in touch, jumped left 1st, led 8th, ridden 3 out, jumped left and hit next, jumped left and mistake last, headed flat
lost touch 4th
led, headed 4th, ridden 8th, weakened 9th, fell heavily 3 out
lost touch 4th
held up mid-division, headway after 9th, in 4th and chasing leaders when mistake, kept on one pace
tracked leader, led 4th, headed next, ridden 9th, weakened approaching 4 out and rider lost iron briefly
tracked leaders and jumped right 1st, led 5th, headed and mistake 8th, ridden to chase leader 4 out, hit 3 out, carried left and mistake last, led soon after, kept on but edged right
held up, closer order 6th, ridden to chase leading pair 4 out, weakened 2 out
It will be interesting to see if there is a move for Christian Von der Recke's King Diamond on his British debut but this looks little more than a match between Nebraska City and Sunley Shines with preference for the latter of the two runners. The selection handles soft ground but is equally effective under today's going and she has solid claims of following up a facile success at Chepstow earlier this month. Trampoline King has given little real cause for optimism of late and of more interest may be the Evan Williams-trained Berkhamsted, especially now that the yard's runners are in better form. Nebraska City looks to be going the right way now and he looks the main threat to the selection Sunley Shines.
King Diamond (FR) (10-10) 6th of 13, 15l behind Biwa (9-12) at Auteuil 2m 2f hcp hdl gd in Nov '05.
Let's Rock 25-1 (11-0) Prominent, reminders after 4th, weakened approaching 7th, tailed off, 4th of 5, well behind Ela Re (10-10) at Bangor 2m 1f nov chs (3) gd.
Nebraska City 12-1 (10-13) Led, ridden 2 out, headed and one length down when hit last, no extra flat, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Andre Chenier (11-4) at Sedgefield 2m beg chs (4) gf in Mar.
Supreme Marque (IRE) 100-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, held from 8th, rider dropped hands and lost 2nd line, 4th of 5, 26l behind Officier De Reserve (10-8) at Hereford 2m 3f nov chs (3) sft in Feb.
Trampoline King (USA) 66-1 (10-4) Led 2nd and jumped right throughout, clear 4th headed and weakened 4 out, 10th of 13, well behind Moon Star (11-0) at Stratford 2m nov hcp hdl (3) gd.
Tyup Pompey (IRE) 28-1 (10-13) Never a factor, last of 6, 45l behind Glory Be (10-9) at Ludlow 2m beg chs (4) gd in Mar.
Sunley Shines 1-5fav (10-2) Tracked leader, led after 7th, mistake 4 out, clear when hit 2 out, ran on, won at Chepstow 2m beg chs (4) gd beating Magot De Grugy (11-0) by 7l, 4 ran.
Berkhamsted (IRE) 12-1 (10-11) Held up, ridden 8th, kept on, 4th of 5, 11l behind Pearl King (11-7) at Ludlow 2m nov chs (3) gf.
