held up in rear, ridden after 4 out, soon lost touch, tailed off before 2 out
tracked leader, restrained into midfield 6th, ridden before 3 out, headway before 2 out, close up last, stayed on flat but could not match winner
held up towards rear, not fluent 4th, weakened quickly and pulled up before 5th
led, headed 6th, awkward 4 out, ridden and weakened before 3 out
pulled hard towards rear, midfield 3rd, not fluent 4 out and ridden, weakened after 3 out
midfield, pushed along briefly 7th, headway travelling strongly after 4 out, awkward 3 out, upsides 2 out, ridden to lead before last, stayed on strongly flat
pressed leader, led 6th, awkward 4 out, ridden before 3 out where headed, awkward 2 out, weakened before last
prominent, close up 5th, smooth headway to lead 3 out, ridden and joined 2 out where not fluent, headed before last, no extra
held up towards rear, last and ridden 6th, lost touch before 7th, jumped right 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
None of these have threatened over timber so far with Anax still beaten out of sight when second at Hereford. Falloway Dubreau and Jakamani have bits of form in the past while Mont Saint Vincent and Pebbly New Moon have earlier form in bumpers. Charmed Life represents last year’s winning yard while ROAD TO SENAM had little chance in a Listed hurdle last time and ran accordingly. But the latter placed over fences last year when trained in France and gets a speculative vote with first-time headgear possibly bringing improvement.
Aiken Drum 300-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, ridden and lost touch 4 out, tailed off 2 out, pulled up before last, at Hereford 2m 4f (4) sft in Mar.
Anax (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Led, pulled clear with two other rivals 7th, headed 3 out, soon weakened, left in remote second last, 2nd of 6, dist behind Bothwell Bridge (11-8) at Hereford 3m 2f (4) sft in Feb.
Charmed Life (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Held up in mid-division, ridden towards rear after 3 out, pulled up quickly before next, at Leopardstown 2m 4f mdn Good - Yielding in Dec.
Falloway Dubreau (FR) 40-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, still every chance 3 out, ridden before 2 out disputing third, well held approaching last, stayed on, 4th of 16, 15l behind Es Perfecto (11-7) at Chepstow 2m 3f (4) gs in Mar.
Jakamani 150-1 (11-4) Raced very wide, rapid headway chasing leader after 5f until halfway, weakened rapidly 7f out, tailed off, last of 13, dist behind Aggy With It (10-11) at Kempton 2m 2f (5) pol in Feb.
Mont Saint Vincent (FR) 25-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, pushed along 3 out, no extra next, 5th of 11, 20 1/4l behind Erne River (11-3) at Doncaster 2m 3f (4) gd in Mar.
Pebbly New Moon (IRE) 7-2 (11-2) Led, not fluent 7th, headed after next, led again 4 out, headed well before 3 out, soon appeared to clip heels, stumble and fall, at Uttoxeter 2m 7f mdn (4) hvy in Feb.
Road Senam (FR) 50-1 (11-4) Always in rear, pushed along and struggling after 3 out, stayed on run-in, nearest finish, 5th of 15, 20 1/4l behind Beauport (11-1) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Cider Drinker Apple Tree M out of Sniper Alley.
