tracked leaders, went 2nd at the 2nd until before 6th, not fluent and went 2nd again 7th, led after 2 out, edged left flat, driven out
chased leader until not fluent 2nd, lost place before mistake 7th, pulled up before 4 out
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 6th until 7th, lost place from 3 out, well beaten from 2 out
held up in rear, headway after 7th, no extra 2 out
jumped right, led, not fluent 2 out, soon headed, rallied home bend, every chance last, held towards finish
held up, headway 7th, mistake 3 out, stayed on same pace from after next
held up, not fluent 2nd or 4 out, outpaced 3 out, plugged on, went modest 4th latter stages
Late Shipment is something of a course specialist but has become increasingly difficult to predict so we’ll stick with the in-form BALLYBREEN, who had no problem switching back to hurdles at Taunton last week when winning for the fourth time in five starts. Definately Vinnie keeps plugging away but a career strike-rate of 1-35 is off-putting. Wayfinder is far less exposed and more interesting having been dropped 3lb since his sixth at Warwick.
Wayfinder (IRE) 9-1 (11-1) Mistake 1st, in touch in mid-division on outside, closed 7th, lost place after 3 out, 6th of 13, 18 1/2l behind Fortunate George (11-10) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Colby (IRE) 12-1 (10-11) Led until before 5th, chased leader until 3 out, weakened quickly, behind and eased before 2 out, 10th of 15, 26 1/2l behind Urtheonethatiwant (10-7) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Late Shipment 7-2fav (10-11) Mid-division, ridden before 2 out, weakened before last, soon pulled up, at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Crocodile Dundee (IRE) 100-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd 5th until after 7th, weakened rapidly, tailed off and pulled up before next, at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
Ballybreen (IRE) 5-4fav (11-6) Made all, set strong pace, clear before 5 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on gamely run-in, ridden out, won at Taunton 3m hcp (5) hvy in Mar beating Fu Fu (11-12) by 11l, 8 ran.
Definately Vinnie 5-2 (11-6) Mid-division, jumped right, headway 5 out, chased leader next, led before 2 out, headed after last, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Truckers Cailin (10-12) at Ffos Las 3m 1f hcp (5) hvy in Nov.
Emmas Dilemma (IRE) 40-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, lost place 4 out, tailed off, 8th of 10, dist behind Seymour Sox (11-12) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Jan.
