handy, lost position and pushed along after 3 out, plugged on one pace
mid-division, pushed along and dropped away after 3 out
prominent, pushed along home and chased leader, kept on, held approaching last
made all, ridden home turn, not fluent last, stayed on well, readily
mid-division, went 3rd after 3 out, soon pushed along and weakened 2 out
in rear, jumped left 1st, headway after 3 out, went 3rd 2 out, kept on but no impression on front pair, lost 3rd near finish
tracked leaders, pushed along after 3 out, no response
front mid-division, pushed along and beaten after 3 out
mid-division, lost touch after 3 out, tailed off
never better than mid-division
chased leaders, not fluent 4 out, weakened next and pulled up
towards rear, steady headway before 2 out, ridden before last, stayed on to take 3rd closing stages, never nearer
KING OF THE LAKE made a debut full of promise behind Brentford Hope and ought to come on for that effort. The form reads strongly and he can go one better. Astronomic View is interesting as he was highly tried after beating the useful Knowsley Road in a bumper on New Year's Day last year. However, he's presumably had issues as he's only had three runs since and has been off since November. He's one to take seriously but is also hard to get an accurate handle on. Oakley Dancer benefitted from front-running tactics when much improved last time, looks a danger. and will presumably set out to make all around this sharp circuit. Tidal Storm, a winner on the Flat for Ed Walker, now has a first start for Harry Derham who has made such an impressive start to his training career.
Astronomic View 7-2 (11-4) Towards rear, tracked leaders 5th, pushed along and hit 2 out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 6, 7 1/2l behind L'astroboy (11-4) at Ffos Las 2m mdn (4) sft in Nov.
Bohemian Lad (IRE) 200-1 (11-5) Mid-division, towards rear after 3rd, not fluent next, lost touch after 4 out, 7th of 10, dist behind Tzarmix (11-5) at Chepstow 2m 3f (4) sft in Mar.
King Of The Lake 11-2 (11-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd at 4th, ridden and unable to quicken between last two, never going pace to challenge, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Brentford Hope (11-5) at Wincanton 1m 7f mdn (4) gs in Mar.
Oakley Dancer 9-2 (11-0) Made all, clear 4th until before 3 out, edged left before last, stayed on, driven out, won at Chepstow 2m (4) sft in Mar beating Pure Theatre (11-0) by 1 3/4l, 9 ran.
Shot Tower (IRE) 80-1 (11-8) Towards rear, pushed along home turn, tailed off 3 out, 7th of 8, dist behind Lagonda (11-1) at Chepstow 3m mdn (4) gs in Apr.
Zufal 125-1 (11-6) Towards rear, lost touch 4 out, pulled up, at Newton Abbot 2m 2f mdn (4) sft in Apr.
Marley Head (IRE) 50-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, lost touch before 6th, soon ridden, minor headway before last, 6th of 8, dist behind Russian Ruler (11-10) at Kempton 2m (4) gd in Apr.
Tidal Storm 7-1 (9-10) Raced wide in touch, pushed along 4f out, ridden and came centre 2f out, soon weakened, 9th of 10, 23l behind Claritudo (9-7) at Pontefract 1m 4f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Dark Moon (FR) 200-1 (10-10) Off the pace towards rear, never a factor, tailed off, 7th of 9, dist behind Iliko D'olivate (11-10) at Taunton 2m (4) gs in Apr.
Maskara 100-1 (11-6) Always towards rear, 10th of 13, 30 3/4l behind Fortuna Ligna (11-6) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Apr.
La Bretesche (FR) (10-7) 8th of 11, 22 1/4l behind Julie D'estruval (10-5) at Dieppe 2m 1f sft in Aug.
Mairis Icon 150-1 (10-10) Midfield, outpaced after 5th, soon dropped to rear, made some headway from 2 out, 5th of 12, 16l behind Pure Theatre (11-4) at Exeter 2m 1f mdn (4) gd in Apr.
