in rear, mistake 11th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 17th
held up towards rear, ridden 5 out, never dangerous
held up, mid division, lost place and pulled up before 11th, dismounted
held up, headway 9th, chased leaders approaching 4 out, soon ridden, weakened 3 out
chased leaders, lost place approaching 13, pulled up before 16th, tailed off
held up in touch, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
led early, remained close up, led after 13th, ridden approaching last, stayed on well
held up, headway 6 out, soon chasing leaders, kept on same pace from 2 out
held up, pushed along approaching 16th, weakened approaching 5 out
mid-division, not fluent 15th, soon weakened, pulled up before 17th
tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, blundered last, kept on
chased leaders, unseated rider 2nd
mid-division, effort 5 out, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
behind, headway 5 out, ridden next, never dangerous
held up mid-division, chased leaders 5 out, headway approaching 4 out
held up mid-division, weakened approaching 15th
soon led, headed and reminded and headed after 13th, soon lost place, pulled up before 17th
Nonrunner
We side with SEA WALL in what should prove to be a competitive handicap; Rakalackey and Bother Na are expected up the minors. Jonjo O'Neill and Tony McCoy team up again this time with our selection who was the winner of a Ffos Las handicap last time out and had been in decent form previous to this, twice finishing runner-up. This 7yo finally seems to be getting it together and he remains capable of better under these conditions. Rakalackey was a winner last time out after not been seen since November. He looks a decent enough sort but will have to work a lot harder and get off to a decent start if he is to be of concern to the selection. William Mullins trained Bothar Na put in a decent effort last time on his seasonal return, he looks to have trained on well and is capable of making the minors here. Seymour Weld has two wins to his name already this year but may have been set back by his fall when last seen and may need this race to get back on track, so for us Sea Wall looks best.
Seymour Weld 4-1 (11-9) Chased clear leader, closed after 9th, challenging when jumped right and fell 11th, in a race won by Direct Flight (10-3) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in May, 9 ran.
Bothar Na (IRE) 66-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, headway to 7th 5 out, 5th 3 out, ridden into 3rd entering straight, kept on same pace from 2 out, 3rd of 24, 6l behind Ballytrim (11-2) at Punchestown 3m 6f hcp chs 0-140 hvy in May.
King Barry (FR) 12-1 (10-6) Always handy, led briefly from 16th until 17th, ridden and lost place from 5 out, 7th of 17, 24l behind Hello Bud (10-9) at Ayr 4m hcp chs G3 (1) gd in Apr.
Rakalackey 9-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, headway 13th, went close 4th 4 out, ridden to lead between last 2, driven and always holding rival flat, won at Fakenham 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf in May beating Leopold (10-2) by nk, 8 ran.
Scalloway (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Set strong pace, clear 3rd, jumped left and not fluent 4th, reduced advantage after 9th, headed approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 9, 18l behind Direct Flight (10-3) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in May.
Take The Stand (IRE) 8-13fav (12-6) Tracked leaders, led 4 out to 3 out, every chance 2 out, stayed on well to lead flat, won at Hexham 2m 4f hts chs (6) gf beating Charming Knight (11-5) by 3l, 14 ran.
Fire And Rain (FR) 4-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 12th until 14th, jumped left from 16th, weakened after 4 out, 3rd of 9, 31l behind Triggernometry (10-0) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Apr.
Keenan's Future (IRE) 7-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, led 2 out, headed last, one pace, 4th of 8, 3 1/2l behind Sheshali (11-6) at Southwell 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-135 (5) gd.
Prestbury Knight 9-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, blundered 1st, jumped slowly 4th, joined leader briefly 9th, ridden after 13th, weakened and wandering after 2 out, hanging left before last, 6th of 12, 22l behind Seymar Lad (10-11) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd.
Victor Daly (IRE) 18-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, hit 3rd, lost place 5th, headway 10th, chased winner 2 out, weakened flat, lost 2nd near finish, 3rd of 9, 17l behind Direct Flight (10-3) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in May.
The King of Angels (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Led, mistake 11th, mistake and headed 3 out, weakened after 2 out, 5th of 12, 15l behind Seymar Lad (10-11) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd.
Fourty Acers (IRE) 7-2 (11-10) Jumped right, not always fluent, led to 3 out, weakened 2 out, 4th of 10, 35l behind Strong Coffee (10-12) at Southwell 3m nh nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Brotenstown (IRE) 5-1 (11-2) Always prominent, dropped to 3rd and ridden 3 out, 4th next, soon no impression until ran on well run-in, 4th of 10, 3 1/2l behind Keys Pride (11-2) at Cork 2m 4f 5yo mrs chs gd in May.
Lukie Victor (IRE) 16-1 (11-8) In touch, not fluent 1st, outpaced 7th, left 3rd 2 out, no impression on front pair, 3rd of 14, 9l behind Bathwick Man (11-7) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf.
Nudge And Nurdle (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Mid-division, headway before 14th, ridden and hung right approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 13, 20l behind Nostringsattached (11-6) at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd.
L'Aventure (FR) 20-1 (9-9) Mid-division, blundered 14th and 19th, soon ridden and beaten, 6th of 17, 17l behind Hello Bud (10-9) at Ayr 4m hcp chs G3 (1) gd in Apr.
Sea Wall 5-2fav (11-7) Made all, jumped right throughout, ran on well, won at Ffos Las 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd beating Tarsus (10-0) by 9l, 16 ran.
Freeze The Flame (GER) 14-1 (11-10) Mistake and unseated rider 2nd, in a race won by Gallik Dawn (10-0) at Stratford 3m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in May, 16 ran.
