pulled hard, held up towards rear, pushed along after 5th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, dismounted
mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway 5th, went 2nd 3 out to 2 out, weakening when jumped left last
held up in rear, smooth headway approaching 2 out, went 2nd 2 out, shaken up to lead flat, ran on
held up towards rear, mistake and reminders 4th, stayed on one pace flat, never near leaders
chased leader until after 2nd, 2nd again 4th, led approaching 3 out, soon ridden and hung left, hung right and headed flat, no extra
held up in rear, headway on inside approaching 2 out, weakened after 2 out
led until approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
in touch, driven after 5th, soon weakened, tailed off
chased leader until after 2nd, not fluent next, lost 2nd 4th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
took keen hold in mid-division, lost place when not fluent 3rd, short lived effort approaching 3 out, soon racing awkwardly and beaten
in touch, lost place 4th, in rear after
Sun Quest ran better in a similar contest at Wetherby last time but the four-year-old faces no easy task giving weight away all round here and a better bet looks to be Dr Dream, who gets the vote with Dancewiththedevil rated the pick of the remainder. The selection comes into this in good form in sellers and a reproduction of recent form may well suffice. Bill Turner's Perfect Storm comes here fit from the flat and he could be of interest on the balance of his hurdling form. Mendip Dane is a rare runner in this grade for Paul Nicholls and has to be considered, while Dancewiththedevil has been running consistently well and should again be thereabouts but preference is for Dr Dream.
Sun Quest 5-1 (10-13) Held up behind, headway 3 out, went 2nd before next, soon ridden, kept on and every chance, one pace flat, 2nd of 12, 2l behind Fuel Cell (10-13) at Wetherby 2m mdn clm hdl (5) gd.
Wood Fern (UAE) 4-1 (11-0) Held up, headway 3 out, ridden next, weakened flat, 6th of 9, 13l behind Fistral (10-10) at Wetherby 2m mdn hdl (5) gf in May.
Dancewiththedevil (IRE) 10-3 (11-7) Held up, headway after 5th, effort 2 out, soon one pace, 3rd of 10, 10l behind Konigsbote (11-7) at N Abbot 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf.
Dr Dream (IRE) 3-1 (11-3) Mid-division, reminders after 4th, headway under pressure 3 out, chased winner, hard driven between last two, dived left last, not run on, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Cordage (10-7) at Towcester 2m sll hdl (5) gf in May.
Mendip Dane 6-4fav (12-0) Held up; hdwy 8; led aft 11 til hdd & wknd app last, 4th of 8, 18l behind Uncle Dan (12-0) at Kingston Blount 2m 5f ptp gd in May.
Perfect Storm 8-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, hit next, one pace approaching last, 3rd of 16, 7l behind Pepporoni Pete (11-10) at Ludlow 2m clm hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Powers And Soda (IRE) 20-1 (12-7) (tt) lost plce 7; t.o & pulled up in race won by Seaforde (12-7) at Chaddesley Corb' 3m ptp frm in May, 7 ran.
Where's Arnie 4-5fav (12-0) (tt) lft in ld 1-9; led 11 til hdd & wknd app 3 out, 3rd of 6, 38l behind Arfarf (11-0) at Garnons 2m 4f ptp gs in Mar.
Fortuitous (IRE) 100-1 (10-10) Held up, always behind, 8th of 13, 38l behind Dream Catcher (10-11) at Market Rasen 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gf in May.
Limit (GER) 4-1fav (10-13) Mid-division, ridden and headway 3rd, kept on one pace from 2 out, 4th of 11, 14l behind Mucho Loco (10-2) at Huntingdon 2m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in May.
Springwood Lady 50-1 (10-5) In touch, weakened approaching 5th, 5th of 8, 37l behind Chaninbar (11-5) at Worcester 2m hdl (4) gd.
Safe Investment (USA) 20-1 (10-11) Took keen hold, prominent, weakened approaching 5th, last when blundered 3 out, tailed off pulled up 2 out in race won by Crouch End Flyer (9-13) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in May, 10 ran.
