mid-division in touch on inside, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next
held up behind, driven after 3 out, chased leaders next, soon ridden, kept on, not pace to challenge
mid-division in touch, driven to chase leaders 3 out, soon outpaced, weakened next, tailed off
held up towards rear, headway on outside before 3 out, chased winner when hit next, soon ridden, not fluent last, no impression with front pair flat
with leader, led 1st, headed before 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off
tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace, no impression in 4th approaching last
held up in rear, headway 3 out, chased leaders on inside next, went 2nd when not fluent last, ridden and kept on flat, no impression with winner
mid-division on outside, driven and lost place before after 4 out, weakened next, tailed off
mid-division, outpaced 3 out, never on terms, weakened after next
towards rear of mid-division, not fluent 7th, driven to chase leaders 3 out, soon ridden and one pace, weakened from next
led to 1st, remained prominent, driven to chase winner after 3 out to next, soon ridden, weakened from last
prominent, led before 3 out, driven next, ridden out flat, stayed on well
John Flint holds a strong hand courtesy of ARIAN and recent winner Ayla's Emperor, with preference for the former as she appears to have room for further progression after just half a dozen starts over timber, She's always finished in the money when completing and confirmed her wellbeing with a solid third place behind the greatly-improved Oskar Denarius earlier this month. The form of her previous run when successful at Chepstow has been nicely franked by the runner-up winning next time too. Her stable companion must enter the equation after a Ludlow win latest for which he's up 4lb and both Flint runners should go well. Schnabel cannot be ignored in his current vein of form but has been hit with a 10lb rise for his latest success which may preclude a follow-up here. Zen Master and Samson's Reach could also take a hand.
Oscar Sunset (IRE) 66-1 (10-6) In rear, well beaten 3 out, pulled up before next, at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Iniciar (GER) 10-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 3 out, progress to chase leaders next, weakened before last, 5th of 7, 13 1/4l behind Ballinure (11-9) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in May.
Schnabel (IRE) 7-1 (12-1) Held up in mid-division, headway going well 7th, went 2nd 2 out, led between last 2, clear flat, ridden out, won at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May beating Bright Tomorrow (12-0) by 2 1/4l, 16 ran.
Travertine (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, weakened before last, 6th of 7, 16 1/2l behind Ballinure (11-9) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in May.
Arian (IRE) 7-2 (10-12) Tracked leaders, outpaced before 2 out, kept on before last, 3rd of 7, 8 1/2l behind Oskar Denarius (10-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 2f hcp (3) gd in May.
Allez Jacques (IRE) 10-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, one pace before 2 out, no impression, 3rd of 9, 4 1/4l behind Galactic Power (10-11) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Zen Master (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Held up in mid-division, last pair 5th, ridden after 3 out, headway approaching last, stayed on, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Stole The Show (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in May.
Robinsson (IRE) 17-2 (11-5) Held up towards rear, hit 1st, headway on outside 3rd, lost place after 7th, behind 4 out, pulled up after jumping slowly 3 out, at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Ayla's Emperor 20-1 (11-6) Prominent, challenged 3 out, soon led, jumped left 2 out, driven flat, stayed on well, won at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May beating St John's (11-5) by 1 1/2l, 13 ran.
Church Hall (IRE) 13-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden after last, kept on same pace run-in, 3rd of 8, 5 1/2l behind Frankie Rapper (11-7) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
Samson's Reach 6-1 (11-8) Prominent on outside, not fluent 5th, slightly put off by loose horse before 3 out, every chance next, stayed on same pace flat, 3rd of 13, 4 1/2l behind Ayla's Emperor (11-6) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Atomic Rumble (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Towards rear, struggling 4 out, 12th of 13, dist behind Secret Investor (11-0) at Stratford 2m 6f (4) gs in Apr.
