held up in rear, headway approaching 5th, ridden before 2 out, not fluent last, went 3rd flat, no impression on front pair
raced keenly, chased leader, not fluent 6th, 3rd when mistake 2 out, rallied last, every chance towards finish, just held
held up in touch, ridden after 3 out, 5th and one pace 2 out, mistake last
led until 2 out, weakened flat
held up towards rear on outside, mistake 1st, headway after 2nd, outpaced 3 out, no impression after
held up in rear, hampered 4th, well beaten 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
held up rear of mid-division, closed on inside before 5th, went 2nd after 3 out, led next, pressed flat, held on well
tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, mistake 6th, struggling after 3 out
held up in rear, not fluent 6th, well beaten 3 out, tailed off
tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, lost place and ridden 6th, stayed on approaching last, went 4th flat
held up in mid-division, lost place before 4th, behind 3 out, stayed on flat
Known ran well on a couple of occasions last season and a 10lb claimer reduces his burden. Fazayte was a fair fourth off a higher mark at Wetherby when last seen and Sir Canford has shown promise. Scene Not Herd and Straw Fan Jack are both recent winners but the handicapper has taken no chances with Riggs. FIFTY BALL (NAP) wasn’t given a hard time when third on his UK and hurdles debut and improved on that stepped up to this trip last time. There should be more come from Gary Moore’s French import with an opening mark of 113 looking more than fair.
Known (IRE) 9-1 (10-12) Badly hampered 1st, towards rear, headway on long run between last 2, kept on into modest 3rd and hit last, 3rd of 14, 19l behind Shishkin (10-12) at Newbury 2m (4) hvy in Jan.
Straw Fan Jack 25-1 (10-12) Mid-division, stumbled 4th, smooth headway 2 out, pressed leader when pushed along before the last, led following good leap at the last and kept on, won at Hereford 2m 4f (4) gf in Oct beating Celestial Force (11-4) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Riggs (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Held up behind, headway before 6th, challenged on outside 2 out, every chance when blundered last, soon ridden, no impression with winner flat, 2nd of 13, 2 3/4l behind Archie Brown (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 5f mdn (5) sft in Feb.
Scene Not Herd (IRE) 2-1fav (11-0) Jumped right at times, made virtually all, clear flat, comfortably, won at Hexham 2m 4f mdn (4) gs in Oct beating Black Ebony (11-0) by 3l, 11 ran.
Celtic Joy (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Towards rear, reminders 6th, headway to chase leaders 8th, mistake 10th, lost ground 11th, ridden before 4 out, weakened before 2 out, last of 7, 34 1/4l behind Ga Law (10-13) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) gf in Oct.
Sir Canford (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, not much room and switched left last where mistake, switched right and kept on same pace run-in, 3rd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Stormin Norman (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Fifty Ball (FR) 9-4 (10-12) Chased leaders, headway 3 out, challanged run in, kept on one pace, 2nd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Beyond The Pale (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 3f (4) sft in Oct.
Fazayte (FR) 4-1 (11-5) In touch, headway to chase leader 3 out, ridden and every chance last, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 2 1/2l behind Present From Dubai (11-10) at Wetherby 2m hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Duhallow Lad (IRE) 15-2 (10-1) Tracked leaders, mistake and took 2nd 3 out until next, stayed on same pace, 5th of 10, 8 3/4l behind Sammy Bill (11-1) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Silver Nickel (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway 2 out, chased leaders last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 17, 12 1/4l behind Fidelio Vallis (11-2) at Wincanton 1m 7f (4) sft in Feb.
Whoopsey 18-1 (10-12) Midfield, ridden after 4 out, one pace from 3 out, 4th of 9, 16l behind Who What When (10-12) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn (4) gf in Oct.
