held up towards rear, headway approaching 4 out, chasing leaders 2 out, not much room before last and pushed left, weakened inside final 100 yards
held up in touch, went 2nd final bend, led narrowly 3 out, ridden and stayed on well flat
raced keenly, prominent early, tracked leaders, improved to lead 4 out, headed before 3 out, weakened before mistake 2 out, mistake last, tailed off
in rear, mistake 1st, pushed along before 4th, soon well behind, pulled up before 3 out
never going well, soon behind, pulled up before 4 out
raced keenly, jumped right, chased leaders, challenged 3rd, led 4th, headed 4 out, lost place before 3 out, tailed off
held up in touch, ridden and weakened after 4 out, tailed off
prominent, landed awkwardly 4th, ridden and weakened before 4 out, tailed off
held up towards rear, closed 3 out, switched right before 2 out, hanging left before last, still hanging left flat, stayed on, went 3rd post, unable to challenge
mid-division, ridden and behind from 5th, tailed off next, pulled up before last
not fluent, led until 4th, led before 3 out, held by winner and lost 2nd towards finish, no extra and lost 3rd post
mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, lacked pace of leaders from 2 out, no extra before last
towards rear, ridden and struggling before 5th, well behind from next, pulled up before 3 out
not always fluent, held up in rear, tried to close before 3 out but no impression, soon well beaten, tailed off
held up in touch in mid-division on inside, closed from 5th, chasing leaders 2 out, held last, weakened flat
NonRunner
Albert's Back is fitted with cheekpieces having only gone down by a short-head at Wetherby last month. Thibault got back to winning ways at Fontwell 10 days ago but that’s earned him a penalty. Just The Man could go well at a price from the foot of the handicap and, off the same rating, Imperial Cup runner-up Lively Citizen is interesting. Faivoir is giving away lumps of weight but did finish four lengths ahead of Severance at Kelso and has done well since switching back to hurdles. Whizz Kid almost certainly has more to offer now handicapping but WASHINGTON (NAP) is preferred. His third at Warwick two runs ago is very decent form and he’s since enjoyed a confidence-booster at Southwell – the yard were very unlucky when saddling a similar type in this last year. Homme Public and Hacker Des Places have both been in good form but this is a better race that the one that Mandarin Monarch won at Navan and Richmond Lake was probably flattered by his proximity to Jonbon two runs ago.
Faivoir (FR) 40-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, some headway from final bend, 10th last, no impression, 11th of 26, 12 3/4l behind State Man (11-1) at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp (1) gs in Mar.
Hacker Des Places (FR) 16-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, went 3rd at the last, no chance with easy winner, 3rd of 22, 10 3/4l behind Suprise Package (11-1) at Sandown 2m hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Richmond Lake (IRE) 5-2jfav (11-3) Raced on inner, tracked leader until 5th, went 2nd again 3 out, led before next, ridden and headed before the last, 3rd and held when fell last, at Kelso 2m 2f (1) sft in Mar.
Antey (GER) 100-1 (11-2) In touch, not fluent at 4th, 4th at 6th, dropped to 5th at 8th, weakened quickly before 4 out, completely tailed off, last of 5, dist behind French Dynamite (11-2) at Thurles 2m 2f (1) gd in Mar.
Albert's Back 7-2 (11-11) Towards rear, headway before 3 out, joined leader and ridden 2 out, 1 length down last, kept on, just held, 2nd of 6, shd behind Playful Saint (11-6) at Wetherby 2m hcp (3) hvy in Mar.
Gipsy De Choisel (FR) 2-1 (11-8) Midfield, restrained towards rear before 3rd, headway on inside 4 out, pressed leader travelling strongly before 3 out, ridden after 2 out, close up when fell last, at Ffos Las 2m (4) gs in Apr.
Due Reward (IRE) 25-1 (10-6) Chased leaders, lost some ground 3rd, closed 7th, struggling towards rear 11th, well beaten 4 out, last of 9, dist behind Fanion D'estruval (11-12) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Marine One 10-1 (10-4) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened quickly before 3 out, 10th of 12, dist behind Sceau Royal (11-6) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Washington 4-11fav (11-7) Close up, pushed along and quickened to lead approaching last, ran on, won at Southwell 2m (4) gs in Mar beating Daniel Deronda (11-0) by 3l, 7 ran.
Mandarin Monarch (IRE) 22-1 (11-1) Mid-division on outer, headway into 2nd entering straight, led after 3 out, ridden next, stayed on well under pressure run-in, won at Navan 2m hcp hvy in Mar beating Noble Birth (10-10) by 5l, 10 ran.
Severance 13-2 (10-0) Led until after 1st, chased leader until turning in, handy 3rd on inside, led again bypassing omitted 2 out, ridden and hung badly right extended run-in, headed 1f out, no extra inside final furlong, 4th of 11, 5 1/2l behind Cormier (10-7) at Kelso 2m hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Whizz Kid (GER) 1-6fav (11-10) Made all, reached at 3 out, in command 2 out, drew clear flat, readily, won at Ludlow 2m (4) gd in Mar beating Kellahen (11-3) by 9 1/2l, 8 ran.
Thibault 7-2 (11-12) Held up in 4th, closed 4 out, went 2nd after 3 out, led 2 out, edged right flat, ridden out, won at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Mar beating Koi Dodville (10-9) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Red Force One 25-1 (9-2) Towards rear, pushed along 2f out, never on terms, 7th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Percy Willis (9-3) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (4) pol in Mar.
Just The Man (FR) 4-1 (11-4) Held up in 4th, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd and not fluent 2 out, led last, edged left, ran on, won at Ludlow 2m hcp (3) gd in Mar beating Coolnaugh Haze (10-2) by 3 1/4l, 5 ran.
Lively Citizen (IRE) 28-1 (10-1) Towards rear of mid-division, headway out wide chasing leaders before 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed before the last, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 22, 9l behind Suprise Package (11-1) at Sandown 2m hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Homme Public (FR) 7-2 (11-13) Mid-division, effort and smooth headway before 3 out, led well before 2 out, hit 2 out, ridden and drew clear run-in, readily, won at Newcastle 2m hcp (4) gs in Mar beating Enlighten (11-3) by 2 3/4l, 11 ran.
