raced keenly out wide in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 4th, 2nd before next until before 2 out, weakened
chased winner until before 4 out, chased leaders, weakened after next
held up in last pair, outpaced 3 out, pushed along and no impression next
raced keenly, chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, went 2nd and hit next, lost 2nd before the last, 3rd and one pace run-in
held up in rear, good headway chasing leaders 3 out, went 2nd before the last, edged left and stayed on same pace under pressure run-in
held up, fell 2nd
chased leaders, weakened quickly 3 out, tailed off
last trio, pushed along and headway after 3 out, chased leaders before next, weakened between last 2
made all, ridden before 2 out, stayed on gamely, unchallenged
The Herds Garden is back on a winning mark but isn’t getting any younger. ZAMARKHAN was a faller when last seen over hurdles at Musselburgh in November but was closing on the leaders at the time and is probably on a decent mark. Hats Off To Larry ground out a victory at Market Rasen last Friday, his first over timber, and escapes a penalty so should be thereabouts again but it’s difficult to make a case for many of the others with Lord Caprio, in particular, looking a shadow of his former self.
The Herds Garden 12-1 (11-12) Prominent, hit 3rd, ridden along approaching 2 out, soon faded, 6th of 8, 26l behind Mr Melda (11-10) at Perth 2m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Lord Caprio (IRE) 14-1 (10-10) Towards rear, not fluent and behind 6th, pulled up before 3 out, at Wetherby 2m hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Glory 50-1 (11-12) Towards rear of main pack, ridden and outpaced after 3 out and soon tailed off, 8th of 9, 37 3/4l behind Millie The Minx (11-2) at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Hats Off To Larry 17-2 (11-12) Mid-division, scrubbed along and outpaced after 3 out, significant headway when ridden home turn and chased leader 2 out, soon made strong challenge and led narrowly last, kept on gamely run-in, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in May beating Danger Money (11-0) by 1l, 10 ran.
Zamarkhan (FR) 13-2 (11-4) Chased leaders, soon racing keenly, not much room over 3f out, switched right over 2f out, chased winner over 1f out, no impression, kept on, 2nd of 7, 1 1/2l behind Busy Street (11-10) at Newcastle 2m (4) pol in Feb.
Wishful Thinking (GER) 200-1 (10-8) In rear, not fluent 1st or 5th, soon well behind, pulled up before 3 out, at Wetherby 2m hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Sweetest Smile (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, ridden after 3 out, never involved, 10th of 12, dist behind Fanfaron Dino (11-3) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
Eden Collonges (FR) 25-1 (10-0) Close up, weakened last(usual 3 out), 10th of 12, dist behind Oksana (10-7) at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Snowed In (IRE) 18-1 (10-7) Led, came under a drive when joined 4 out, headed before 2 out, soon lost further ground and weakened, 8th of 9, 29 1/4l behind Old Jewry (11-7) at Carlisle 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in Mar.
