held up, closer 6th, headway chasing leaders before 14th, ridden in 3rd before 4 out, stayed on same pace
jumped slowly 2nd, chased leaders, mistake and lost place 12th, struggling in rear when not fluent 17th, pulled up
chased leader until approaching 17th, chased leaders, weakened and pulled up before 4 out
led, mistake 15th, went right 4 out, jumped right again and headed last, stayed on same pace run-in
held up, headway chasing leaders after 13th, 2nd at 17th, led last, stayed on well
raced wide, chased leaders, weakened 14th, tailed off and pulled up before 16th
NonRunner
Krackatoa King has run in some high profile staying chases since winning at Uttoxeter in November and can’t be ignored. But better is expected from ROYAL PALLADIUM now that his stable is back in form. He ran well over 3m here in November and this longer trip should be within his range. Spookydooky has slipped down the weights since finishing third over course and distance just over a year ago and Richard Johnson is an interesting jockey booking but Wizards Bridge looks handicapped to the limit of his abilities after back-to-back wins at Chepstow and Fontwell. Yanmare is error-prone but a sound stayer and a previous winner over track and trip so has claims but Knockanrawley has become disappointing. Ballyheigue Bay hasn’t complete a race over fences in almost two years but is rated 5lb lower than over hurdles.
Knockanrawley (IRE) 7-2 (12-0) Chased leader until 4th, chased leaders, 2nd again before 12th until 15th, chased leaders, 5th and outpaced 3 out, plugged on run-in, 5th of 11, 14 1/4l behind Baden (12-0) at Sandown 3m (3) sft in Mar.
Wizards Bridge 3-1jfav (12-6) Led until 12th, led after next, headed 15th, led again 3 out, headed last, led flat, held on, won at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Apr beating Leo Luna (12-7) by hd, 5 ran.
Royal Palladium (FR) 7-1 (11-7) Prominent early, soon towards rear, ridden 12th, tailed off next, pulled up after 4 out, at Wincanton 3m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Ballyheigue Bay (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Raced keenly, chased leader, led 3 out, headed approaching next chased (clear) winner, lost 2nd run-in, 3rd of 9, 5 1/4l behind Sir Will (10-10) at Ascot 3m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Spookydooky (IRE) 4-1fav (12-1) Held up towards rear, mistake 8th, pushed along and outpaced before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on to take 3rd post, 4th of 9, 13 1/4l behind Shockingtimes (11-4) at Haydock 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Yanmare (IRE) 7-1 (10-2) With leaders, lost place 9th, mistake next, soon weakened, 7th of 11, dist behind Dawson City (11-6) at Exeter 3m 7f hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Krackatoa King 14-1 (10-8) Mid-division, mistake 13th, headway next, pressing for 3rd before last, no impression, no extra flat, 6th of 18, 19l behind Regal Flow (11-3) at Uttoxeter 4m 2f hcp lst (1) hvy in Mar.
