prominent, hit 10th, soon ridden, outpaced 12th, rallied after 2 out, kept on flat
held up, headway 10th, ridden and hung right after 11th, mistake 13th, soon outpaced, rallied approaching 3 out, led approaching 2 out, headed soon after last, hard ridden to lead post
led, clear after 13th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened quickly
prominent, ridden when jumped left 3 out, soon switched right, led soon after last, headed post
in touch, blundered and unseated rider 8th
in touch, last place after 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 9th
mid-division, hit and lost place 10th, weakened 14th
behind, ridden 11th, headway 3 out, stayed on flat
Ballycassidy, Sir Rembrandt and Undeniable are three against the field in another trappy affair and the nomination is given to Ballycassidy. The selection won with plenty in hand last time out when beating Marthas Kinsman and although he has a penalty for that win he is still well-weighted on his best form of a couple of seasons ago and if the ground remains on the fast side he will be hard to beat. Sir Rembrandt is dropping in grade and rates the main danger but he never runs two races the same so can not be put forward with any confidence. Undeniable won well last time out when beating Clemax but he has a penalty for that win and he will need to have improved again to win off this higher mark in this much tougher race. The Bandit won well last time out when beating Tom Sayers and still looks handily weighted so he could go well at a price but consistency is not his strong point. See you Sometime is best when allowed to dominate in a small field, but that does not look likely here and with this in mind for the winner we return to Ballycassidy.
Ballycassidy (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Made all, ridden 3 out, stayed on strongly, won at Perth 3m hcp chs (2) gd in Apr beating Martha's Kinsman (10-5) by 6l, 8 ran.
Sir Rembrandt (IRE) 25-1 (11-10) Mid-division, lost place 7th, headway 17th, hard ridden 19th, one pace, 7th of 22, 13l behind War Of Attrition (11-10) at Cheltenham 3m 2f chs Grd 1 (1) gd in Mar.
Sonevafushi (FR) 33-1 (11-12) Held up rear, weakened 12th, 14th of 17, well behind Sweet Diversion (11-2) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-140 (2) gd in Apr.
See You Sometime 20-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, led and pecked 3 out, headed soon after and weakened, 4th of 17, 14l behind Sweet Diversion (11-2) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-140 (2) gd in Apr.
Undeniable 7-2jt-fav (11-4) Close up, led 4 out, stayed on strongly from last, won at Carlisle 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Apr beating Clemax (10-0) by 6l, 11 ran.
The Bandit (IRE) 8-1 (11-7) Jumped well, made all, drew clear after 17th, unchallenged, won at Exeter 3m 6f hcp chs 0-125 (3) frm in Apr beating Tom Sayers (11-1) by 11l, 9 ran.
Jakari (FR) 12-1 (11-1) Led 2nd, headed 3 out and weakened, 10th of 17, 33l behind Sweet Diversion (11-2) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-140 (2) gd in Apr.
Gumley Gale 33-1 (11-10) Always towards rear, tailed off after 7th, 7th of 11, well behind Hever Road (10-2) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Apr.
