held up in rear, not fluent 6th and 7th, headway 10th, chased leader 4 out, led after next, mistake 2 out, strongly challenged last, ran on well
held up towards rear, hard driven approaching 13th, soon pushed along, weakened before 3 out, rallied approaching last, kept on well
soon detatched in rear, never jumped well, tailed off when pulled up after 7th
tracked leader, mistakes 2nd, 8th, and 9th, soon lost place, behind after next, headway 12th, chased leaders 4 out, ridden and every chance last, no extra flat
led, headed after 3 out, mistake next, soon weakened
tracked leader, ridden to challenge 3 out, under pressure when every chance next, kept on same pace
chased leader, mistake 8th, not fluent 10th, pushed along 12th, soon under pressure, weakened next, tailed off 4 out
SUPREME KEANO was back on a winning mark at Market Rasen last month for the first time since scoring on his chasing debut over two years ago. He found only one too good on that occasion and Jonjo O'Neill's charge gets the vote here. Shake The Barley failed to complete last time but that may have come too soon after his victory at Perth and he should do better, while Outlaw Tom won over hurdles here recently but has a bit to prove given he's been well beaten in both starts over fences so far. Snake Rave finished runner-up here in April but this is tougher though he's still preferred to the remaining trio.
Supreme Keano (IRE) 6-1 (11-8) Held up in touch, blundered 5th and soon in rear, headway to go 3rd at 8th, chased winner after 4 out, kept on from last, held last 100 yards, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Schindler's Gold (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in May.
Shake The Barley (IRE) 9-1 (10-9) Mid-division, lost place 12th, struggling 13th, behind 18th, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Pilgrims Lane (10-12) at Ludlow 3m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in May, 11 ran.
Le Commencement (IRE) 11-4 (11-0) Led until not fluent 2nd, chased leader, led again 5th, mistake and stumbled 4 out, soon ridden, mistake and narrowly headed 2 out, stayed pressing winner until hit last, weakened flat, 2nd of 3, 13l behind Riptide (11-0) at Wetherby 2m 6f beg chase (4) gf in Apr.
Outlaw Tom (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Made all, joined and reminders 8th, kept narrow advantage, driven before 2 out, stayed on well and in command before last, won at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Apr beating Life Long (10-7) by 3 1/2l, 8 ran.
Von Galen (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Led until 5th, chased leader until dropped to 3rd briefly 9th, lost 2nd and weakened under pressure before 11th, soon lost touch tailed off 13th, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Lansdowne Princess (11-2) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in May, 7 ran.
Snake Rave (IRE) 7-1 (11-5) Mistake 1st, went prominent 4th, chased winner 14th, lost place 3 out, soon ridden and outpaced, weakened between last 2, tailed off, 3rd of 11, 34l behind Almond Court (9-13) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in May.
Sycho Fred (IRE) 10-1 (9-9) In touch, led before 9th, headed 4 out, outpaced when hit 2 out, ridden after last, no impression flat, 4th of 14, 16l behind Nifty Roy (10-6) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in May.
