held up in 5th, closed 4th, ridden after 9th, weakened 2 out
raced wide, held up in rear, closed 4th, chased winner approaching 2 out, no impression
with leader, led 9th, headed 3 out, soon beaten, one pace
led until 9th, led 3 out, not fluent 2 out, clear after last, eased towards finish
tracked leaders, dropped to last when not fluent 9th, soon weakened, pulled up before last
held up in 4th, closed 4th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before 2 out
Frosted Grape was in good form over fences last summer and is potentially well treated over timber. She was a decent fourth at Wincanton last month but lacks a bit of pace and could find herself struggling to keep up with some of these. Round Tom has caught the eye on a couple of occasions but may prefer a softer surface, while Go Amwell appears to have lost his way since a good second to Stow at Newbury in February. Fade To Grey had Shrewd Investment well behind when scoring over C&D last time but is 9lb higher now so we are going to give a chance to POLMAR. Jamie Snowden's gelding had some good form in Ireland and will be all the better for a recent third at Wincanton.
Go Amwell 25-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, pushed along after 4th, behind after 6th, tailed off, 7th of 10, well behind Scotsbrook Cloud (11-1) at Ludlow 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in May.
Fade To Grey (IRE) 14-1 (11-6) Mid-division on outside, headway 7th, challenged next, led 3 out, not fluent last, edged right flat, held on well, won at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in May beating Hard Tackle (11-2) by hd, 14 ran.
Frosted Grape (IRE) 18-1 (10-12) Held up, outpaced 3 out, stayed on flat, 4th of 7, 14l behind Bermuda Boy (11-6) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf in May.
Round Tom (FR) 7-1 (11-5) In touch, lost place 8th, weakened approaching 4 out, 9th of 13, well behind Extreme Impact (11-12) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.
Polmar (FR) 11-2 (10-12) Led, hit 3 out, headed soon after, weakened before next, left poor 3rd last, 3rd of 6, 30l behind Escudero (10-12) at Wincanton 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) fm in May.
Shrewd Investment 15-2 (11-7) Tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, ridden after 9th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 10th of 14, well behind Fade To Grey (11-6) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in May.
Award Winner 40-1 (11-4) In touch, driven along 3rd, soon behind, tailed off, last of 9, well behind Knight In Purple (11-2) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
