made all, jumped left throughout, keen, hit 3rd, 8 lengths clear 3 out, drew further clear approaching last, very easily
jumped slowly and mistakes in rear, beaten 4 out, tailed off
tracked leader, driven 3 out, weakening when mistake next, tailed off, modest 3rd
tracked leaders on outside, not fluent 5th, soon lost place and struggling in rear, completely tailed off
held up towards rear, headway halfway, modest 4th 3 out, tailed off
tracked leader, reluctant and lost place quickly after 5th, mistake next, completely tailed off
held up in touch, headway halfway, soon chasing leaders, stayed on into modest 2nd 2 out, no chance with easy winner
Nicky Henderson has a good record here with a select number of runners and GUNNERY should add to the stable strike rate. He understandably found life difficult in the Ascot Stakes at the Royal meeting but had previously delivered a hurdling debut of notable promise when beaten under a length at Bangor by Dream Machine with the remainder comfortably accounted for. Robin Of Sherwood didn't run too badly when third to Parody at Newton Abbot and looks next best with Yorbelucky the possible improver on show but he looks more one for handicaps further down the line.
Gunnery (FR) 16-1 (9-2) Always in rear, 16th of 19, dist behind The Grand Visir (9-10) at Ascot 2m 4f hcp stks (2) gs in Jun.
Luduamf (IRE) 250-1 (9-9) Slowly into stride, raced wide, always in rear, last of 13, 26 1/2l behind Equidae (11-0) at Southwell 1m hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Real King 33-1 (11-2) Tracked leader, quickly weakened and hung right and pulled up before 5 out, at Southwell 2m 4f mdn (5) gd in Jun.
Robin Of Sherwood (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, headway on outside 6th, lost place before next, kept on approaching 2 out, went 3rd flat, no chance with winner, 3rd of 8, 12 3/4l behind Parody (10-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Size Matters 33-1 (9-1) Held up in rear, outpaced over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, never able to challenge, 7th of 8, 9l behind Agravain (9-1) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in Jul.
The Chipper 14-1 (10-12) Always in rear, pushed along and lost touch after 5th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out, at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Jun.
Yorbelucky 50-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, some headway before 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, dist behind Pacify (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m (4) gd in Jul.
