towards rear, steady headway 4 out, not fluent in 5th 3 out, ridden 2 out, plugged on, not trouble leaders
soon led on outer, not fluent 3 out and headed, ridden and weakened after 2 out
mid-division, pushed along home turn, no response and well behind 3 out
mid-division, closed up after 5th, ridden after 3 out, no impression and soon faded
tracked leaders, pushed along 3 out, ridden and pressed leader 2 out, outpaced by winner approaching last, ran on same pace
mid-division, headway after 4 out, went 2nd before 3 out, led 3 out travelling strongly, shaken up and quickened clear approaching last, ran on well, comfortably
rear mid-division, not fluent 4 out and pushed along, soon behind and pulled up before 3 out
in rear, well behind before 3 out
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Alvaniy was a very short-priced favourite at Newton Abbot in September but he jumped poorly and was well beaten. This is a much more competitive affair and the handicapper has done him no favours with an opening mark of 126. Haafapiece and Albert's Back are both course specialists but are in the veteran stage now. Rafferty's Return has also been successful over track and trip but Foster'sisland has yet to win here though has placed several times and ended the last campaign with a clear-cut victory at Bangor. Windtothelightning did well last term but DECORATED improved out of all recognition upped in trip in the second half of last season so gets the nod as this looks on the short side for Tiger Jet.
Albert's Back 40-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along after 5th, headway before 3 out, no impression on leaders before last, 6th of 20, 19 3/4l behind Punctuation (11-5) at Aintree 2m hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Rafferty's Return 7-2 (11-3) Led, jumped left 2nd, headed 2 out, weakened from last, 4th of 6, 11 1/2l behind Caius Marcius (10-13) at Perth 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Alvaniy (IRE) 1-3fav (11-7) Held up in third early, not fluent 2nd, led main group after 3rd, dropped to fourth when pushed along before 2 out, ridden when outpaced before hit last, found little, kept on one pace run-in for modest fourth, 4th of 5, 7l behind Wonderful Eagle (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f (4) hvy in Sep.
Informateur (FR) 5-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, went second 4 out, ridden to lead approaching last, headed after last, kept on flat, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Do Your Job (11-12) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Haafapiece 12-1 (11-12) In touch in rear, pushed along 4 out, ridden and headway approaching last, stayed on flat, 3rd of 8, 15 1/2l behind Parramount (11-13) at Fakenham 2m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Windtothelightning (IRE) 11-2 (11-4) Held up in mid-division, headway from 2 out, went 3rd approaching last, stayed on flat, 3rd of 17, 1 1/2l behind Malaita (10-8) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Decorated 7-4fav (11-7) Made all, edged left approaching last, stayed on flat, driven out, won at Taunton 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Mar beating Earth King (11-12) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Tiger Jet (IRE) 15-2 (10-12) Chased leaders, mistake and lost place 6th, not fluent 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out, 8th of 11, dist behind Aramax (11-7) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (2) gd in May.
Grasse D'oliverie (FR) 7-1 (12-0) Held up in rear, headway to chase leaders after 3 out, pushed along approaching 2 out, switched right to lead last, ridden flat, stayed on, won at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Apr beating Emily Wade (10-8) by 3 3/4l, 10 ran.
Foster'sisland 7-2 (11-13) Mid-division, switched right and headway 3 out, challenged 2 out, soon led, clear before last, easily, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Mar beating Willaston (12-0) by 8l, 8 ran.
Diger Daudaie (FR) 5-1 (10-3) Slowly into stride, jumped slowly, chased leaders, reminder 4th, lost place down back straight, rallied briefly after 8th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Blackjack Kentucky (10-12) at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) sft in Feb.
