keen, chased leaders, hit 9th, 4th one pace and well held before 2 out
chased leader, led 5th until pushed along and headed before 2 out, soon lost 2nd, plugged on same pace in 3rd
held up in rear, steady headway chasing leaders 10th, led going well 2 out, soon quickened clear
raced wide, chased leaders, went 2nd 8th, led going well before 2 out, headed and unable to quicken 2 out, kept on same pace after
chased leaders, 2nd before 6th until 8th, chased leaders, blundered and weakened 11th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out
in touch, mistake 6th, steady headway approaching 10th, pushed along and weakening in 5th when mistake 2 out
took keen hold, held up in last pair, weakening when mistake 12th, behind when mistake 2 out
led until 5th, chased leader until before next, chased leaders, weakened 14th, tailed off
Jonjo O'Neill won this last year with a six-year-old so As You Like is worth a market check but this looks on the short side for Southport. OFFICER HOOLIHAN (NAP) won two of his seven starts over hurdles, both at Carlisle, but should make an even better chaser given he's a full brother to Ad Idem and Gone Too Far, who have both been successful over the larger obstacles. Ckalco Des Loges has won a point-to-point as well as two races over timber so the switch to fences should be a problem for Dan Skelton's charge and he makes more appeal than Meribel Millie, Midnight Gem and the others.
Cajun Fiddle (IRE) 8-1 (10-8) Held up mid-division, weakened before 3 out, tailed off, pulled up, at Ayr 3m hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Ckalco Des Loges (FR) 4-1 (11-10) Held up behind, driven to chase leaders after 2 out, ridden before last, kept on same pace, never on terms, 5th of 9, 14 1/2l behind Souriyan (11-12) at Stratford 2m 6f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Officer Hoolihan 2-5fav (11-6) Made all, jumped left and not that fluent, clear 2nd until after 3 out, ridden and pressed before last, hung left flat, in command final 75 yards, won at Carlisle 2m 3f (4) gd in Apr beating Barton Knoll (11-0) by 2l, 11 ran.
Agamemmon (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Led, headed before 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 12, 22 1/2l behind Classic Tune (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
Southport 9-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, weakened before 4 out, 6th of 8, dist behind Pickamix (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in May.
As You Like (IRE) 12-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, weakened before last, 7th of 13, 8 3/4l behind Vivas (11-10) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Meribel Millie 7-4fav (12-2) Held up behind, headway before 2 out, weakened run-in, 6th of 9, 8 1/4l behind Pretty Rose (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Midnight Gem 6-1 (11-6) Whipped round and lost prominent position start, held up on outer, tracked leaders 7th, ridden before 2 out, weakened approaching last, 7th of 8, 17l behind Poetic Lady (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
