held up in rear, took keen hold, headway approaching 3 out, soon went 3rd, stayed on same pace last
held up in mid-division, headway after 6th, ridden 3 out, soon outpaced
mid-division, ridden and no impression on leaders from 3 out
tracked leader, led 7th, ridden and headed when hit 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, pushed along after 8th, outpaced from 3 out
tracked leaders on outside, challenged 7th, led 2 out, comfortably
towards rear, badly hampered and rider lost iron briefly 4th, headway approaching 3 out, no extra before last
held up in rear, shaken up 3 out, no impression
led until 7th, weakened 3 out
AMUSE ME has come right back to form over fences lately and can take advantage of the switch back to hurdles to complete his hat-trick racing off the same mark as his latest victory at Newton Abbot. Worth A King'S is another chasing a three-timer and is only 3lb higher than when successful at Uttoxeter 12 days ago while Leath Acra Mor won a maiden hurdle at Warwick in March, though hasn't been seen since. French Ties would prefer fences and softer ground while Danceintothelight and Proud Times are proving disappointing but Benmadigan could reach the frame if everything fell into place.
French Ties (IRE) 11-1 (10-9) Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd or 10th, headway approaching 4 out, weakened 2 out, 9th of 15, well behind Sound Accord (10-4) at Haydock 2m 6f hcp chs (2) gd in Apr.
Danceintothelight 8-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Red Merlin (11-12) at Newcastle 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Mar, 9 ran.
Front Of House (IRE) 22-1 (11-5) Soon towards rear, struggling from 10th, tailed off when pulled up 5 out, in a race won by Oscar Hill (11-6) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Jan, 8 ran.
Flaygray 8-1 (11-10) Held up, ridden 5th, headway approaching 2 out, no impression flat, 8th of 11, 13l behind Prankster (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.
Leath Acra Mor (IRE) 15-2 (11-1) Chased leaders, led briefly 4th, went 2nd next until 6th, led 4 out, joined and not fluent 2 out, strongly pressed last, driven and kept on flat, won at Warwick 2m 5f mdn hdl (4) gd in Mar beating Orangeaday (11-1) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Proud Times (USA) 5-1 (11-12) In touch in 4th, lost place from 5 out, last of 5, 46l behind Quacity (11-9) at Ayr 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
Amuse Me 10-11fav (11-6) Tracked leader, not fluent 2 out, soon switched left, led last, readily, won at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf beating Doctor Ric (10-13) by 4 1/2l, 4 ran.
Lawgiver (IRE) 9-2 (11-7) Led until 4 out, soon driven and weakened, 5th of 8, well behind Stanley Bridge (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Apr.
Benmadigan (IRE) 6-1 (10-5) Held up in last pair, outpaced 4 out, never able to challenge, hampered last, 6th of 9, 26l behind Markadam (10-2) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Jan.
Worth A King's 5-2 (10-3) Tracked leaders, headway before 3 out, soon challenged, left in lead soon after next, kept on well, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd beating Float My Boat (9-13) by 4l, 9 ran.
