held up in rear, headway before 7th, went 2nd 3 out, led 2 out, stayed on well, ridden out
held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, headway on outside 5th, lost place 8th, jumped left and well beaten 4 out
always handy, led 4 out, headed 2 out, held towards finish
led until 4 out, no extra from 2 out
held up behind leaders, mistake and lost place 2nd, mistake 3rd, soon behind, closed a little 5th, lost place again next, well beaten 4 out
held up towards rear, not fluent 3rd, headway before 5th, held from 3 out, no extra from 2 out
soon handy on outside, lost place before 8th, stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd flat
NonRunner
Cracking Destiny and Geromino may enjoy a fitness advantage over their rivals. The latter has found only one too good in his last two starts but 7lb claimer Lewis Dobb is HASANKEY’s regular pilot and has won three times on the gelding, who went close on his reappearance last season off a 2lb higher mark. Garde Des Champs is only 1-14 and makes his chasing bow following wind surgery but Grand Voyage is only a pound higher than when winning at Ayr last season. Homme Public and Ukantango could also figure if taking to fences.
Homme Public (FR) 25-1 (11-4) Held up in mid-division, pushed along after 5th, well beaten after next, 14th of 17, dist behind Black Poppy (10-5) at Haydock 2m hcp (1) gd in May.
Hasankey (IRE) 13-2 (11-2) Mid-division on outside, not fluent 4th or 6th, headway 9th, close 3rd 3 out, held from 2 out, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish, 5th of 9, 5 1/2l behind Malystic (12-0) at Ayr 2m hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Geromino (FR) 85-40fav (12-0) Chased leaders, pushed along after 3 out, went second next when ridden along, awkward jump last, kept on flat but made no impression on winner, 2nd of 4, 2 3/4l behind Cedar Hill (11-4) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Slanelough (IRE) 18-1 (12-0) Chased leader after 2nd, led 5th, headed 2 out, weakened after last, 5th of 8, 27 1/2l behind Ubetya (11-9) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in May.
Grand Voyage (FR) 4-1 (11-4) Chased leader until 2nd, in touch, ridden 3 out, went 2nd again last, no impression on winner, kept on, 2nd of 8, 8 1/2l behind Return Ticket (11-11) at Carlisle 2m hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Cracking Destiny (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Raced in last, not fluent 5th, outpaced after 3 out, ridden and weakened from 2 out, last of 4, 17 1/4l behind Cedar Hill (11-4) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Garde Des Champs (IRE) 11-8fav (11-12) Mid-division, well in touch on inside 5th, shaken up before 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last, at Perth 2m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Ukantango (IRE) 18-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, pushed along after 6th, weakening when jumped left 3 out, 11th of 20, dist behind Punctuation (11-5) at Aintree 2m hcp (2) sft in Apr.
