chased leaders on outside, 2nd 7th, led 12th, headed 4 out, led next, stayed on gamely
towards rear, not fluent 7th or 10th, modest effort after 4 out, no impression, weakened before mistake 3 out
held up in rear, pulled hard, mid-division after 2nd, struggling 11th, rallied after 4 out, one pace and beaten 4th from 3 out
in touch, lost place before 6th, closed 10th, 3rd 3 out, stayed on to take 2nd flat, no impression on winner
in rear, not fluent 4th, jumped right and behind 6th, pulled up before 7th
mid-division, headway 5th, not fluent 8th, blundered 12th, well held when mistake 3 out
prominent, led 4 out, headed 3 out, no impression on winner and lost 2nd flat
chased leaders on inside, ridden after 10th, lost place next, weakened after 4 out, tailed off
led until 12th, weakened before 3 out
in rear, struggling before 10th, soon behind, tailed off
RIDDLESTOWN arrives fresh from landing a conditionals’ race over hurdles here and escapes a penalty back over the larger obstacles. He scored over these fences earlier last month and can go in again. Jaunty Thor won over timber here in November but never threatened when fourth on his chasing bow last time and Annamult disappointed on his latest start having gone close over 3m here before that. Fuhgeddaboudit was second at Leicester but didn’t get very far when unseating at Huntingdon but Ever So Much won off a higher mark over track and trip last year and Minella Forfitness slips further down the weights.
Riddlestown (IRE) 12-1 (11-13) Tracked leaders on outside, challenged after 3 out, led before next, clear approaching last, eased close home, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Mar beating Silent Encore (11-12) by 2l, 11 ran.
Jaunty Thor 12-1 (12-0) Behind, headway before 3 out, ridden and one pace from before last, 4th of 11, 12 3/4l behind Allez Cool (11-9) at Carlisle 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Minella Forfitness (IRE) 7-2 (11-6) Tracked leaders in 3rd, led briefly 4 out, no extra from last, 5th of 6, 7 1/4l behind Discoverie (11-11) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Thoonavolla (IRE) 3-1 (10-11) Tracked leader, led 5 out, headed 2 out, ridden and weakened before last, 3rd of 6, 20l behind Agincourt Reef (11-5) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Ever So Much (IRE) 13-2 (12-0) Tracked leaders, pushed along after 6th, behind from 5 out, soon lost touch, tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Chestnut Ben (11-12) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Fuhgeddaboudit 16-1 (11-9) In rear when blundered and unseated rider 2nd, at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Gorran Haven (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 6th, lost place next, rallied before 2 out, 4th and no impression approaching last, 4th of 8, 10 1/4l behind Nobel Leader (12-1) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Annamult (IRE) 9-2 (10-11) Towards rear, ridden and struggling after 10th, well beaten 4 out, 6th of 9, 22 1/2l behind Fly Home Harry (11-12) at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gs in Nov.
That's The Deal (IRE) 20-1 (10-2) Always towards rear, tailed off before 12th, 7th of 8, dist behind Benability (10-5) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Peak Seasons (IRE) 100-1 (10-0) Took keen hold early, went 2nd and hit 2nd, lost 2nd after 5th, lost place after 9th, behind and struggling before next, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Running Wolf (IRE) 8-1 (11-8) Towards rear, headway before 11th, one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 9, 15 1/4l behind Rocknrollrambo (11-2) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gs in Mar.
