held up in touch, headway on inside chasing leaders over 4f out, disputing 2nd 3f out, kept on same pace in 4th inside final furlong
raced keenly, held up, headway chasing leaders over 4f out, , went 2nd over 2f out, edged left and ridden 2f out, stayed on same pace inside final furlong, lost 2nd towards finish
dwelt, soon recovered to lead, hung badly right and headed over 6f out, soon behind, not run on, tailed off
chased leaders, 2nd over 4f out until pushed along over 2f out, outpaced over 1f out, plugged on into 2nd towards finish
soon tracked leader, led over 6f out, made rest, pushed along and stayed on well final furlong
tracked leaders, went 2nd 6f out until pushed along over 4f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off
held up, headway on inside tracking leaders 12f out, pushed along 8f out, ridden and weakened over 5f out, tailed off
Fair Loch didn’t run badly in a jumpers’ bumper at Newcastle in March and won over hurdles in December. Samtu and Scrafton are both course and distance winners. The former is only a pound higher and the latter returned to form at Wolverhampton last month. KATIE GALE also goes well on this surface and she’s settled in quickly since her transfer to Robyn Brisland. The mare scored over track and trip in March and was then third in a higher grade over 2m so gets the nod. Siempre Amigos is a long-standing maiden who seems to have her own ideas about the game.
Samtu (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway after 6th, weakened 3 out, mistake 2 out, 10th of 13, dist behind Cool Mix (10-12) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Scrafton 11-1 (9-4) Held up, headway and very wide into straight 2f out, soon chased clear leaders, ridden and every chance inside final furlong, led final strides, won at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr beating Cry Wolf (9-9) by shd, 10 ran.
Fair Loch 11-1 (11-4) Held up in close touch, headway chasing leaders 6f out, 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, headed and not pace of winner entering final furlong, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Something Brewing (10-10) at Newcastle 2m (4) pol in Mar.
Katie Gale 4-1 (8-7) In touch, outpaced over 4f out, rallied approaching final furlong, stayed on under pressure, never able to challenge, 3rd of 7, 4 3/4l behind Azam (9-6) at Southwell 2m hcp (4) pol in Apr.
Siempre Amigos (IRE) 16-1 (9-3) Held up, ridden into moderate 8th 2f out, no impression over 1f out, kept on one pace, 7th of 16, 13 1/2l behind Prospectus (9-11) at Navan 1m 5f hcp hvy in Apr.
Clayton Hall (IRE) 50-1 (8-5) Tracked leader until over 4f out, weakened from over 1f out, 6th of 7, 7 1/4l behind Song Of Love (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (6) pol in Apr.
Monzino (USA) 100-1 (8-7) In touch towards rear, outpaced over 4f out, 6th of 8, 10 1/2l behind Arabian Oasis (8-10) at Southwell 1m 4f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
