held up towards rear, not fluent 4 out, headway on outside before 3 out, chased leader 2 out, ridden before last, kept on
midfield, jumped right 2nd, ridden and lost ground 3 out, weakened quickly soon after and pulled up before 2 out
midfield, headway to chase leaders 3 out, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, kept on once pace
midfield, headway 3 out, ridden and switched left before two out, kept on one pace from last
held up in rear of midfield, headway 4 out, ridden after 3 out, no extra
led chasing group, travelled strongly to lead overall before 4 out, slight mistake last, pushed out
prominent in chasing group, jumped right 2nd, chased leader 3 out, ridden and gradually weakened from 2 out
midfield, ridden and lost place before 3 out, no impression
led and soon clear, 20 lengths ahead 2nd, ridden and headed before 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
always towards rear
held up towards rear, jumped left 4th, progress into midfield 3 out, ridden and no impression from before 2 out
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Paul Nicholls has a fine strike rate here and Chez Hans is fit from the Flat making his handicap debut over hurdles. The ground will be fast enough for both Tegerek and Kajaki on their return to action while Blooriedotcom is 9lb higher than when scoring at Musselburgh in March. Wakool won at Doncaster in January and Vengeur De Guye is yet another to consider on his reappearance. First Quest led when falling at the last at Kempton in November but stablemate DREAM MACHINE is expected to improve further on his second outing after wind surgery having placed at Southwell recently and gets a speculative vote.
Tegerek (FR) 2-1fav (12-5) Held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, chased winner before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on and always well held, 2nd of 9, 6 1/2l behind Nordic Combined (12-6) at Taunton 2m hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Blooriedotcom (IRE) 5-2fav (11-3) Chased leaders, went 2nd after 6th, led before 3 out, carried left by loose horse and not fluent 2nd, clear flat, easily, won at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) sft in Feb beating Mamdood (11-0) by 7l, 10 ran.
Vengeur De Guye (FR) 12-1 (11-1) In touch on inside, challenged 3 out, ridden and every chance between last 2, kept on same pace, no impression with winner flat, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Drumconnor Lad (11-12) at Ayr 2m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Globetrotter (IRE) 17-2 (8-13) Disputed lead until led after 4f, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 5th of 10, 17 3/4l behind Three Castles (8-13) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Romeo Brown 4-1 (11-2) Mid-division, driven to chase leaders over 3f out, soon ridden, stayed on to chase winner inside final furlong, always held, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Cool Possibility (10-7) at Newcastle 2m (4) Slow in Feb.
Chef De Troupe (FR) 9-4jfav (11-7) Led until before 2nd, tracked leaders, led after 2 out, headed before last, soon weakened, 4th of 8, 25l behind Dariya (10-8) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Chez Hans (GER) 13-2 (9-10) Prominent, headway to lead over 5f out, headed over 3f out, ridden and one pace from over 2f out, 8th of 14, 15 1/4l behind Postileo (9-4) at Salisbury 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Wakool (FR) 6-1 (11-1) Mid-division, headway before 3 out, challenged 2 out, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Jan beating Swilly Sunset (11-3) by 1/2l, 17 ran.
Mcgarry (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Rear of mid-division, last when not fluent 4th, not fluent and well beaten 3 out, tailed off, 9th of 10, dist behind Calvinist (11-7) at Hexham 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Billy Ray 40-1 (9-10) Always in rear, never a factor, tailed off, last of 8, 37 1/2l behind Eastern Sheriff (9-9) at Ayr 1m 5f hcp (4) sft in Jul.
Adelphi Prince 9-2 (10-11) Chased leaders, left 2nd at 7th, led and went left 2 out, hung left from before last, went left and joined last, ridden and hung left run-in, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, nk behind Follow Your Fire (11-2) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Kajaki (IRE) 13-5 (11-7) Close up, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leader next, kept on onepace, 3rd of 8, 9 1/4l behind The Mouse Doctor (10-8) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (3) gs in Jan.
First Quest (USA) 9-2 (11-10) Chased leaders, 2nd before 2 out, every chance when fell heavily last, at Kempton 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Dream Machine (IRE) 13-2 (11-8) Mid-division, made headway to challenge before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on one pace and lost second flat, 3rd of 7, 4 3/4l behind Jamacho (11-11) at Southwell 2m hcp (4) gd in Aug.
