held up in rear, headway on inside 4 out, not fluent next, switched right before last, 3rd and held after, stayed on same pace
prominent, led before 2nd, ridden and edged left after 2 out, headed last, held flat, kept on
rear of mid-division, jumped right 1st, ridden and struggling 8th, well behind next, soon pulled up
led 1st, soon headed, ridden and lost place before 3rd, not fluent 5th, behind when pulled up before 8th
led until slow 1st, soon led again, headed before 2nd, stayed handy, weakened before 8th, pulled up before 4 out
towards rear, slow 3rd, ridden 6th, headway from 8th, outpaced 3 out, rallied 2 out, led last, stayed on well
prominent, not fluent 6th, weakened 2 out
mid-division on outside, closed before 3rd, mistake 5th, not fluent 7th, struggling 4 out
chased leaders on outside, weakened before 4 out
held up towards rear, slow 4th, closing when not fluent 7th, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, not fluent 1st or 5th, headway before 4 out, mistake 2 out, no extra in 4th last
For Jim drops back down in trip reverting to the smaller obstacles after winning over fences at Sedgefield. But BRIDEY’S LETTUCE finally took advantage of a slide down the weights to score over timber at Wetherby last month and remains on a winning mark despite a 2lb rise. Teenage Dirtbag finished closer over these hurdles last time while Lugg River can figure back in this lower grade.
Famous Last Word (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 6th, struggling 8th, well held and left 4th 3 out, left 3rd last, 3rd of 11, 33 1/2l behind Lesser (11-1) at Wetherby 2m 4f (4) gs in Mar.
Lugg River 14-1 (10-11) Towards rear, not fluent 6th, ridden after 4 out, detached 3 out, rallied 2 out, stayed on into distant 4th before last, 4th of 10, 12 1/4l behind Ratfacemcdougall (11-9) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Urtheonethatiwant (IRE) 11-1 (10-12) Towards rear, pulled up before 2 out, at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Connetable (FR) 18-1 (11-8) Prominent, pushed along after 4 out, weakening when not fluent 3 out, mistake 2 out, tailed off, 5th of 12, dist behind J'Ai Froid (12-2) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Muthabir (IRE) 11-1 (11-9) Led and disputed until 4th, chased leader, pushed wide on paddock bend, lost 2nd before 4 out, chased leaders, weakened rapidly after 4 out, tailed off and pulled up soon after, at Haydock 3m hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Tipalong Tyler 10-1 (11-2) Towards rear, stayed on past beaten horses, never on terms, 5th of 11, 31 1/4l behind Go Chique (11-9) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
The Big Sting (IRE) 66-1 (11-10) Chased leader, held up in prominent position 6th, ridden behind leading pair after 3 out, one pace from 2 out, 5th of 16, 26l behind Lanspark (11-6) at Taunton 3m hcp (5) sft in Mar.
For Jim (IRE) 10-3 (11-0) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders when not fluent 8th, 2nd after 4 out, ridden and 2 lengths down last, switched left to inside and stayed on to lead final 100 yards, won at Sedgefield 3m 2f hcp (5) gs in Nov beating Event Of Sivola (11-11) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Bridey's Lettuce (IRE) 10-1 (10-10) Raced wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 2nd, challenged 2 out, soon hung left and slightly hampered between last 2, stayed on strongly run-in to lead final strides, won at Wetherby 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr beating Mamoo (11-4) by hd, 11 ran.
Jour A La Plage (FR) 50-1 (10-7) Towards rear, blundered and unseated rider 1st, at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Teenage Dirtbag (IRE) 12-1 (10-2) Fractious before start, set off behind rest, pushed along in rear 7th, driven before 8th, lost touch before 3 out, stayed on under pressure before 2 out, ran on to take 2nd before last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 12, 9l behind Pour Une Raison (11-2) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
