held up towards rear, headway on outside 3rd, led before 2 out, clear approaching last, driven out
mid-division, headway on inside 6th, led 10th, headed when blundered and rider lost iron 2 out, soon weakened
took keen hold, tracked leader, led 4th, headed 6th, led 9th, headed next, one pace 2 out
held up in rear, not fluent 10th, headway on inside approaching 2 out, went 2nd before last, no impression on winner and lost 2nd flat
chased leaders, lost place 3rd, struggling 10th, headway 2 out, went 2nd last, stayed on, not able to reach winner
tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, 3rd when blundered 2 out, 5th and no extra last
held up, jumped right and not much room 3 out, no impression
mid-division, headway on outside 2nd, lost place before not fluent 6th, mistake next, behind 9th, pulled up before 3 out
held up towards rear, jumped right and not fluent 4th, headway 10th, lost place before 2 out
led until 4th, led 6th, headed 9th, weakened before 2 out
GLOBAL DOMINATION stands out in the opener on last month’s success in a higher grade chase at Fakenham. He’s upped 3lb for that but is preferred to Little Jimmy on today’s good going, The latter has been thereabouts without winning on soft ground so far this year while Mondo Cane is another regularly placed but rarely wins nowadays. Too Many Diamonds was beaten a long way when second on his chasing bow in September but is not badly treated on his best form over hurdles.
Too Many Diamonds (IRE) 11-2 (8-7) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd 10f out until pushed along 3f out, ridden and weakened 2f out, 6th of 9, at Kempton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Mondo Cane (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, mistake 10th, weakened 4 out, tailed off, 8th of 10, dist behind Chill In The Wood (10-12) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Pierlow (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) (tt) cl up til wknd rap app 2 out, last of 4, dist behind Danandy (12-0) at Penshurst 3m gd in Apr.
Little Jimmy 11-4fav (11-8) Held up in rear, headway 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon no impression, modest 3rd, 3rd of 7, 21 3/4l behind Black Kettle (11-6) at Newcastle 2m hcp (5) hvy in Apr.
Global Domination 15-8fav (10-5) Chased leaders, dropped to rear at 5th, headway approaching 10th, pushed along and outpaced in 3rd after 2 out, still bit to do last, quickened well to lead final 75 yards, won at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Apr beating Heresmynumber (11-3) by 1 1/4l, 5 ran.
Shaiyzar (IRE) 20-1 (10-11) Always towards rear, 8th of 16, 24 3/4l behind Sharney Sike (11-6) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
St Merryn (IRE) 14-1 (10-8) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, went 3rd 2 out, no impression on winner, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 9, 8l behind Gustav (11-1) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Darloa (IRE) 25-1 (10-2) Held up towards rear, headway from 8th, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 10, 33 1/4l behind Tikkinthebox (11-7) at Taunton 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Lost In Newyork (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Mid-division, weakened 4 out, 6th of 10, 31 1/2l behind Black Buble (11-12) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Next Exit (IRE) 250-1 (10-12) Close up, ridden 4 out, weakened next, 5th of 6, dist behind Ascendant (11-12) at Fakenham 2m (5) gd in May.
