held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 5th, 2nd going well turning in, led approaching 3 out, went left and awkward next, soon clear, easily
held up off the pace towards rear, went left 8th, headway out wide chasing leaders under pressure before 3 out, went 3rd run-in
fell 1st
chased leaders, outpaced before 4 out (normal 5 out) behind and pulled up before 3 out
chased leader, led on long run before 3 out, headed approaching 3 out, lost 2nd 3 out, weakened into 4th run-in
in mid-division when mistake and lost place 2nd, towards rear, tailed off 8th, pulled up before 3 out
led until pushed along and headed on long run before 3 out, weakened quickly and pulled up before next
last pair, never on terms, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
held up and towards rear, mistake 5th, plugged on but never in contention
held up towards rear, headway into mid-division at 5th, switched right before 7th, chased leaders soon after, went 2nd 3 out, well held when blundered last, no chance with winner
close 3rd on inside, hit 5th, weakened bypassing omitted 4 out
mid-division, ridden and weakened 6th, towards rear and no chance after, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
Jack Valentine has won over fences at Leicester and placed at the same track in March but DEMON D’AUNOU also scored over fences when successful at Stratford during the summer and, with a recent outing under his belt, Jonjo O’Neill’s charge is fancied to make another bold bid. Voyage De Retour placed over hurdles without threatening the winner at the start of the month while maiden hurdle winners Sopran Thor and Sambezi debut over the larger obstacles.
Sopran Thor (FR) 4-9fav (11-2) Tracked leader, led bend before 2 out, edged right and drew clear flat, comfortably, won at Warwick 2m 3f mdn (4) gd in Apr beating Baron Nelson (11-2) by 8 1/2l, 9 ran.
Dhowin (IRE) 9-2 (11-1) Held up towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders before 4 out, hung left and went 2nd 2 out, no impression when lost 2nd before the last, weakened into 4th run-in, 4th of 13, 9 1/4l behind Regarding Ruth (10-12) at Newbury 3m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Sambezi (FR) 9-4fav (11-4) Made all, narrow advantage when ridden 2 out, hung left after last, stayed on strongly flat, held on well, won at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn (4) gs in Mar beating Forever Des Long (11-4) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Go Whatever (IRE) 4-1 (11-6) Led narrowly, slow jump and headed 2nd, pressed leader from 3rd, ridden before 4 out, weakened from 3 out, 9th of 13, 24 1/2l behind Cobolobo (11-10) at Exeter 3m hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Jack Valentine (IRE) 6-4fav (11-11) Chased winner until jumped slowly 5th, handy 3rd, 2nd again before 4 out, chance next, switched right before last, weakened run-in, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 5 1/2l behind Doukarov (11-8) at Leicester 2m hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Rosmuc Relay (IRE) 3-1 (11-10) Prominent, jumped left 1st, led after next, mistake 5th, headed 10th, soon ridden, weakened before 3 out, 5th of 8, 27 3/4l behind Go Steady (11-11) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in May.
Enrichissant (FR) 11-2 (11-0) Never that fluent, led, jumped slowly 1st, jumped slowly again and headed briefly 7th, went left 13th, headed before 3 out, lost 2nd soon after, weakening when mistake next, 6th of 7, 11 3/4l behind Paddy's Poem (11-12) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Let The Heirs Walk (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Raced keenly in 3rd, went 2nd 5th, pushed along and lost well held 2nd on long run before 2 out, weakened into 4th soon after, tired mistake 2 out, pulled up before last, at Sandown 2m hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Demon D'Aunou (FR) 4-1 (12-0) Towards rear, headway into mid-division after 10th, went 3rd 2 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 15 1/4l behind Larch Hill (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Voyage De Retour (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) In rear, not always fluent, headway 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 30l behind Nickle Back (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 3f (4) sft in Oct.
Echo Watt (FR) 4-1 (11-7) Led until 2nd, led 3rd, headed 4th, led after 6th, headed 7th, led 15th, soon headed, weakened before being left 4th 4 out, soon pulled up, at Ayr 3m hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Doitforthevillage (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Towards rear, mistake 11th, ridden 3 out, soon tailed off, 6th of 8, 19 1/4l behind Arian (11-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
