in rear, ridden 4th, pushed along and lost place 7th, pulled up
held up, mid-division, hit 5th, chased leaders next, hit 7th, soon weakened
tracked leaders, led 7th, hit next, ridden after 2 out, driven out
towards rear, pushed along after 4th, tailed off and pulled up before 6th
held up, headway approaching 7th, hit next, weakened from 3 out
prominent, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
led, headed 7th, weakened from 3 out
held up, mid-division, headway 7th, chased winner approaching 2 out, hit last, one pace
held up, effort 7th, soon headway, weakened from 3 out
tracked leader, hit 2nd, weakened 4th, pulled before 5 out
held up, ridden 4 out, weakened 3 out
tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, weakened approaching last
This should not take a great deal of winning and it is hard to get away from Charlie Egerton's Canalturn, who has shown a decent level of form and gets the vote to gain a deserved first success, with the main dangers rated as Caheerloch and It's In The Stars. The last mentioned was not up to the task in a Grade 2 contest on heavy ground at Warwick when last seen in January 2007 but Henry Daly's gelding has shown a reasonable level of form prior to that and he has to be respected if retaining any of his old ability. George Moore's Island Key has shown gradual improvement of late but does need to improve to trouble the judge, while Lady Bernie could do better now that the yard of Paul Webber is back among the winners. Caheerloch was useful on the flat in Ireland and should improve for his debut effort over hurdles last month but Canalturn has solid claims and is hard to oppose.
Boston Mondain (FR) 125-1 (10-9) Prominent, not fluent 2nd, weakened approaching 3 out, 9th of 13, 42l behind Andijan (11-5) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Sept.
Caheerloch (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 12, 19l behind Sharp Dresser (10-1) at Taunton 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gs.
Canalturn (FR) 8-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, headway from 6th, took narrow advantage 3 out, ridden after next, headed flat, kept on, 2nd of 15, nk behind Ballydub (11-2) at Newbury 2m 5f mdn hdl (3) sft in Mar.
Celtic Treasure (IRE) 33-1 (10-9) Chased leader to 5th, soon left behind, tailed off, last of 3, well behind Captain Smoothy (10-7) at Plumpton 2m 5f nov hdl (4) hvy.
First Boy 18-1 (11-2) Prominent, raced keenly, weakened and hung left over 3f out, 8th of 18, 34l behind Cloudy Times (10-11) at Haydock 2m nhf (6) gs in Mar.
General Potter 33-1 (11-0) Led, jumped left 1st, headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 15, 46l behind Bluegun (10-7) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft.
Island Key (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Led 1st, held 4th, chased leader, ridden and lost place after 3 out, soon beaten, 4th of 11, 17l behind Isn't That Lucky (11-7) at Bangor 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Mar.
It's In The Stars 7-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, weakened quickly and pulled up 5 out in race won by Labelthou (11-5) at Warwick 2m 5f nov hdl Grd 2 (1) hvy in Jan '07, 7 ran.
Public Esteem (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Prominent, raced keenly, ridden and every chance approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 11th of 15, well behind Bluegun (10-7) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft.
Reve d'Ami 20-1 (11-2) In touch, raced keenly, weakened over 4f out, 11th of 13, well behind Somersby (10-9) at Huntingdon 2m nhf (5) sft in Mar.
Youluckyman (IRE) 150-1 (11-3) Mid-division, weakened after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up at the last in race won by Jaunty Flight (11-3) at Carlisle 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Mar, 18 ran.
Lady Bernie (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Mid-division, lost place approaching 5th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up in race won by Dancing Dasi (10-11) at Hereford 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) gs in Feb, 13 ran.
Radmores Revenge 200-1 (10-11) Towards rear, headway 6th, kept on one pace, 6th of 13, 7l behind Black Ven (11-4) at Chepstow 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Taylor's Tailor 80-1 (11-1) Always behind, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Quillan Hill (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gd in Mar, 12 ran.
