held up towards rear, headway after 5 out, in 5th and weakened approaching 4 out
held up mid-division, ridden after 5 out, went 4th approaching 4 out, held when left poor 3rd last
tracked leaders and keen, chased winner approaching 3 out, ridden and about a length down when mistake 2 out, no chance with winner approaching last
held up in rear and keen, pushed along before 5 out, left remote 4th last
led, jumped left and blundered and headed 4 out, soon weakened, in 3rd and held when fell last
chased leaders in 3rd, weakened quickly 5 out, soon pulled up, tailed off
held up towards rear, mistake 1st, blundered 3rd and quickly lost place, tailed off when pulled up after 6th
tracked leader and keen, hit 1st, weakened before 4 out
held up towards rear, pushed along 3rd, ridden after 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next
held up towards rear and keen, weakened after 5 out, pulled up before next, tailed off
in touch, joined leader 5 out, led next, mistake 2 out, soon clear
held up towards rear, pushed along before 5th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up after 6th
CARLICUE can take top honours here on his debut for Paul Nicholls. A winner between the flags at Dromohane, this King's Theatre gelding should relish this test of stamina given his mother stayed very well. No Tears wasn't out of things when falling at Hereford in March and this fellow point-to-point recruit is respected, whilst Bobbie Magern has the best hurdling form on offer and he is out of the same mould as his brothers Ollie and Billie. Bens Moor was picked up for £75,000 in January and he got the job done in a Folkestone bumper two months ago; better is to come. Elsewhere Double Chocolate and Sir Mattie, both having their first runs of the season, are not discounted blindly.
Bens Moor (IRE) 7-4fav (11-4) Tracked leader, led well over 1f out, in command over 1f out, eased near finish, won at Folkestone 2m 1f NH flat (6) hvy in Mar beating Oscar Papa (11-4) by 3/4l, 6 ran.
Bobbie Magern 8-1 (10-12) Held up behind, steady headway 3 out, went 3rd before next, ridden last, stayed on under pressure to lead flat, headed post, 2nd of 8, shd behind Penylan Star (11-5) at Market Rasen 3m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Sep.
Carlicue (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Ld/disp & running free until ld from 5th, jw & easily went clr bef last, row, won at Dromahane 3m ire ptp hvy in Dec beating Ballykealy Boy (11-7) by 20l, 12 ran.
Dashing John 33-1 (10-5) Towards rear, ridden after 5th, some headway approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 10th of 14, 40l behind Cinderella Rose (10-2) at Towcester 2m nh nov hdl (3) gd.
Double Chocolate 25-1 (10-9) Close up, headway to lead 4 out, headed 3 out, stayed challenging, hung left before 2 out, one pace when hit last, brief rally soon after, held final 100 yards, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Five Star Wilsham (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.
No Tears (IRE) 7-2 (11-1) Held up in rear, headway approaching 7th, in 4th when fell heavily 3 out, in a race won by Five Out Of Five (11-1) at Hereford 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Mar, 6 ran.
Rebus (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, keen early, not fluent 1st or 2nd, well beaten after 9th, tailed off, 8th of 11, well behind Mr Robert (11-9) at Worcester 3m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Jul '09.
Sir Mattie (IRE) 3-1 (12-0) Mid div, 6th 1/2 way, 3rd 5out, ld from 3out, chall from next, mstk last, ko up flat, won at Ballybunion 3m ire ptp sft in Apr beating Winged Missile (12-0) by hd, 13 ran.
Spring Moon (IRE) 13-2 (11-4) Held up towards rear, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened, 5th of 12, 22l behind Habbie Simpson (11-4) at Southwell 2m NH flat (6) sft in Feb.
Bank The Bucks (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Mid-division, 8th halfway, headway into 4th before 3 out, under pressure and hanging after next, moderate 6th when ran wide off bend after last, 10th of 15, well behind Wee Giant (11-7) at Downpatrick 2m 2f 4yo mdn hdl gd in Sep.
Alverstone 7-2 (10-5) Held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression, 3rd of 10, 24l behind Peddlers Cross (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
It's Molly 250-1 (10-5) Not fluent, always behind, tailed off, 14th of 16, well behind Tullyraine (10-12) at Worcester 3m nh nov hdl (4) gs.
Rockstown 40-1 (11-0) Mid-division, jumped slowly and lost place 5th, struggling 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Hellfire Club (11-0) at Ascot 2m 3f mdn hdl (4) gd in Apr, 12 ran.
