chased leaders, outpaced in clear 3rd before 2 out, ridden between last 2, no chance with front pair after
always behind, struggling from 3rd, tailed off when went left last
took keen hold, with winner, led 2nd, headed between last 2, ridden and kept same pace from last, well held final 100 yards
mid-division when badly hampered and fell 1st
hampered 1st, chased leaders, driven 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, went left and blundered 4th, lost place after 3 out, modest 4th from next
towards rear when hampered and unseated rider 1st
led to 2nd, tracked leader, led again between last 2, ridden out flat, asserted clear final 100 yards
Not many of these make any appeal but FILM DIRECTOR has been in the firing-line the last twice now including a similar event here in October and he gets the nod. With Hindsight looks next best after a placed effort at Hexham while the four-year-old For Goodness Sake was third over these hurdles back in February and also has a shout. Lycidas never settled on his hurdling bow earlier this year but is rated much higher on the Flat than most of these.
Film Director (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Behind, headway over 3 out, chased winner before 2 out, ridden and not fluent last, kept on and always held, 2nd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Our Reward (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 4f (4) gs in May.
Hunger Hill 16-1 (12-0) Gd hdwy 8; wknd qckly 2 out, 5th of 9, 17l behind Quest Of Valour (12-0) at Easingwold 3m mdn gd in Apr.
K O Kenny 33-1 (11-2) Tracked leader, led over 2f out, soon ridden, headed over 1f out, weakened into 4th inside final furlong, 4th of 7, 18 1/2l behind Boudry (11-2) at Newcastle 2m (6) gs in Feb.
Look West Westerner gelding out of Uppermost.
Lycidas (GER) 10-1 (9-8) Led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 9th of 10, 28 1/2l behind Sir Chauvelin (8-2) at Hamilton 1m 5f hcp (3) sft in May.
Mariners Moon (IRE) 66-1 (10-13) Held up, ridden and headway 3 out, remote 5th when fell next, at Market Rasen 2m 1f (4) sft in Apr.
Topamichi 66-1 (11-2) Took keen hold, chased leaders, went 2nd after 4th until 6th, soon lost place and behind, tailed off 3 out, 8th of 13, dist behind Dark Flame (11-2) at Ascot 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Apr.
Wannabe King 150-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, struggling before 4th, pulled up after 3 out, at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (5) gd in Apr.
With Hindsight (IRE) 16-1 (10-13) Tracked front pair, headway when left in lead 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, one pace flat, 3rd of 7, 6l behind Caius Marcius (10-13) at Hexham 2m (4) gs in Apr.
Prayer Time 6-1 (9-5) Pulled hard tracking leaders, lost place over 2f out, 8th of 10, 24 1/4l behind Mcvicar (8-11) at Thirsk 1m 4f hcp (6) gd in Apr.
For Goodness Sake (IRE) 7-4fav (10-7) Tracked leader, led 3 out, ridden and headed between last 2, soon weakened, left remote 4th last, 4th of 9, 33l behind Sleep Easy (11-0) at Stratford 2m mdn (4) sft in Mar.
Kool Lady (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) Led narrowly, headed 4th, lost place next, soon behind, tailed off 2 out, 12th of 13, dist behind Late Night Lily (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) gs in Apr.
