held up towards rear, pushed along before 4 out, never a factor, pulled up before last
held up in rear, headway to go 4th at 12th, went 3rd before 3 out, led before 2 out, clear before last, kept on well
tracked leaders in 3rd, mistake 9th, went 2nd from 11th, in 3rd when blundered 3 out, regained 2nd and hit last, kept on and no chance with winner
led to 8th, tracked leader, hit 10th, outpaced next, pushed along before 3 out, plugged on and no impression
towards rear and pushed along, reminders before 5th, soon detached, pulled up before 5 out
held up behind, went 5th before 3 out, no impression
tracked leader, led 8th, headed before 2 out, lost 2nd at last, one pace
held up mid-division, reminders after 4th and towards rear, tailed off when pulled up after 10th
High Oscar hasn't won since scoring over C&D over a year ago, but has finally dropped back to a winning mark and ran well on a fast surface at Plumpton in April. BENDANT has a more recent outing under his belt having finished runner-up over hurdles at Chepstow last week in testing ground and a chance is taken that he can make his chasing bow a winning one. Swainson won here back in January and is 4lb higher, while Stop The Show had Quartz Du Montceau behind when scoring at Plumpton in the same month and could be thereabouts.
Swainson (USA) 9-1 (10-2) Mid-division, hard ridden 11th, soon beaten, behind when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Rateable Value (10-7) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Feb, 9 ran.
High Oscar 5-1 (11-5) Close up, led 4 out, headed before 2 out, ridden before last, weakened run-in, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Bajan Sunshine (10-0) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in Apr.
Bendant 11-2 (11-0) Tracked winner from 2nd, challenged when hit 3 out, mistake next, one pace from last, 2nd of 17, 14l behind Kateal (11-12) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy.
Quartz Du Montceau (FR) 40-1 (10-12) In last trio, struggling 6th, tailed off and pulled up after 9th, in a race won by American Spin (10-12) at Fontwell 3m 3f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Oct, 8 ran.
Stop The Show (IRE) 11-4 (11-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd and in rear, pushed along and outpaced before 4 out, soon beaten, last of 3, dis behind Free To Air (10-10) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Apr.
Curragh Dancer (FR) 8-1 (10-9) Chased leader, ridden on bend after 9th, lost 2nd before 4 out, weakened soon after, poor last when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Azulada Bay (11-5) at Fontwell 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy, 6 ran.
Killfinnan Castle (IRE) 9-2fav (10-8) Towards rear, driven along after 10th, no chance when pecked 4 out, tailed off, 10th of 11, well behind Delgany Gunner (10-6) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs in Mar.
Ben Trovato (IRE) 15-2 (10-2) Chased leading pair, reminder 5th, hit 12th, ridden when blundered 4 out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, well behind Present A Star (10-4) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs in Mar.
