chased leader, not fluent 5th, led last, stayed on, ridden out
held up, closed 3rd, lost place 7th, outpaced 4 out, stayed on final 100 yards, went 4th towards finish
took keen hold, held up in rear, effort 2 out, no impression from final bend, no extra final 150 yards
jumped right, led, not fluent 3 out, headed last, no impression on winner and lost 2nd run-in
chased leaders, closed going strongly before 7th, blundered next, weakened after last
held up, headway 4 out, lost place when jumped right and mistake last, rallied from final bend, went 2nd run-in, no impression on winner
And The New came right to form at Market Rasen last month but has a penalty to carry and was well behind Sao earlier at Wetherby. Return Ticket was taking off better opposition at Ayr last month but Arthur's Quay may have gone off the boil a little while Lermoos Legend has been struggling in lower grade contests. WHODINI is 2-3 over fences and still only six. He steps up a grade for this but should continue heading in the right direction.
Return Ticket (IRE) 15-2 (11-3) Chased leaders, not fluent 4th, outpaced 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, mistake last, unable to get on terms, 4th of 9, 5l behind Malystic (12-0) at Ayr 2m hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Arthur's Quay (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Rear of mid-division, ridden 4 out, soon beaten, mistake 2 out, 9th of 11, 23 1/2l behind Raffle Ticket (11-10) at Worcester 2m hcp (3) gd in May.
Sao (FR) 10-3 (12-2) Mid-division, shaken up in 10 length 3rd when mistake and unseated rider 2 out, at Hexham 2m hcp (4) gs in May.
And The New (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Prominent, led 4th, clear by omitted 3 out, comfortable( 3 fences in straight omitted on both circuits), won at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in May beating Ridgeway (12-2) by 18l, 5 ran.
Whodini (IRE) 4-1 (10-7) Held up in mid-division, headway 5th, went 2nd before 4 out, 2 lengths down when left in lead 3 out, clear last, stayed on well, won at Ayr 2m hcp (3) gs in Apr beating Champ De Gane (11-7) by 7l, 6 ran.
Lermoos Legend 14-1 (12-2) Held up, headway 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, ridden and found little closing stages, kept on for well-held fifth, 5th of 9, 26 1/4l behind You Say Nothing (11-12) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (4) sft in May.
