held up in last, closed 4 out, went 3rd from next, no impression and 4th and weakening 2 out
held up in last pair, jumped right 5th, mistake 8th, soon weakened
led 1st, made rest, clear 2 out, easily
chased leaders, not fluent 4th or 8th, blundered and lost 3rd 3 out, well held after, went 3rd again 2 out, jumped left last
led until 1st, chased winner until 3rd, pecked and outpaced from 6th, well beaten before 2 out
tracked leaders, mistake and unseated rider 3rd
took keen hold on outside, chased leaders, 2nd from 3rd, ridden after 3 out, no impression next
Dan Skelton won this last year and COBRA DE MAI can follow suit. He starts chasing on the same mark as when second over hurdles at Ludlow last month and should do better over the larger obstacles. Tiger Trek was placed over fences in Ireland for former connections and was second at Worcester last July on his first run over the larger obstacles for Richard Newland. He should go well if fully wound-up while Mango Cap is starting to slip down the weights. Sarpech and See The World are also worth a market check.
Tiger Trek (IRE) 6-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, 3rd 3 out, hit 2 out, stayed on flat, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Casino Markets (11-3) at Worcester 2m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Bingo D'Olivate (FR) 14-1 (10-13) Badly hampered and fell 1st, at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Cobra De Mai (FR) 7-4fav (12-2) Led, pressed 3 out, ridden before last, headed run-in, kept on same pace, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Anton Dolin (10-0) at Ludlow 2m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
See The World 10-1 (11-1) Held up in rear, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, stayed on same pace approaching last, 4th of 10, 21 1/4l behind Cultivator (11-7) at Kempton 2m 5f (4) gd in Mar.
Mango Cap (FR) 3-1 (11-4) Raced keenly, tended to jump left, led, joined 3 out, headed before next, dropped to 3rd 2 out, weakened between last 2, 4th of 7, 12 1/2l behind Breath Of Blighty (11-6) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Sarpech (IRE) 17-2 (10-12) Led, ridden and headed omitted 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 24l behind Ryeolliean (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Vocaliser (IRE) 10-1 (10-11) Left in lead 1st, headed 3rd, chased leader until pushed along before 4 out, chased leaders, weakened quickly after 4 out, tailed off, 12th of 15, dist behind Zulu Oscar (12-5) at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
