held up towards rear, hit 3rd, pushed along after 6th, hard ridden 3 out, headway on outside approaching 2 out, went right to challenge last, soon led, driven out
in touch, raced keenly, led after 3 out, blundered 2 out, soon headed, stayed on under pressure flat
always in rear, pushed along 5th, losing touch 7th
jumped left, chased leaders, slow 6th, weakened after 3 out
chased leader until after 7th, weakened next
held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, pushed along after 7th, headway from 2 out, not clear run approaching last, stayed on flat
led, not fluent 1st, headed after 3 out, beaten last, eased flat
mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, challenging when hit 2 out, soon led, headed after last, not quicken towards finish
mid-division, headway approaching 7th, every chance 2 out, beaten when not fluent last
in rear, headway under pressure after 8th, weakened approaching 2 out, eased, tailed off
chased leaders, ridden and close up 2 out, kept on same pace flat
prominent, challenged 3 out, one pace when mistake last
in rear, reminder after 3rd, jumped slowly 6th, behind next
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ARNIECOCO is open to improvement and gets the nomination as the one to be on here; Jayne's Crusader and Hippodrome are forwarded as others to worthy of consideration. Hippodrome seems to have enjoyed switching back to the jumping game after a handful of poor efforts on the all-weather courses. He won well here last time and, as he is expected to cope with the extra distance today, and has to be respected. Jayne's Crusader finished off last season on a high note and will be a big threat if he is in the same frame of mind today. His trainer, John Mackie, has been relatively quite of late; which does temper the confidence a touch. Therefore, we switch to Arniecoco, who is steadily getting the hang of the jumping game and, given the prospect of fair odds being available, this lightly raced four-year-old is worth a shot today.
Bonikos (FR) 8-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, 5th of 11, 33l behind Roman Conquest (10-13) at Chepstow 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Premier Des Marais (FR) 9-2 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway 6th, ridden after 8th, weakened approaching last, 7th of 11, 16l behind Picot de Say (11-2) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd.
Dynamic Rhythm (USA) 10-1 (10-12) In rear, mistake 2nd, jumped slowly 3rd, pushed along before 9th, lost touch from next, plugged on approaching last, 4th of 7, 10l behind Gaelic Flight (11-0) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Jun.
Jayne's Crusader 9-1 (11-0) Held up, in touch approaching 7th, led after 3 out, jumped left next, stayed on well, ridden out, won at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Mar beating Kanonkop (10-13) by 3 1/2l, 12 ran.
Owlesbury Dream (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) In rear, jumped slowly 2nd, not fluent next, driven after 10th, never dangerous, 7th of 13, 28l behind Giovanna (11-4) at Aintree 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd.
Silver Bay 11-4fav (11-5) Prominent, chased leader after 5th, led approaching 6th, ridden and hit 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, weakened last, drifted left flat, 3rd of 9, 7l behind Acosta (11-0) at Exeter 2m 7f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Jan.
Lodgician (IRE) 9-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, ridden to chase winner approaching 3 out, until approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 10, 25l behind Cobbler's Queen (10-7) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf.
Arniecoco 10-1 (10-10) In touch, went close 4th 3 out, ridden when not fluent 2 out, stayed on to go 2nd flat, 2nd of 18, 2 1/4l behind Red Lancer (10-11) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gf.
Monn Royal (FR) 22-1 (10-5) Mid-division, hit 3rd, headway approaching 8th, weakened approaching last, 6th of 11, 16l behind Picot de Say (11-2) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd.
Grave Doubts 7-1 (11-2) Held up, close order 4th, not fluent, ridden and outpaced from next, stayed on again moderately, 5th of 8, 7l behind Hunting Tower (11-5) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf.
Mohawk Star (IRE) 7-1 (10-13) Led from 4th, ridden 2 out, all out when headed after last, 2nd of 8, 1/2l behind Hunting Tower (11-5) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf.
Ramvaswani (IRE) 18-1 (10-8) Led, headed when not fluent 8th, beaten when mistake 3 out, 5th of 9, 22l behind Island Arrow (11-7) at Huntingdon 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Apr.
Daarth 12-1 (11-3) Led until 3rd, chased leaders, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on to regain 2nd after next, always held by winner, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Festival Dreams (10-2) at Wincanton 2m 4f 4yo hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Apr.
Wardington Lad 12-1 (11-0) Held up, in touch, led 4 out, ridden 2 out, headed last, weakened, 2nd of 18, 6l behind Farmers Cross (11-2) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
Hippodrome (IRE) 9-2 (10-11) Tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, challenged last, soon led, driven flat, idled towards finish, won at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Apr beating Royale Rag (11-4) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Allez Frank (GER) 33-1 (10-13) Always behind, no impression, 8th of 17, 24l behind Safari Journey (11-8) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Apr.
