made all, ridden approaching 2 out, withstood challenge last, ran on
held up but in touch, ridden approaching last, every chance, weakened flat
held up, blundered 2nd, headway to join leaders, 2 out, ridden and weakened soon after
tracked leading pair and keen, ridden and not fluent 2 out, weakened approaching last
with winner from 3rd, ridden 2 out, every chance approaching last, soon weakened
Chiaro is the one to be on, with Tritonville Lodge and Pace Shot taken to chase him home. All of Chiaro's form in France was on soft ground, but he handled the slightly faster conditions well when making a successful British debut at Chepstow in March. However, on even better ground he was well beaten behind Natal at Aintree 13 days ago, and it was more a case of him not seeing out the two-and-a-half mile trip. Therefore this drop back in distance and lesser opposition should combine to see him get back to winning ways before going chasing next autumn. Tritonville Lodge has been given a break since being edged out in a close finish at Doncaster in December and could be a progressive sort. He may need the run but should give a good account, as should Pace Shot who has finished behind the selection's much more illustrious stablemate Detroit City on each of his last two starts. Philip Hobbs will have a line to work on and will be pretty confident of collecting here with Chiaro
Chiaro (FR) 15-2 (11-1) Chased leader until approaching 3 out, soon beaten, 5th of 11, 38l behind Natal (11-3) at Aintree 2m 4f nov hdl Grd 2 (1) gd.
Pace Shot (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Mid-division, driven along when mistake 5th, soon weakened, 7th of 13, 26l behind Detroit City (11-0) at Aintree 2m nov hdl Grd 1 (1) gd.
Pseudonym (IRE) 6-4fav (11-3) Behind, headway after 8th, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace flat, 3rd of 8, 4 1/2l behind Pure Magic (10-3) at Ludlow 2m 5f nov hcp hdl 0-115 (3) gf.
Tritonville Lodge (IRE) Evensfav (11-4) Prominent, challenged 2 out, ridden to lead last, headed and no extra near finish, 2nd of 14, shd behind Shiny Thing (10-5) at Doncaster 2m 3yo nov hdl (D) gd in Dec.
Desert Secrets (IRE) 11-1 (10-9) Led to 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 6, well behind Picot de Say (10-6) at Wincanton 2m 4yo hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Mar.
