held up, fell 4th
held up, badly hampered and unseated rider 4th
raced in 5th, 3rd bypassing omitted 3 out, closer in 2nd 2 out, keeping on and 1 length down when blundered and unseated rider last
chased (clear) winner until 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd, left modest 2nd last
behind when slightly hampered 4th, never a factor, tailed off
well there when unsighted and almost fell 1st, towards rear, plugging on when left poor 3rd and slightly hampered last
chased leaders, pushed along and struggling when lost modest 3rd bypassing omitted 3 out, weakened soon after
held up in rear, brought down 4th
raced in 5th, weakened bypassing omitted 4 out, left remote 4th last
made all, soon clear, reduced lead approaching 2 out, 1 length ahead when left clear last
Diamond Rock won this last year and was second at Stratford last time off this higher mark. He has excellent prospects of a repeat but we’ll take a chance on BALLY LAGAN, who will be all the better for a comeback run at Warwick. He was only beaten a length off this mark at Taunton in April and can reverse earlier running at Leicester with Glance Back on this quicker surface. My Renaissance blotted his copybook at Market Rasen last month but Seven Devils has claims on his second at Hexham. North West Wind is unexposed but needs more.
Diamond Rock 10-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, hard ridden to challenge before omitted last, weakened closing stages, 2nd of 7, 10l behind Lillington (11-9) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
My Renaissance 20-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, slow 1st, behind when not fluent 8th, pulled up before 4 out, at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
North West Wind 4-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, mistake 5 out, soon outpaced, late headway under pressure after 2 out, stayed on to take modest 3rd flat, no chance with clear pair, 3rd of 11, 14 1/2l behind Omega Springs (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Glance Back 7-2fav (10-9) Not fluent, prominent until ridden 9th, 5th when fell 4 out, at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Roxyfet (FR) 33-1 (11-2) Tended to jump left, always in rear, lost touch 3 out, tailed off, last of 6, 34 1/4l behind Halcyon Days (11-7) at Carlisle 2m hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Seven Devils (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Prominent, led before 7th, headed approaching 3 out, led again before next, strongly challenged last, headed towards finish, no extra, 2nd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Take A Break (12-0) at Hexham 2m hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Bally Lagan (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Mid-division, tracked leaders 11th, challenged after 3 out, led narrowly approaching next, headed approaching last, ridden and weakened flat, 6th of 11, 14 1/4l behind Jonagold (11-8) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Royal Act 3-1 (11-6) Mid-division on outside, not fluent 3rd or 4th, towards rear when mistake 5th, pulled up before next, at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Notonebuttwo (IRE) 7-1 (10-13) Tracked leader, led 6th, headed last, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 7, 9l behind Jaunty Thor (11-12) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Centreofexcellence (IRE) 10-1 (10-5) Tracked leader, awkward 2nd, led 9th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 21l behind Cillian's Well (11-12) at Southwell 2m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
