not always fluent, held up in rear, pecked 2nd, headway after 4 out, led before next, clear from 2 out, very easily
held up towards rear on outside, headway 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, no impression on winner from next, lost 2nd last
in touch, backed off 1st and lost place, behind and jumped jumping right from 4th, pulled up before 3 out
tracked leader until after 2nd, stayed prominent until weakened before 3 out where mistake
led, ridden and headed before 3 out, weakened 2 out, jumped left last
tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4 out until 3 out, stayed on same pace, no impression on winner from 2 out, went 2nd again flat
tracked leader after 2nd, jumped right 3rd, weakened after 4 out, tailed off
Richard Johnson's early-season surge to the head of the championship table has slowed somewhat of late but he should add to his tally here courtesy of PROMANCO (NAP) despite the Longsdon mare being asked to concede 7lb and upwards all round. She's improved with each of her three runs over timber and was an emphatic 7l scorer over the decent Ballykan at Ludlow last time over this trip. That rates the best form on offer by some way. Card Game looks next best having shown promise on all four bumper starts for Malcolm Jefferson and now makes her hurdling debut, whilst Strictly Glitz and Miss H Lewiss have shown glimmers of ability and could fight out the minor placing.
Promanco 11-4 (10-5) Mid-division, tracked leaders 4 out, led before next, clear when blundered last, comfortably, won at Ludlow 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gd beating Ballykan (11-5) by 7l, 8 ran.
Card Game (IRE) 10-3 (10-12) Led, ridden and headed over 1f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 18l behind Boogie Life (10-8) at Carlisle 2m 1f mares n h flat (6) gs.
Little Wren 50-1 (10-2) Behind, mistake 4th, soon pulled up, in a race won by Oh Land Abloom (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 5f mdn hdl (5) gd in Apr, 12 ran.
Miss H Lewiss 9-1 (10-3) Tracked leaders until ridden and weakened before 3 out, 6th of 11, 42l behind Sudden Wish (10-10) at Stratford 2m mrs nov sll hdl (5) gd.
Toola Boola 22-1 (10-10) Always towards rear, 9th of 12, 27l behind Bertie Moon (11-6) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gf in Apr.
Western Breeze (IRE) Westerner mare out of Winsome Breeze.
Strictly Glitz (IRE) 40-1 (9-12) Always last, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, last of 5, 49l behind Gingili (11-5) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd.
