towards rear, ridden over 4f out and outpaced, kept on from over 2f out
held up mid-division, tracked leaders 8f out, chased winner over 3f out until over 1f out, kept on to regain 2nd towards finish
made all, ridden over 2f out, kept on well to go clear over 1f out
chased leaders, weakened over 5f out
held up towards rear, chased leaders over 6f out, weakened 2f out
mid-division on inner hampered badly 1st bend, soon towards rear, never dangerous
with leader, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, weakened over 5f out, soon tailed off
mid-division and raced keen, weakened 5f out, soon tailed off
held up towards rear, never dangerous
held up towards rear, headway 5f out, soon chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, lost 2nd towards finish
towards rear, soon pushed along, weakened over 4f out
tracked leaders, ridden over 5f out, one pace 2f out
A big runner bumper field here and the winner will be very hard to come by with so many horses having their first runs but PRICELESS ART gets the vote ahead of Corky Dancer and Wither Hills. It is very hard to win these bumpers with penalties but we feel the selection may well be up to it. He ran a cracker in a very hot bumper at the Aintree festival and this looks considerably easier. He was still a bit green on that occasion so there should be more to come. Corky Dancer is another previous winner and his experience may guide him into a place. Wither Hills is from a decent stable and is nicely bred. The same can be said about Hurryonharry and Dizzy River. The market should be used in this race as a selection tool as there are a lot of unknown quantities in the field but the Swinbank horse gets the vote.
Corky Dancer 9-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, ridden and headway over 2f out, stayed on under pressure to lead inside final furlong, won at Kelso 2m NH flat (6) gd in Oct beating Manitoba (11-0) by 2 1/4l, 10 ran.
Priceless Art (IRE) 14-1 (11-1) In rear, soon niggled along, stayed on from over 2f out, never nearer, 5th of 20, 16l behind Megastar (11-4) at Aintree 2m 1f nat hunt flat Grade 2 (1) gd in Apr.
Aikman (IRE) 1-2 (12-5) Led til hdd aft 15; lft solo 2 out, won at Alnwick 3m ptp hvy in Apr, 6 ran.
Bertie Milan (IRE) 5-2 (12-0) Alw pr, 3rd 1/2 way, 2nd from 7th, chsd ld btwn last 2, sow on inner to ld cl home, won at Rathcannon 3m ire ptp in Feb beating Next Exit (12-0) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Dizzy River (IRE) Flemensfirth gelding out of Dizzy Dealer.
Knockando Milan gelding out of Cherry Lane.
Shooting Times 33-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, headway 6f out, weakened over 2f out, 4th of 12, 17l behind Tiptoeaway (11-2) at Hexham 2m nhf (6) gs in Apr.
Tammys Hill (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, chased winner over 1f out until no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 14, 10l behind Mawsem (10-13) at Southwell 2m mdn NH flat (6) gd in Apr.
Whiskey Mist (IRE) 10-1 (12-0) Alw pr, 2nd 6out, still pr when fell 3out, in a race won by Kondraki (12-0) at Farmaclaffley 3m ire ptp in Feb, 16 ran.
Hurryonharry Erhaab gelding out of Gypsy Race.
Isla Patriot Silver Patriarch gelding out of Salem Beach.
Money Tree Central Park gelding out of Idiots Money.
Wither Hills (IRE) Karinga Bay gelding out of Bonnie Article.
Hey There Tiger (IRE) Ashkalani mare out of Cloone Swinger.
Shan Valley (IRE) Shantou filly out of Statim.
Snow Easy Tartan Snow mare out of Happy Valley.
Aupcharlie (IRE) Daliapour gelding out of Lirfa.
Forcefield 25-1 (10-6) Tracked leader, chased winner over 3f out, one pace, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Skipper Robin (10-6) at Perth 2m NH flat (5) sft in Apr.
