never going in rear and tended to jump right, reminders after 9th, tailed off and pulled up after 12th
held up, headway chasing leaders approaching 12th, weakened before 14th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
started slowly and lost many lengths, behind, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
chased leaders, blundered 9th, blundered and rider lost iron briefly 11th, weakened 14th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
led until 4th, chased leaders, weakening when mistake 11th, tailed off and pulled up before 14th
mid-division, mistake and lost place 10th, rallied approaching 16th, driven in 4th before 4 out, plugged on same pace
chased leaders, led before 5th until 14th, chased leader until next, weakened quickly approaching 16th, pulled up before next
behind, tailed off and pulled up before 9th
held up in mid-division, headway 13th, pushed along in 3rd before 16th, soon driven along, ridden and one pace when not fluent next
chased leaders, led 4th until approaching next, chased leader, led again 14th, driven before 2 out, stayed on gamely run-in
mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 12th, went 2nd before 16th, stayed on under pressure run-in, always held
A number of these are eased in grade but are struggling for form. That list includes Cyrien Star, Orange Nassau and Merlin's Wish but Rocky Bender won over further at Huntingdon in March and last year's winner Loughalder arrives off the back of a victory at Chepstow, but is looking a few pounds too high now. Come On Laurie and Clubs Are Trumps are both returning from an absence but the latter did well last summer in rattling up a hat-trick. LISTEN BOY has been a bit disappointing but can surely go close in a race like this off today's mark with Jamie Bargary taking off a further 5lb.
Rocky Bender (IRE) 11-1 (11-7) Jumped right, held up in touch, headway into 3rd after 13th until next, went 3rd again after 4 out, no chance with leading duo, tailed off when jumped violently right final 3, 3rd of 5, dist behind Millicent Silver (11-5) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Come On Laurie (IRE) 11-2 (11-5) Mid-division, headway 5th, led 15th, blundered, headed and lost place next, no impression 4 out, 6th of 10, 25 3/4l behind Tinker Time (11-5) at Ludlow 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Cyrien Star 33-1 (11-3) Reminders before start, behind, headway chasing leaders after 5th, lost place before 16th, behind and pulled up before 3 out, at Warwick 3m 5f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Red Admirable (IRE) 7-1 (11-8) Close up, hit 10th and rider briefly lost iron, ridden 4 out, left moderate 3rd 2 out, 3rd of 6, dist behind Express Du Berlais (11-7) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Orange Nassau (FR) 12-1 (11-5) Made most, reminder after 12th, not fluent and headed 14th, outpaced after 15th, weakened next, 5th of 6, dist behind Conas Taoi (10-13) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Clubs Are Trumps (IRE) 11-4fav (11-6) Tracked leaders, mistake 9th, blundered 4 out, weakened from next, 4th of 7, 18l behind Feast Of Fire (10-1) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Tales Of Milan (IRE) 7-2fav (11-8) Chased leader until 5th, chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, weakened and before next, behind and strugglging when pulled up before 2 out, at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Merlin's Wish 16-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, hit 4th and dropped to rear, tailed off and pulled up before 13th, at Warwick 3m 5f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Listen Boy (IRE) 7-4fav (11-12) Went right 1st, tracked leader, pushed along and lost 2nd after 14th, weakened after 4 out, 5th of 8, dist behind Fiddlers Reel (11-10) at Haydock 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Loughalder (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) Soon led, challenged after 3 out, driven next, stayed on well closing stages, won at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) sft in Apr beating Somerset Lias (10-11) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Don't Hang About 6-1 (11-8) Prominent, blundered 7th, mistake 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up after 3 out, at Bangor 3m hcp (5) sft in Mar.
