rear of mid-division, ridden and struggling end of back straight final time, soon behind, pulled up before 4 out
rear of mid-division, towards rear 2nd, mistake next, pushed along 4th, behind 6th, rallied back straight final time, lost place before 4 out, soon well held
held up towards rear, ridden 4 out, headway 2 out, led last, edged left flat, stayed on
chased leaders early, mid-division, closed 4th, ridden before 4 out, every chance after 2 out, weakened flat
prominent, not fluent 1st, lost place 4th, not fluent and in rear next, rallied back straight final time, weakened well before 4 out
in rear, mistake 8th, headway before 4 out, chasing leaders 2 out, mistake last, weakened flat
mid-division, closed when mistake 4th, soon short of room briefly, ridden along back straight final time, weakened well before 4 out
led early, prominent, led 4 out, headed last, rallied towards finish, just held
jumped left at times, soon led, headed 4 out, mistake when weakening next
held up towards rear, headway after 4th, challenging 4 out, every chance when mistake last, 3rd and no extra towards finish
prominent, every chance 4 out, beaten before last, no extra flat
This looks a very competitive handicap but When You're Ready fell when tried over this trip at Chepstow in April and injured himself in the process. Neither Pileon nor Sizable Sam have shown much over fences to date and the latter has switched stables but his former stablemate Masters Legacy could be interesting making his chasing bow along with Neon Moon. Gats And Co was placed at Chepstow last month but KILLER KANE was third in a Grade 3 at Aintree in April having won at Kempton and Sandown earlier. His fitness will have to be taken on trust but he has run well around here in the past so is preferred to the less-exposed Kempton scorer Minella Buster.
One More Fleurie (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Pressed leader, led 5th, headed 10th, led 11th, headed 13th, not fluent 15th, ridden and lost ground quickly 18th, in rear 5 out, pulled up before 4 out, at Ayr 4m hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Pileon (IRE) 11-1 (11-6) Chased leaders, pushed along over 3 out, ridden after 3 out and soon lost ground, held before last, 11th of 16, 17 1/4l behind Romeo Brown (10-4) at Haydock 3m hcp (2) gs in May.
Masters Legacy (IRE) 14-1 (11-1) Mid-division, lost position and dropped to rear before 5 out, driven and struggling approaching 3 out, made no telling impression, 6th of 10, 10 1/4l behind Knappers Hill (11-10) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Killer Kane (IRE) 6-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, ridden along in 3rd before 3 out, switched left before 2 out, well held before last, 3rd of 14, 25l behind Sam Brown (11-4) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
When You're Ready (IRE) 4-1 (11-8) In rear but close up, fell heavily 4th, at Chepstow 3m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Neon Moon (IRE) 12-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, headway after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, no impression until kept on after last, 6th of 16, 11 1/2l behind Romeo Brown (10-4) at Haydock 3m hcp (2) gs in May.
Sizing Cusimano 16-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, hit 6th, went 2nd next, led 15th, headed 3 out, pushed along and lost 2nd soon after, weakened before next, 6th of 7, dist behind Organdi (11-7) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Sizable Sam 13-2 (11-5) Led, joined 4th, headed 5th, tracked leader, ridden and stayed on one pace from last, 6th of 9, 6 3/4l behind Bold Plan (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Gats And Co 6-1 (10-6) Led, ridden along 3 out, headed next, kept on same pace flat, no match for first two, 3rd of 7, 9 1/4l behind Peregrine Run (12-0) at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) gf in Oct.
Minella Buster (IRE) 15-8 (11-5) Chased leader, led going well home turn and soon in control, well clear last, easily, won at Kempton 3m hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Steel Wave (11-2) by 3 1/4l, 5 ran.
St Erney 11-4 (11-10) Chased leaders, lost place before 4th, ridden after 8th, mistake 9th, not much room 14th, went 3rd after 15th, no chance with winner, 3rd of 5, 32 1/2l behind Sizing Cusimano (12-0) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in May.
