held up in rear, hit 8th, headway 12th, led 4 out, not fluent and headed 2 out, 3rd and held flat, kept on
led until 4 out, led 2 out, headed and not fluent last, no impression on winner flat
held up, headway 4th, went 2nd 7th until after 9th, ridden after 14th, 4th and beaten flat, no extra towards finish
chased leaders, lost place after 5th, soon last, closed when mistake 4 out, led last, stayed on well to draw clear flat
tracked leader until 5th, 2nd again after 9th, mistake and lost place 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, went 2nd 5th until 7th, jumped right 13th and 14th, 5th and no extra last
ACDC returned to action with a victory at Wetherby last month with Katachenko a well-beaten in fourth. This looks no tougher, despite a 5lb rise, and Chris Grant’s charge can go in again. Our Kaempfer also has a recent run under his belt though looks to be treading water off his current mark and Monbeg River is preferred as he’s better treated and has gone well fresh before. Forest Des Aigles showed progressive form last year and could go well while Chidswell won off a similar mark over these fences last season.
Our Kaempfer (IRE) 25-1 (10-10) Held up in rear, headway on inside 11th, 2nd 4 out, carried right before 2 out, no extra flat, 5th of 12, 8 1/4l behind The Young Master (10-6) at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Monbeg River (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Led, ridden and headed after 2 out, 3rd and one pace from last, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Virgilio (11-12) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (2) gd in May.
Acdc (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Tracked front pair, went 2nd before 8th, led 4 out, 2 lengths clear when pecked 2 out, driven and stayed on well flat, in command when ridden out towards finish, won at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Oct beating Willie Boy (11-8) by 3l, 5 ran.
Forest Des Aigles (FR) 14-1 (10-4) Behind, headway from 3 out, weakened from next, pulled up, at Haydock 3m 2f hcp (1) hvy in Jan.
Katachenko (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Led to after 3rd, tracked leader to before 8th, close up in 3rd, ridden after next, soon one pace, no impression in 4th from 2 out, 4th of 5, 10 1/2l behind Acdc (11-0) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Chidswell (IRE) 9-2 (11-3) Mid-division, hampered 1st, jumped right and baulked 2nd, headway after 11th, struggling before 3 out, pulled up before last, at Perth 3m hcp (3) sft in Apr.
