held up towards rear, hampered 3 out, headway approaching last, stayed on, went 2nd close home, no impression on winner
pressed leader, not fluent 6th, mistake 3 out, soon led, headed before last, lost 2nd close home
in touch on outside, jumped right, not fluent 5th, weakened after 3 out
chased leaders on inside, lost place before not fluent 3 out, soon weakened
led until after 3 out, no extra last
held up in rear, keen early, well beaten before 2 out
mid-division, headway 3 out, 3rd when jumped left and awkward last, faded flat
chased leaders, switched right after 2 out, led before last, clear flat, ridden out
not always fluent, held up in rear, blundered 2nd, headway before 2 out, one pace last
Though the senior runner in this, Dell' Arca placed in a higher grade at Newbury in February and is a previous course and distance winner. Serosevsky has tumbled down the ratings but needs to stage a revival. Sirobbie is 4-4 from here so can’t be ignored despite pulling up in a Grade 3 handicap at Haydock when last seen in the autumn. The Vollan also has a squeak while That's A Given was progressing last autumn but JIMMY RABBITTE (NAP) looks the one to be on as this is probably his time of year and he has the ground and trip in his favour. Mister Universum may be better over shorter distances but should be winning again soon.
The Vollan (IRE) 50-1 (11-8) Towards rear, hampered 1st, never dangerous, 13th of 20, 29 1/4l behind Our Power (11-3) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Shantou Village (IRE) 66-1 (11-9) Mid-division, lost place after 3rd, soon behind, 17th of 20, 36 1/2l behind Our Power (11-3) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Enniscoffey Oscar (IRE) 5-2 (11-11) Held up, headway 5th, lost place after 7th, no impression from 3 out, 7th of 8, 26 1/2l behind Commodore Barry (11-8) at Doncaster 3m hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Dell' Arca (IRE) 33-1 (11-3) Mid-division on inside, outpaced before 3 out, hung left from next, rallied, snatched 3rd close home, 3rd of 9, 15 1/2l behind One For The Team (11-4) at Newbury 3m hcp (2) gd in Feb.
Sirobbie (IRE) 20-1 (10-8) Behind, hampered 5th, pushed along after next, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next, at Haydock 3m hcp (1) gs in Nov.
That's A Given (FR) 15-8fav (11-5) Raced keenly tracking leaders on inside, led 2 out, clear between last 2, awkward last, stayed on gamely under pressure run-in, won at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (3) gd in Oct beating Pontresina (11-0) by 1 3/4l, 7 ran.
Serosevsky (IRE) 33-1 (11-9) Last pair, jumped slowly and behind 5th, never on terms after, tailed off, 7th of 8, 36 3/4l behind Annsam (11-0) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Mister Universum (GER) 66-1 (9-0) Towards rear, weakened 3f out, 10th of 12, 17 1/2l behind Mordred (9-0) at Lingfield 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Jun.
Jimmy Rabbitte (IRE) 7-2fav (11-12) Not always fluent, held up towards rear, some headway 8th, weakened after 4 out, 8th of 9, dist behind Tea Time Fred (10-11) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
