jumped left, prominent, led after 4th, headed before 2 out, mistake when beaten 4th last, weakened flat
in touch in mid-division, pushed along after 4th, ridden and lost place 6th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out
prominent, led 2nd, headed after 4th, carried left next, ridden and lost place 6th, well beaten 3 out, went modest 4th flat
held up in rear, headway 4 out, outpaced after next, stayed on from 2 out, went 2nd last, no impression on winner
handy on outside, lost place before 5th, closed next, not much room when not fluent 2 out, led before next, clear last, stayed on well
soon mid-division, headway 6th, hampered 2 out, stayed on same pace last
held up in rear, headway 4 out, weakened next
led until 2nd, bumped 5th, ridden and weakened before 3 out
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Amateurs take centre stage here and DRUID'S FOLLY may be the one despite topweight if able to reproduce the quality of his latest effort when just seen off by Chatelier in a competitive, large-field handicap at Warwick. He's not always been the most reliable in the past but that latest run reads well in the context of this contest. Olly Murphy fires a couple of darts courtesy of Banff and Bisoubisou, both of whom can have decent claims made for them, with the former seen as the main danger to the selection despite his return from an absence of over 260 days. He definitely has the potential to rate higher than his current mark. Visible Light is best watched on return from an absence of over two years, so Kastani Beach and recent scorer Barney From Tyanee look likelier names for the shortlist.
Druid's Folly (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway after 4 out, switched right after 2 out, close up last, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 16, 1/2l behind Chatelier (10-9) at Warwick 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in May.
Banff (IRE) 1-2fav (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway before 7th, not fluent 3 out, shaken up 2 out, soon outpaced, no impression before last, one pace, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Flying Jack (11-9) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Edward Elgar 9-1 (11-9) Tracked leader, led 3 out, soon headed, weakened run-in, 5th of 13, 9l behind Norse Light (11-8) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Barney From Tyanee (IRE) 11-1 (11-10) Towards rear, outpaced after 3 out, headway after 2 out, led run-in, just held on, won at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Mar beating Karl Marx (10-12) by hd, 10 ran.
Gentleman Farmer 250-1 (10-12) Raced wide, towards rear, behind and struggling 6th, tailed off, 10th of 12, dist behind Shoal Bay (10-12) at Taunton 2m 3f mdn (4) gd in Nov.
Bisoubisou 8-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, weakened from 3 out, 6th of 8, dist behind Callthebarman (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Kastani Beach (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) Chased leaders on outside, jumped slowly 6th, mistake 2 out, plugged on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 7, 8 1/2l behind Lex Talionis (12-2) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Thefriendlygremlin 100-1 (10-0) Led 2nd, headed after 7th, soon weakened, jumped right when behind 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Visible Light (IRE) Evensfav (11-9) Chased leaders, not always fluent, lost place 3rd, headway 7th, went 2nd going best 2 out, led and jumped right last, hung right flat, headed post, 2nd of 12, shd behind Riddlestown (11-7) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Modulus 33-1 (10-0) In touch, awkward 5th, soon in rear, 7th of 9, dist behind Apache Jack (10-10) at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
