made all, jumped right and not fluent 4th, clear approaching 2 out, mistake last, ridden out
prominent, ridden after 3 out, weakened approaching last
held up, jumped slowly 1st, not fluent 5th, soon weakened, tailed off
prominent, ridden and stayed on same pace from 3 out, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, lost place approaching 4th, behind before 3 out, rallied before last, stayed on, no chance with winner
held up in rear, headway approaching 5th, went 2nd before 2 out, no chance with winner
prominent, ridden and losing place when not fluent 3 out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway after 5th, went 2nd briefly before 2 out, no chance with winner, weakened before last
Act Of Kalanisi was given a canny ride from the front to score at Ffos Las 11 days ago but now has a penalty to carry. Wily Fox's recent form has been over further while Great Link had to be dropped into a claimer at Ludlow to get back on track and will find this much tougher. HARTSIDE was just worried out of it by Leviathan at Haydock last weekend but can race off the same mark here and has already gone close over course and distance this season. He looks the one to beat getting 6lb from the returning Veloce. Touch Back will need to show more to warrant a second look.
Act Of Kalanisi (IRE) 11-4fav (11-12) Made all, 5 lengths clear when hit 2 out, stayed on well, hit last, comfortably, won at Ffos Las 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy beating Santo Thomas (10-8) by 10l, 7 ran.
Veloce (IRE) 4-7fav (11-5) With leader, led 3 out, ridden and pressed before last, kept on well run-in, won at Kelso 2m 2f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Apr beating Potomac (10-13) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Touch Back (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) In touch in mid-division, not fluent and lost place 5th, last next, mistake 4 out, some headway after 3 out but no chance, 7th of 11, 24l behind If In Doubt (11-8) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Nov.
Wily Fox 6-4fav (11-0) In touch, good headway to lead between 3 out and 2 out, soon joined, ridden and headed last, weakened and lost 2nd post, 3rd of 7, 11l behind Cloudy Bob (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Nov.
Hartside (GER) 15-2 (10-10) In touch, chased leaders before 3 out, driven to challenge after next, led last, soon headed, kept on same pace, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Leviathan (11-6) at Haydock 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft.
Headly's Bridge (IRE) 8-1 (10-8) Held up in last pair, headway approaching 3 out, went 3rd next, no impression, mistake last, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Citizenship (11-6) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft.
Heurtevent (FR) 33-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, weakened 3 out, last of 10, 27l behind Favorite Girl (10-7) at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs.
Lost In Newyork (IRE) 7-1 (9-12) Held up in rear, headway after 5th, went 2nd 3 out, challenged next, led before last, driven out, won at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs beating Voltchesko (11-7) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Great Link 7-2 (11-3) Tracked leaders, headway to lead 3 out, driven before last, kept on, won at Ludlow 2m nov clm hdl (4) gd beating Rolling Dough (10-1) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.
