made all, not fluent 3rd, clear 2 out, easily
tracked winner, not fluent 4th, no chance from 2 out, lost 2nd towards finish
tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, ridden approaching 3 out, soon one pace, went 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
towards rear, pushed along 4th, losing touch when mistake next, pulled up before 3 out
tracked leaders, lost action after 4th, pulled up before next
held up towards rear, effort 5th, 4th when not fluent 3 out, one pace and no impression
held up in rear, no impression before 3 out, soon well beaten
held up in 5th, reminders and went 4th before 5th, weakened approaching 3 out
Four times a winner over fences, ARALDUR finally took advantage of a lower mark over timber when scoring at Kempton earlier this month. Alan King's charge looks likely to be a short-price to follow up against today's rivals and the best of those could turn out to be Break The Chain. He's shown steady improvement and, judged on his latest third at Market Rasen, makes more appeal than Stapleton. The latter finished a creditable fifth on his recent comeback, but it's hard to make a case for any of the remainder.
Araldur (FR) 5-2 (11-2) Held up rear of mid-division, took keen hold, headway approaching 3 out, led when went right, not fluent and bumped last, hard pressed until gained command towards finish, won at Kempton 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gd beating Oscar Papa (11-2) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Break The Chain 5-1 (11-7) Tracked winner, ridden when hit 2 out, 3 lengths down and one pace when mistake and lost 2nd last, no extra flat, 3rd of 9, 10l behind L'Eldorado (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.
Lombardy Boy (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Always towards rear, tailed off from 3 out, 10th of 15, 42l behind Another Dimension (10-9) at Huntingdon 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gs.
Patrick's Secret Wace gelding out of Miss Secret.
Rockoboy (IRE) 66-1 (10-9) Held up in rear but in touch, chasing leaders when mistake 11th, weakened before 5 out, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Cottage Flyer (11-0) at Fakenham 3m beg chase (3) gd, 7 ran.
Stapleton (IRE) 18-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, one pace final furlong, 5th of 15, 9l behind Scales (11-4) at Stratford 2m mdn NH flat (5) gd.
Mutanaker 25-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, behind from 5th, tailed off, 13th of 14, well behind Dhaafer (11-0) at Warwick 2m 4yo mdn hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Overlay Overbury mare out of Lay It Off.
