lb higher than when beaten a short-head at Fontwell after scoring at Taunton. NEW HORIZONS beat a subsequent winner over track and trip in March when King's Request was back in fourth. He let backers down next time at Cheltenham but that was a much more competitive event than this and Nicky Henderson's five-year-old gets 5lb from the luckless Carry On Sydney, who always seems to find at least one good. Spring Steel, challenging when falling at Market Rasen last month, may be best of the rest.
King's Request (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon no impression, 4th of 8, 40l behind New Horizons (10-7) at Kempton 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Mar.
Carry On Sydney 5-1 (11-3) Held up in touch, headway tracking leaders 6th, 2nd after 9th until 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd run-in, 3rd of 12, 9l behind Wicked Spice (11-7) at Ayr 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Apr.
Pride In Battle (IRE) 10-1 (10-4) Mid-division, not fluent and ridden 6th, headway next, outpaced after 3 out, weakened before next, 10th of 11, well behind Southfield Vic (11-6) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Feb.
Keltic Rhythm (IRE) 11-4fav (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway 5 out, led before 3 out, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Book'em Danno (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in May '14.
New Horizons (IRE) 9-2fav (10-12) Mid-division on inside, in touch 6th, lost place 3 out, weakened after next, 10th of 19, 34l behind Roll On Ruby (10-0) at Cheltenham 3m nov hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Apr.
Changeofluck (IRE) 9-1 (11-11) With leaders, led briefly 4 out, weakened after 3 out, 8th of 9, 27l behind Phare Isle (11-4) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Mar.
Spring Steel (IRE) 14-1 (11-3) Led, driven and challenged when fell 2 out, in a race won by Libeccio (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Apr, 13 ran.
Exemplary 7-2fav (11-5) Held up in rear, headway 3 out, soon tracked leaders, challenged when hit last, soon ridden, stayed on to press winner and every chance towards finish, just held, 2nd of 13, shd behind Xaarcet (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Apr.
Kincora Fort (IRE) 5-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, driven and lost place before 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 13, 12l behind Definite Future (11-1) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.
Bostin (IRE) 13-2 (10-10) Held up in touch, headway 8th, led before 4 out, pressed from 2 out, hard driven, held on well, won at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in Apr beating Flash Crash (11-7) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Drombeg West 10-1 (10-12) Held up in last pair, steady headway 5th, tracking leaders and left in 2nd place 3 out, led going well before next, clear after 2 out, easily, won at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Apr beating Honour A Promise (11-2) by 7l, 11 ran.
Experimentalist 8-1 (11-11) Held up in last pair, steady headway on outside chasing leaders after 4 out, 3rd before 3 out, ridden and no impression between last 2, weakened before the last, 5th of 10, 11l behind Madame De Guise (11-12) at Kempton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
