led, hung left after 2 out, joined last, soon headed, no extra and lost 3rd close home
mid-division on outside, closed 5th, every chance 3 out, no extra last
held up in rear, slightly hampered 2nd, closed next, ridden after 3 out, effort 2 out, led flat, stayed on well, ridden out
jumped right in rear, mistake 1st, mistake and rider lost iron briefly 2nd, well beaten before 4 out
prominent, mistake 2nd, jumped left 7th, not fluent 4 out, switched right before last, weakened flat
rear of mid-division, ridden 4 out, soon beaten, mistake 2 out
in rear, hampered 2nd, headway before 4 out, outpaced when mistake 3 out, rallied flat, went 3rd close home
held up towards rear, headway when fell 2nd
chased leaders, lost place before 5th, well beaten after 8th
mid-division, hampered and lost place 2nd, effort and ridden 4 out, led just after last, soon headed, held towards finish
prominent, mistake 7th, lost place 3 out, well held after
RAFFLE TICKET produced a useful effort to repel Jay Jay Reilly when scoring at Huntingdon in mid-January on just a second chase start and looks the sort to progress further over fences. He's well suited to good ground, so hopefully the rain will stay away and he handles a 5lb rise in the ratings. Swaffham Bulbeck, a winner on the Flat and over hurdles and fences, is an admirably consistent performer and it's hard to see him not being in the shake-up once again if he enjoys the return to the larger obstacles - his last run over fences was back in September 2021. Give Me A Moment has to give weight away all round and he too is returning to fences, but he's a classy sort at this level and far from discounted. Noahthirtytwored and Arthur's Quay are also worthy of consideration.
Give Me A Moment (IRE) 11-1 (11-9) Led, went clear before 4th, reduced lead after 4 out, headed 2 out, lost 2nd and weakened quickly soon after, 7th of 11, 22 1/2l behind Dargiannini (12-1) at Newbury 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Bun Doran (IRE) 9-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, ridden and dropped to last before 9th, pulled up before 3 out, at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (3) gs in Apr.
Raffle Ticket 11-4 (10-10) Chased clear leader, pushed along and every chance 2 out, ridden to lead approaching next, joined flat, ran on, gamely, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jan beating Jay Jay Reilly (11-5) by nk, 5 ran.
Zacony Rebel (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Held up in 4th on outside, closed 8th, weakened from 3 out, 4th of 5, 27 1/2l behind Bold Endeavour (11-10) at Doncaster 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Jan.
Swaffham Bulbeck (IRE) 2-1 (12-0) Close up in touch, travelling best when headway to press leader before 3 out, soon led and coasted clear, 3 lengths clear 2 out, nudged along approaching last where flattened, pushed out run-in, won at Fakenham 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Apr beating Small Bad Bob (11-1) by 14l, 4 ran.
Arthur's Quay (IRE) 10-3 (11-12) In rear, in touch, went 3rd 8th, pushed along and headway to chase leader 2 out, stayed on but no telling impression, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind High Moon (11-3) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Apr.
The Big Lense (IRE) 18-1 (12-1) Handy, pushed along before 2 out, ridden and one pace run-in, 4th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Dibble Decker (11-10) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Earth Company (IRE) 8-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, raced keenly, pushed along home turn and lost touch quickly, pulled up, at Chepstow 2m hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Kauto The King (FR) 4-1 (11-0) Prominent until 1st, tracked leaders, fell 7th, at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Feb.
Noahthirtytwored (IRE) 33-1 (9-9) Dwelt, towards rear, pushed along 6f out, never on terms, 7th of 8, 9 1/2l behind Seal Of Solomon (9-6) at Chelmsford City 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Apr.
Glajou (FR) 15-2 (11-2) Held up, headway to dispute lead 3 out, pushed along and outpaced approaching 2 out, no extra last, 4th of 7, 20 1/2l behind Alto Alto (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 1f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
