held up in rear, smooth headway 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, shaken up to lead flat, comfortably
behind, headway 4 out, effort next, no impression approaching last
towards rear, outpaced 7th, no danger after
led to 4th, close up until weakened 4 out, tailed off
chased leaders, outpaced 7th, no danger after
tracked leaders, blundered 4th, driven and lost place 7th, soon weakened, tailed when pulled up 4 out
not fluent, behind, struggling 8th, pulled up before 4 out
track leader, led 4th, set strong gallop, ridden headed flat, no extra
in touch, chased leader 8th, ridden and outpaced 2 out, soon weakened
Nonrunner
Yankee Holiday is preferred to Ormello and Hush Tiger. The selection ran a blinder over course and distance last time when finishing 8 lengths in front of Ormello (Stormy Lord was further behind) and is taken to go one better from just a 5lb higher mark with the faster ground no problem. Ormello should finish closer at the revised weights and is entitled to have come on for the run as it was his first outing since January. He has run well here in the past and looks certain to be in the mix. Hush Tiger has done most of his recent racing with cut in the ground but handles a faster surface and is unexposed over fences. He had a nice sighter over the larger obstacles when second to the smart Marodima last time which should have put him spot on for this contest but Yankee Holiday is preferred.
Ormello (FR) 12-1 (11-7) Held up, headway 4 out, chased winner next, every chance 2 out, ridden approaching last, no extra flat, 3rd of 12, 9l behind Coach Lane (11-11) at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Apr.
Bestofthebrownies (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Held up, headway approaching 8th, 3rd when mistake 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 12, 23l behind Sou'wester (11-11) at Aintree 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd.
Hush Tiger 16-1 (11-3) Held up, left 3rd 8th, went 2nd before 3 out, no chance with winnner, 2nd of 4, 20l behind Marodima (11-6) at Perth 2m nov chs (2) gs in Apr.
Stormy Lord (IRE) 20-1 (11-7) Led, not fluent and headed 4 out, soon outpaced, weakened from next, 7th of 12, 29l behind Coach Lane (11-11) at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Apr.
Jefertiti (FR) 18-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, weakened 5 out, 6th of 7, 42l behind Marcel (10-3) at Ayr 2m hcp chs (2) gd in Apr.
Yankee Holiday (IRE) 14-1 (9-10) In touch, headway 3 out, chased winner approaching last, kept on under pressure flat, held up towards finish, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Coach Lane (11-11) at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Apr.
Good Old Days (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Held up last, ridden and headway 7th, never on terms, 5th of 8, 28l behind Jazz Dance (11-10) at Taunton 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Apr.
Tom's Toybox 6-1 (10-11) In touch, headway to lead 5th, headed 2 out, weakened last, 4th of 13, 16l behind John Forbes (11-7) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf in Mar.
Divex (IRE) 11-1 (10-11) Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, never on terms, 7th of 13, well behind Spirit Calling (10-11) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs in Apr.
Stand On Me 22-1 (10-4) Held up behind when fell at the 10th in race won by Spirit Calling (10-11) at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs in Apr, 13 ran.
