held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, beaten before 2 out, soon drifted left
held up in rear, behind 7th, never dangerous
held up in rear, well behind 7th, tailed off
prominent, jumped right and mistake 5th, soon led, headed next, soon led again, headed approaching 3 out, weakened
held up in touch, chased winner 3 out, ridden and no impression approaching last
led to 2nd, remained prominent, led 6th, soon headed, led again approaching 3 out where mistake, hit 2 out, in command approaching last, eased towards finish
prominent, mistake 7th, driven 3 out, weakened from 2 out
prominent, every chance approaching 3 out where mistake, weakened 2 out
well in rear, tailed off approaching 6th
pulled hard, jumped right 1st, headway to lead 2nd, headed after 5th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
prominent early, settled in touch, hit 7th, soon slightly outpaced, no impression after
mid-division, headway approaching 6th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off
held up towards rear, pushed along after 7th, headway from 3 out, went 3rd last, stayed on
pulled hard, held up in rear, mistake 3rd and 5th, some headway when blundered badly 2 out, never dangerous
mistake 1st, soon in touch, not fluent, weakened after 7th, mistake last, tailed off
A chance is taken on HUNTERS PLOY ahead of Arctic Ben and Fassaroe. The Twiston-Davies team has made their usual strong start to the season and it may be worth chancing your arm with their son of Deploy. He won his sole start between the flags in Ireland in good style and is unlikely to lack for fitness here. Arctic Ben has an unbeaten Rules record to protect having scored in a Ludlow bumper. It may not have been the strongest race but his trainer spent just over 90,000 guineas to buy him back when he went to the sales five days after that win. Fassaroe showed a decent level of form in bumpers although he did have his limitations exposed in Graded company; this is a realistic starting point to his hurdling career. Castellina, Big Burrows, Pipo De Re, Tom Knows and Prince Evelith would all be of interest if the vibes were positive but we'll be hoping that the market speaks favourably of our selection, Hunters Ploy. (Ian Ogg)
Arctic Ben (IRE) 6-4fav (10-10) Held up, headway 4f out, led well over 1f out, pushed out, won at Ludlow 2m nhf (5) gd in May beating Darfen (10-9) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
Big Burrows (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Prominent, ridden to chase winner over 2f out until over 1f out, no extra, 5th of 15, 12l behind Conflictofinterest (11-2) at Ayr 2m nhf (3) gd in Apr.
Bungie 7-1 (9-2) Raced far side, dwelt, headway to chase leaders halfway, no impression, 11th of 17, 14l behind Jaconet (8-9) at Ripon 6f app sll (6) gf in Jun (Flat).
Custers Last Stand (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Mid-division, ridden after 4th, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 13, well behind Shalone (10-12) at Exeter 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gs.
Fassaroe 40-1 (11-4) Held up mid-division, tailed off 3f out, 15th of 20, well behind Honest John (10-12) at Aintree 2m 1f nhf Grd 2 (1) gd in Apr.
Hunters Ploy (IRE) Deploy gelding out of Hunt The Thimble, half brother to Knockduff.
Its Danny Boy (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Keen, in touch, ridden and weakened over 2f out, 8th of 15, 24l behind Tataniano (11-0) at Chepstow 2m nhf (6) gd.
Master Charm (FR) 11-4 (10-8) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden and every chance 2f out, faded entering final furlong, 6th of 16, 10l behind Gershwin (11-4) at Kempton 2m mdn nhf (5) sft in Feb.
Minster Lane 50-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, lost place 6f out, behind 3f out when pulled up in race won by Camden George (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nhf (6) sft in May '06, 12 ran.
Orchestrator (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Led until 2f out, weakened entering final furlong, 12th of 15, 10l behind Bartercard (9-12) at Salisbury 7f clm (5) gf in Jun (Flat).
Pipo De Re (FR) (10-5) 2nd of 10, 2l behind Porte D'Auteuil (10-5) at Royan-La Palmyre 1m 6f hdl gd in Jul '07.
Prince Evelith (GER) 12-1 (9-9) Mid-division, effort over 2f out, ridden and kept on same pace final furlong, no impression, 7th of 13, 16l behind Maria di Scozia (9-4) at Redcar 1m 2f hcp 0-75 (5) gd (Flat).
Quazy de Joie (FR) 8-1 (11-0) Mid-division, raced keenly, weakened over 4f out, 7th of 14, 43l behind Cherry Flora (10-4) at Uttoxeter 2m nhf (6) gs.
Sweet World 66-1 (10-12) Leading when very green and unseated rider at the 2nd in race won by Weather Front (11-2) at Exeter 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gs, 12 ran.
Tom Knows (IRE) 8-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, raced keenly, never near leaders, 6th of 15, 35l behind Diamond Harry (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs.
Castellina (9-5) Prominent, led over 1f out, ran on well, won at Deauville 1m 2f clm sft in Aug beating Menandros (8-11) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran (Flat).
