held up in rear, pushed along after 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, led 2 out, headed before last, weakened run-in
led and jumped mainly right throughout, headed before 2 out, ridden to regain lead before last, kept on well run-in
held up behind, pushed along before 3 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway after 2 out, ridden before last, no extra
held up mid-division, weakened from 2 out
in touch, headway before 2 out, ridden before last, soon went 3rd, one pace
tracked leader, pushed along and weakened before 2 out
NonRunner
The Black Squirrel will need to jump better than he did at Fontwell two weeks ago but did win a bumper here last month. Itsnonofurbusiness and Jurby have potential but the one to beat is probably BROOM TIP. The drop back in trip is a worry but he did improve markedly on his first run over timber when third at Warwick in March. Dr Des and Shanroe Saint have been placed between the flags but will almost certainly need further.
Arctic Chief 50-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, 6th of 12, 21 3/4l behind New Agenda (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Broom Tip (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Mid-division on outside, ridden 4 out, stayed on approaching 2 out, went 3rd towards finish, no impression, 3rd of 14, 18l behind Longtown (11-2) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn (5) sft in Mar.
Dr Des (IRE) 3-1 (12-2) Ld, hdd bef 2out where mstk, cl 2nd with ev ch bef last & well clr of rmdr, no ex flat, 2nd of 10, 5l behind Port Rashid (12-2) at Bartlemy 3m mdn gd in May.
Itsnonofurbusiness (IRE) 7-1 (11-4) In touch, effort on outside over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, 8th of 13, 22 1/4l behind Kalashnikov (10-11) at Wetherby 2m (5) gs in Mar.
Jurby 16-1 (11-4) Mid-division, not clear run on inside over 3f out, no impression, weakened 2f out, 13th of 19, 27 3/4l behind Barters Hill (11-4) at Aintree 2m 1f (1) gs in Apr.
Samson's Reach 10-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, mid-division on outside, pushed along 6f out, edged left and weakened over 2f out, 5th of 8, 22 1/2l behind Jaunty Warrior (11-1) at Ffos Las 2m (6) hvy in Mar.
Shanroe Saint 4-1 (12-2) Mid-div, 4th 1/2way, clsr in 3rd 5out, prog 3out, no ex bef last, ko, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind All For Joy (11-11) at Oldcastle 3m gd in Apr.
The Black Squirrel (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Not jump well, led until before 3rd, stayed prominent, no extra 2 out, 6th of 13, 21 1/4l behind Chosen Path (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 3f (4) gd in Oct.
Desque De L'Isle (FR) (10-1) 4th of 12, 7 1/4l behind Dyvaine (10-2) at Cluny 1m 4f gd in Sep.
Heath King (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Held up in mid-division, not fluent 3rd, mistake next, ridden and weakened after 7th, 8th of 10, dist behind Templehills (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn (4) gd in Sep.
