chased clear leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out
held up towards rear, ridden before 4th, behind next, pulled up before 2 out
held up in mid-division, mistake 5th, weakened 3 out
chased clear leader, closed 4th, not fluent next, led after 3 out, hung right and headed after 2 out, no extra flat
held up in last, not fluent 5th, headway before 2 out, led last, soon clear, ran on
held up towards rear, headway before 4th, challenged after 3 out, led and bumped after next, mistake and headed last, stayed on same pace
led, clear until 4th, not fluent 3 out, soon headed, weakened before next
chased clear leaders, every chance before 2 out, hampered after hurdle, no impression and stayed on same pace after
Frozen Over beat Mr Lando by a length at Ludlow 10 days ago but the consistent runner-up should reverse that form here with the winner carrying a penalty. King Alfonso may have beaten Mister Grez at Chepstow last month had he stayed on his feet while this is a drop in grade for Oyster Shell. War Singer is also eased in class and must have some sort of chance. He doesn't always find much in a finish, however, and probably needs some help from the handicapper. REGULATION was raised 15lb for beating lesser rivals at Market Rasen but couldn't have been more impressive. Neil King's charge may be open to further improvement so gets the nod.
Oyster Shell 50-1 (10-12) Mid-division, ridden before 2 out, faded from last, 15th of 21, 21l behind Astre De La Cour (10-10) at Aintree 2m cond hcp hdl (2) gd in Apr.
Dispour (IRE) 16-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, led 4 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon weakened, 8th of 9, 32l behind Last Supper (10-13) at Perth 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Apr.
Collodi (GER) 8-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, jumped left and not that fluent, fell 5th, in a race won by Germany Calling (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m beg chase (4) gd, 9 ran.
King Alfonso 10-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, challenged 3 out, edged right after 2 out, led and 1 length up when fell last, in a race won by Mister Grez (11-7) at Chepstow 2m nov hdl (4) gs in Apr, 14 ran.
War Singer (USA) 9-1 (10-12) In rear, blundered 3rd, headway before 3 out, hit last, kept on same pace, lost 3rd place close home, 4th of 11, 5l behind Purple 'n Gold (10-2) at Haydock 2m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gs in Mar.
Regulation (IRE) 3-1 (11-4) In rear, smooth headway before 2 out, soon led, clear when not fluent last, easily, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd beating A Little Bit Dusty (11-7) by 11l, 9 ran.
Mr Lando 13-8fav (11-8) Led, joined 2 out, headed between last 2, bumped last, soon ridden, kept on and every chance flat, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Frozen Over (11-4) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd.
Frozen Over 4-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, headway into 2nd 3 out, challenged next, led between last 2, not fluent and went right last, soon ridden, held on, won at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd beating Mr Lando (11-8) by 1l, 7 ran.
