chased leaders, outpaced before 3 out, soon weakened
chased leader, jumped left 3 out, led before last, stayed on well flat
pulled hard, led, jumped left at times, headed and hanging left before last, hung left and no extra flat
held up in rear, headway after 5th, mistake 2 out, went 3rd flat, kept on
held up in 4th, not always fluent, outpaced after 4 out, rallied last, went 2nd flat, not trouble winner
not always fluent, held up in rear, headway on outside after 3 out, mistake 2 out, no impression last
HALLIGATOR shaped well in an Irish bumper and Kim Bailey wastes no time in getting his recent recruit over hurdles. Kanukankan reportedly bled from the nose on his last appearance at Doncaster and connections have taken their time to bring him back into the fold. Bagheera Ginge is of interest on debut for Nigel Twiston-Davies albeit the family have tended to be at their best with plenty of give underfoot. Sarsen has a bit to prove now having failed to build upon a promising debut at Market Rasen.
Blue Shark (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Rear of mid-division on outside, pushed along 10f out, well beaten final 6f, 7th of 10, 35 1/4l behind Awesome Foursome (11-2) at Worcester 2m mdn (5) gs in May.
Halligator (FR) 6-1 (11-9) Mid-division, improved to 3rd halfway, closed in 4th 4f out, headway to lead over 2f out, headed entering straight, ridden and kept on same pace under 1f out, 2nd of 7, 4 3/4l behind Da Capo Glory (11-9) at Galway 2m sft in Oct.
Kanukankan (IRE) 22-1 (10-13) Raced keenly in rear, pushed along home turn, soon struggling, tailed off, 9th of 13, dist behind Byzantine Empire (11-7) at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Bagheera Ginge Clovis Du Berlais gelding out of The Prime Viper.
Sarsen (USA) 14-1 (10-10) Mid-division, ridden and one pace over 2f out, 5th of 8, 9 1/4l behind Final Encore (11-4) at Taunton 2m mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Dreaming Of Glory (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Chased leader, pushed along 4f out, weakened, last of 6, 20 1/4l behind Corey's Courage (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m (5) gd in Apr.
Merchant House (IRE) 150-1 (11-0) Always in rear, well behind after 7th, 11th of 15, dist behind Star Gate (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) sft in Oct.