chased leaders, lost place when not fluent 11th, rallied after 2 out, mistake last, went 2nd flat, stayed on, led towards finish
chased leaders, ridden and beaten before last
held up towards rear on outside, closed before 9th, not fluent and pushed along 4 out, outpaced and hung left after next, rallied 2 out, not fluent last, 3rd and held flat, kept on
prominent, led before 4 out, headed after 3 out, weakened from next
prominent, not fluent 2nd, weakened 2 out
held up towards rear, mistake 11th, headway on outside 4 out, challenged 2 out, led last, headed towards finish
led until before 4 out, weakened next
held up in rear, hampered 2nd, weakened after 4 out, pulled up after 3 out
held up in rear, hampered 2nd, headway 9th, challenged 3 out, soon led, mistake and headed last, no extra flat
held up towards rear, blundered and unseated rider 2nd
towards rear, some headway on outside 4 out, soon outpaced, well held 2 out
held up rear of mid-division, outpaced 3 out, no impression next, kept on flat
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Some smart chasers have won this Grade 2 down the years. Nuts Well improved out of all recognition last season and progressed again to score at Kelso earlier this month. He looks to strike a blow against the big stables for his small yard but has to concede weight all round. Itchy Feet won the Scilly Isles at Sandown last season and was still travelling when unseating his rider in the Golden Miller at Cheltenham subsequently. Clondaw Castle won a very competitive handicap at Warwick in February and Imperial Presence arrives in peak form. Magic Saint, Midnight Shadow and the prolific mare Annie Mc are others to consider but OLDGRANGEWOOD (NAP) has a very solid record on the Mildmay Course here and goes well fresh. He ran well in a Grade 3 at the Cheltenham Festival in March so gets the nod.
Nuts Well 17-2 (11-7) Prominent, almost upsides before 2 out, ridden to lead narrowly before last, kept on well run-in, won at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (2) gs in Oct beating Aye Right (11-1) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Magic Saint (FR) 11-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 8th, close up 3 out, lost place 2 out, weakened, 7th of 12, 24 1/2l behind Oldgrangewood (10-7) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Jan.
Itchy Feet (FR) 7-2 (11-4) Held up behind, mistake 4th, blundered and unseated rider 6th, at Cheltenham 2m 4f (1) sft in Mar.
Crievehill (IRE) 25-1 (11-7) Prominent, lost place 8th, behind from 4 out, 9th of 14, dist behind Mister Malarky (11-0) at Kempton 3m hcp (1) gs in Feb.
Midnight Shadow 22-1 (11-4) Mid-division on outside, headway before 3 out, soon every chance, driven and one pace approaching next, no impression between last 2, 6th of 12, 10 1/4l behind Samcro (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 4f (1) sft in Mar.
Clondaw Castle (IRE) 11-2 (11-7) Held up towards rear, headway before 11th, challenging when not fluent 2 out, led before last, ridden clear flat, won at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Feb beating Two Taffs (11-7) by 4 1/4l, 8 ran.
Imperial Presence (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Led from 1st, mistake 4th and 9th, driven flat, held on gamely, won at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (2) sft in Oct beating Aintree My Dream (10-5) by nk, 9 ran.
Yorkhill (IRE) 16-1 (11-10) Mid-division on inner, slight mistake 8th, slight mistake 3 out and ridden, weakened quickly, pulled up bypassing last, at Leopardstown 2m 5f hcp Yielding in Feb.
Oldgrangewood 11-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway after 4 out, chased leaders 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on to press for 3rd flat, no impression with front pair, 4th of 23, 3 1/2l behind Simply The Betts (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Vision Des Flos (FR) 20-1 (11-2) Never better than mid-division, weakened after 3 out, 13th of 23, 24 3/4l behind Simply The Betts (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Annie Mc (IRE) 18-1 (10-11) Held up towards rear, outpaced after 3 out, soon ridden, never able to challenge, weakened next, tailed off, 9th of 12, dist behind Samcro (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 4f (1) sft in Mar.
Cracking Destiny (IRE) 9-5fav (10-8) Led, jumped well, ridden and headed before last, weakened close home, 4th of 6, 8 1/4l behind Nuts Well (11-7) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Really Super 15-2 (10-0) Held up towards rear, headway when short of room final bend, gap soon opened and got through to lead, stayed on well, clear towards finish, won at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Sep beating Country'n'western (9-2) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
