held up last, reached for 10th, short of room on bend soon after, headway next, pecked 4 out, soon ridden, weakened after 2 out
led until 4 out, soon ridden, regained 2nd after 3 out, held from next
held up, headway 9th, jumped well to lead 4 out, kept on well, comfortably
in touch until 11th, soon behind
in touch, joined leader 11th, ridden and every chance after 4 out, one pace from after next
chased leader until 10th, fell next
in touch, not fluent 7th, ridden after 4 out, weakened after next, hit 2 out
held up, lost touch 4 out, went badly right 2 out, pulled up before last
chased leaders, hit 8th, reminders, weakened after 11th, tailed off
Jonjo O'Neil and Tony McCoy won the corresponding race last year, and Keepitsecret could give them a repeat success, but we favour the claims of LOS SUENOS, while Master Charm should also be considered. Connections of Los Suenos may be dreaming of winning this after seeing him second and first on his last two outings which were here last summer. The good ground's in his favour, but this is a step up in class. He's one of three course and distance winners, the others being Outside Investor and Innocent Rebel. Keepitsecret has been beaten by testing conditions in recent runs, but this should be more to his liking. Master Charm is the youngest in the field and open to plenty of improvement, but to date has been placed just once in seven outings. Los Suenos is weighted well here, and is our idea of the most likely winner.
Master Charm (FR) 12-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, pushed along when mistake 6th, struggling when mistake 3 out, never dangerous, 8th of 14, 13l behind Bedizen (11-5) at Stratford 2m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Apr.
Gleann An Sagart 3-1 (10-7) Jumped left, led, blundered 4th and soon headed, weakened 3 out, last of 5, 37l behind Muhtenbar (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov stks (4) gd in Mar.
Keepitsecret (IRE) 33-1 (11-8) Never dangerous, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Supreme Keano (11-7) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Jan, 18 ran.
Harry's Dream 33-1 (10-8) Held up in touch, headway to lead 11th to 12th, ridden and weakened after 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Nicto De Beauchene (10-7) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Dec, 11 ran.
Innocent Rebel (USA) 20-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, weakened approaching 4 out, 10th of 18, well behind Farmers Cross (11-2) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Junctiontwentyfour 25-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, led after 7th, headed 12th, weakened 5 out, 10th of 14, well behind Mr Big (10-10) at Chepstow 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Apr.
Los Suenos (IRE) 11-4 (10-7) In touch, headway after 3 out, challenged 2 out, ran on well to lead towards finish, ridden out, won at Newton Abbot 2m 5f chs 0-85 (5) gf in Jun beating Charge It (10-12) by nk, 13 ran.
Lady Roania (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Held up, fell 2nd, in a race won by Ortega (9-7) at Southwell 3m 2f 5yo nov hcp (4) gd in Apr, 11 ran.
Outside Investor (IRE) 6-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, ridden after 9th, weakened approaching 4 out, 3rd of 5, 37l behind Roby De Cimbre (11-3) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f nov stks (3) gf in Apr.
