led, bumped slightly 1st, headed 4th, led next, ridden after 2 out, headed last, no extra and lost 2nd close home
tracked leaders, hit 4th, mistake next, ridden approaching 3 out, soon beaten, pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway after 6th, ridden 3 out, outpaced by leaders next, no extra last
tracked leaders, led 4th, headed next, hit 6th, every chance from 3 out until flat, held by winner close home
held up in rear, took keen hold early, headway after 6th, went 3rd 3 out, led last, edged right flat, driven out
pressed leader, bumped slightly 1st, lost 2nd 4th, ridden after 5th, outpaced approaching 3 out, well held after
chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost a few lengths from 3rd, stayed on from 2 out, went 4th approaching last, not able to reach leaders
held up in rear, not fluent 6th, headway approaching 3 out, not much room and outpaced by leaders 2 out, no impression
in rear, mistakes, ridden 5th, soon lost touch, behind next, soon pulled up
There will be no hanging about here as Overturn, Bygones Of Brid, Hunterview and Cockney Trucker all like to force the pace. There must be a danger that the front-runners will cut each other's throats and that may set things up nicely for MILLE CHIEF to arrive late and land the spoils. Alan King's five-year-old is a strong traveller and, though outclassed in the Champion Hurdle last time, should find this company more to his liking. Via Galilei is another who likes to come off a fast pace and he can confirm Aintree running with Nearby but Sanctuaire has been below his best so far this term and Apartman is likely to struggle at the weights.
Overturn (IRE) 40-1 (11-10) Led, headed 2 out, losing place when hampered on bend soon after, well held last, 7th of 11, 17l behind Hurricane Fly (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m hdl G1 (1) gd in Mar.
Mille Chief (FR) 16-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, ridden 3 out, no impression, soon weakened, last of 11, 29l behind Hurricane Fly (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m hdl G1 (1) gd in Mar.
Nearby 14-1 (11-5) Mid-division, headway after 6th, ridden 3 out, stayed on same pace from next, no impression on leaders last, 5th of 21, 19l behind Far Away So Close (9-10) at Aintree 2m cond hcp hdl (2) gd.
Bygones of Brid (IRE) 200-1 (11-10) Tracked leader until 4th, lost place after 5th, in rear when hampered 3 out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, 28l behind Hurricane Fly (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m hdl G1 (1) gd in Mar.
Sanctuaire (FR) 4-1 (11-12) Raced in rear, in touch, under pressure approaching 2 out, soon no impression, last of 7, 27l behind Ciceron (10-7) at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gs in Jan.
Hunterview 33-1 (10-9) With leader, led narrowly 4th, hard pressed 2 out, ridden and headed narrowly last, weakened flat, 12th of 26, 8l behind Final Approach (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl G3 (1) gd in Mar.
Cockney Trucker (IRE) 7-4fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, driven to lead approaching 2 out, mistake last, headed and no extra flat, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Rio Gael (11-2) at Newbury 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Mar.
Via Galilei (IRE) 7-1 (10-4) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, went 4th 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on to take 3rd flat, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 21, 14l behind Far Away So Close (9-10) at Aintree 2m cond hcp hdl (2) gd.
Apartman (CZE) 4-1 (11-0) In rear, headway to go in touch 4 out, mistake 3 out, soon weakened, blundered 2 out, 4th of 6, well behind Swing Bill (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f beg chase (4) gf in Jul.
