held up in rear, mistake 4th, some headway 8th, outpaced 3 out, stayed on flat, no impression
tracked leaders, jumped right 4th, not fluent 3 out, one pace next, beaten when mistake and nearly unseated rider last
prominent, led 2nd, not fluent 4th, headed approaching 2 out, one pace flat
held up, hampered 4th, headway next, not fluent 6th, challenged 3 out, led before next where not fluent, headed last, stayed on, not pace of winner
in touch, jumped slowly and lost place 2nd, reminder after mistake next, not fluent 5th, ridden after next, well beaten after 3 out
led until not fluent 2nd, prominent, not fluent and ridden 7th, lost place 3 out, soon weakened
prominent, ridden 2 out, led last, ran on well
in touch in mid-division on inside, mistake 1st, not fluent 5th, weakened 8th, tailed off
held up in rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 7th, headway 3 out, mistake 2 out, stayed on flat, nearest finish
This is tougher than the seller Swansbrook finished second in at Ffos Las last month but THEODORE LAMB scored in this grade at Market Rasen in March. He's 7lb higher today but Paul Webber's charge has plenty of scope for improvement and gets the nod. Andreo Bambaleo was a bit disappointing last time having ran well in much better company at Haydock on his penultimate start but Greyfriars Drummer won a juvenile hurdle at Plumpton in good style last time and may figure. Robbie looks best of the rest on his latest second over 2m here.
Swansbrook (IRE) 9-4fav (11-1) Held up in last trio, good headway on outside 4 out, went 2nd before next, led 3 out, joined and blundered 2 out, edged left flat and kept on until headed and not quicken final 175 yards, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Snow Blizzard (11-3) at Ffos Las 3m sell (5) gd in Apr.
Andreo Bambaleo 9-2 (11-6) Held up towards rear, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, no extra final 100 yards, 4th of 15, 7l behind Dr Flynn (11-7) at Kelso 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs.
Theodore Lamb 15-2 (11-4) Led, not fluent 4th, pushed along before 2 out, kept on well, won at Market Rasen 2m 3f nov hcp 0-115 (4) gd in Mar beating Enroller (11-10) by 4l, 6 ran.
Paddy The Hare (IRE) 11-4 (11-5) Tracked winner, hit 6th, ridden and lost 2nd approaching 3 out, weakened before next, 4th of 9, 41l behind Gallox Bridge (11-5) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Raktiman (IRE) 85-40fav (11-2) Held up in touch, closed 6th, not fluent next, ridden 3 out, one pace, 4th of 11, 24l behind An Capall Mor (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn hdl (5) gd in Mar.
Jonny Rye (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, not fluent, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 11th of 17, well behind Abnaki (10-10) at Cheltenham 3m nov hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Apr.
Greyfriars Drummer 7-4fav (10-12) Made all, mistake 6th, clear last, ridden out, won at Plumpton 2m 4yo hdl (4) gs in Apr beating Persian Herald (10-9) by 9l, 6 ran.
Dixie Bull (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Mid-division on inside, hampered 8th, soon lost place, behind from next, tailed off, 13th of 14, well behind Rose Of The Moon (10-7) at Uttoxeter 3m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Robbie 7-1 (10-13) Tracked leader, led after 3 out, ridden before last, kept on, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Marino Prince (10-11) at Southwell 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Apr.
Cold Knight 10-3fav (11-2) Mid-division, headway 2nd, went 2nd after 7th until before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Ministerofinterior (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Mar, 9 ran.
Aviador (GER) 9-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, lost place after 9th, weakened 3 out, 7th of 13, 39l behind Ballyfoy (11-4) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft.
