close up, headway 5th, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace and lost 3rd close home
made all, ridden approaching last, stayed on
tracked leaders, slow 8th, ridden and outpaced 3 out, ridden and rallied run in to go 3rd close home
close up in rear, went 4th 5 out, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace run in
tracked winner, ridden to challenge 2 out, kept on one pace run in
Sword Of Fate is a previous course and distance winner who jumped well when getting back to winning ways at Wetherby. Ashington has only run four times over fences but has won plenty over hurdles and on the Flat. Dreams Of Home is 2lb lower than when landing this 12 months ago and won off an even higher mark at Kelso in December but CORRIGEEN ROCK faces an easier task than at Ascot at the start of the month and can come out on top.
Dreams Of Home (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, tracked winner 8th until 4 out, ridden and weakened 2 out, 5th of 6, 14 3/4l behind Grey Diamond (11-13) at Haydock 2m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Corrigeen Rock (IRE) 16-5 (10-13) Chased leader until before 8th, chased leaders, weakened turning in, 6th of 9, 19l behind Black Gerry (11-3) at Ascot 2m 1f hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Ashington 3-1 (11-9) Raced wide, led until headed before hit 4 out chased leader, ridden and lost 2nd before the last, went 2nd again final 100 yards, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Fruit N Nut (11-6) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Casa Tall (FR) 13-2 (10-13) Off the pace in rear, headway out wide 3 out, plugged on run-in, 4th of 7, 20 3/4l behind Thelasthighking (11-6) at Wincanton 2m hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Sword Of Fate (IRE) 22-1 (10-13) Chased leader, went right 1st, led 3rd, made rest, joined 2 out, good jump to assert last, ridden clear run-in, won at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (4) gs in Apr beating Sao (12-2) by 5l, 8 ran.
