raced wide in touch, dropped to rear at 4th, reminders 9th, struggling from 5 out
led, headed 5th, tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened next
tracked leading pair, mistake 6th, pressed leader halfway, led 6 out, ridden 3 out, joined at last, asserted towards finish
in touch, dropped to rear 4th, pushed along 8th, struggling halfway, behind when pulled up 5 out
in touch in rear, headway and close up at 4th, chased winner 5 out, ridden 32 out, joined winner when not fluent last, no extra towards finish
tracked leader, led 5th, ridden and headed 6 out, weakened next, pulled up 3 out
NonRunner
For Jim almost certainly needed the run over an inadequate trip here 10 days ago and is back on a winning mark. Potters Venture may be better than he’s shown so far and slips further down the weights while Ecossais could figure with Toby Wynne claiming 7lb. DARANOVA was a wide-margin winner here last time and would have been on a hat-trick had he not unseated his rider at the last the time before. A 10lb rise looks fully justified and he may be too strong for San Agustin in the closing stages.
For Jim (IRE) 14-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, outpaced 11th, weakened 3 out, last of 5, 23 1/2l behind Costly Diamond (11-9) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Ecossais (FR) 3-1 (11-4) Led, not fluent 14th, slowed into 4 out, again slow when 3 lengths clear last, headed flat, no impression towards finish, 2nd of 4, 2l behind Rapid Raider (10-7) at Kelso 3m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Daranova (IRE) 9-4 (10-8) Chased leaders, pushed along and lost place briefly 11th, ridden after 3 out, clear next, comfortably, won at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (4) gd in May beating Steal A March (12-1) by 18l, 5 ran.
Potters Venture (IRE) 10-3 (11-4) Jumped left, made most, headed approaching 2 out, lost 2nd 2 out, ridden and weakened run-in, 3rd of 4, 7 1/4l behind Star of Rory (10-11) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
San Agustin (IRE) 3-1fav (11-2) In touch, closed 3rd, not fluent 7th, hit 14th, every chance 2 out, hampered and left 2nd last, soon lost 2nd and no extra, 3rd of 7, 7l behind The Late Legend (11-0) at Warwick 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Fly Smart (FR) 12-1 (11-1) Raced keenly, not fluent 1st, led until 11th, weakened and pulled up before 13th, at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (4) gd in May.
Orchestrated (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Close up, tracked leaders 11th, chased winner 2 out, stayed on one pace, 2nd of 9, 2 1/2l behind Miami Present (10-6) at Fakenham 3m hcp (5) gd in May.
