held up in touch, took keen hold, went 3rd 4 out, ridden 2 out, weakened before final bend
in rear, not fluent 4th, outpaced after 10th, closed a little 2 out, no impression, weakened after last
chased leader, not fluent 1st and 2nd, lost 2nd 7th, outpaced 3 out, weakened before final bend
chased leaders, went 2nd 7th, ridden after last, no impression on winner final bend, kept on same pace
jumped well, made all, clear final bend, stayed on well, unchallenged
You have to take your hat off to BRELAN D’AS (NAP) as he could easily have turned it in when making an early mistake here last month but Ben Haslam’s veteran rallied well and was to win a shade cosily in the end. Exit To Where has hit the frame on a couple of previous outings here but was held off a 5lb lower mark on his most recent visit. Raecius Felix has dropped plenty down the weights over the course of the last year and there was plenty to like about his reappearance at the track in May.
Brelan D'As (FR) 4-1 (12-0) Chased leaders, not fluent 7th, headway into 2nd 3 out, pushed along after last, led entering home straight, stayed on well, won at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Casamari Abbey (10-2) by 2 3/4l, 8 ran.
Exit To Where (FR) 16-5 (10-6) Prominent early, chased leaders, not fluent 13th, lost place 2 out, weakened last, 4th of 7, 11 1/4l behind Charlie Uberalles (10-10) at Perth 3m hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Animore 9-1 (11-11) Front mid-division, mistake 1st, hit last and ridden, kept on one pace, 7th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Rapid Flight (11-10) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Raecius Felix (IRE) 25-1 (10-13) Prominent, ridden 2f out on run-in, ran on same pace, 5th of 10, 3l behind Rapid Flight (11-10) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Tico Times (IRE) 17-2 (10-10) Handy, not fluent 7th, lost position before 4 out, soon closed up again, weakened before last, 6th of 8, 25 1/2l behind Brelan D'As (12-0) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
