tracked leaders on outside, jumped right and slowly 2nd, lost place before 9th, behind 12th, pulled up before 3 out
led 1st until 2nd, led 9th, jumped left, not fluent and headed 2 out, weakened flat
held up, headway 10th, close 3rd when mistake 4 out, switched before next, challenged 2 out, switched left approaching last, every chance flat, no impression towards finish
tracked leaders, 2nd 10th, led 2 out, driven flat, stayed on well
led until 1st, led next, headed 9th, outpaced before 12th, weakened after 4 out
in rear, jumped right and slowly 2nd, not fluent 5th, behind 7th, pulled up before 9th
chased leaders, ridden 12th, outpaced 4 out, weakened next
A couple of these are a cut above the rest and both return from an absence. In The Rough was last seen at the track in May last year when failing to land the odds at Southwell on his chasing debut. But KAKI DE LA PREE has been placed in his last three starts over fences including when beaten only a length at Wetherby in November and Tom Symonds’ charge gets the vote. Devon General won a bumper at Stratford on his racecourse debut but that was back in 2014 while point-to-point winner Lala's Sister has shown nothing so far in a couple of starts over these fences.
Away Down West (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) Hdwy 5; wknd 11; t.o, 4th of 10, dist behind Ride On Time (12-0) at Ystradowen 2m 4f mdn sft in Apr.
Devon General 17-2 (12-0) (cp) (tt) trckd ldrs til wknd aft 15, 4th of 6, 37l behind Indiana Bay (12-7) at Upcott Cross 3m gf in May.
In The Rough (IRE) 6-5fav (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway to track leaders after 5th, went 2nd before and blundered 3 out, soon one pace, 2nd of 5, 20l behind Royale Django (11-0) at Southwell 3m (4) gd in May.
Kaki De La Pree (FR) 2-1 (11-2) Led, headed 3rd, ridden before 2 out, every chance last, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 4, 1l behind Run Ructions Run (10-9) at Wetherby 3m (4) hvy in Nov.
Kostaquarta (IRE) 3-1 (11-10) (cp) chsd ldrs til wknd 13; pu 2 out, at Cothelstone 3m gf in May.
Lala's Sister (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Led until fell 1st, at Worcester 2m 7f (3) gd in Jun.
Robin's Wager (IRE) 33-1 (12-0) Led 5-8; wknd 3 out, 4th of 7, 17 1/4l behind Hit The Diff (12-0) at Hereford P-t-p Course 3m mdn gf in May.
