prominent, led 5th till 8th, led again 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, left 2nd at last, rallied flat to lead post
in touch, lost place 8th, soon towards rear, slightly hampered 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
close up, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out
close up when hit and fell 11th
towards rear, headway 12th, ridden 3 out, left 4th at last kept on same pace
held up, mistake 1st, headway 12th, ridden 3 out, keeping on one pace when left 3rd at last
led, headed 3rd, led again 10th, ridden 13th, headed 4 out, tracked leaders, left 5th at last
never going in rear, pulled up 4 out
towards rear, headway before bend 2 out, ridden to lead when fell last
in touch, ridden 4 out, weakened bend before 2 out, stumbled on landing 2 out
towards rear, headway 12th, chased leader bend before 2 out, led 2 out, headed narrowly next when left in lead on landing, driven flat, headed post
prominent, led 3rd, headed 5th, led again 8th, ridden and headed 10th, weakened 14th
Sir Mangan won this off a higher mark last year but arrives out of form and TEMPLEHILLS is preferred. The latter ran well for fourth in a Grade 2 at Aintree last month having made all at Warwick before that and Nigel Twiston-Davies charge should be bang there at the finish once again. Vyta Du Roc hasn’t raced since winning easily at Cheltenham back in January and is 9lb higher today while Rolling Dylan remains 10lb higher than when last winning a handicap. Yala Enki is a Grade 3 winner but unpredictable while Kerrow has been off the track since March last year, though had looked progressive over fences before that. Barney Dwan has untapped potential but still makes mistakes.
Yala Enki (FR) 7-2fav (11-12) Prominent, went 2nd from before 10th, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 10, 36 1/2l behind Smooth Stepper (10-12) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (2) hvy in Apr.
Vyta Du Roc (FR) 15-8fav (11-6) Jumped well, led 2nd, clear before 2 out, easily, won at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp (2) hvy in Jan beating Lamb Or Cod (10-6) by 22l, 5 ran.
Regal Flow 50-1 (11-7) Prominent, ridden after 4 out, lost place before next, soon weakened, tailed off, 15th of 20, dist behind The Mighty Don (11-7) at Cheltenham 3m hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Templehills (IRE) 12-1 (10-10) Led, headed 5 out, hit next, soon outpaced, ridden and no impression from 2 out, 4th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Frodon (11-10) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (1) gd in Oct.
Rolling Dylan (IRE) 7-4 (11-10) Tracked leaders, jumped left 11th and 13th, pushed along after 4 out, led briefly 3 out, led again 2 out, headed on last bend, every chance last, held towards finish, 2nd of 4, 1 3/4l behind Geordie Des Champs (11-4) at Hereford 3m 1f (4) sft in Mar.
Barney Dwan (IRE) 5-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, no impression when hit 5 out, kept on run-in, 5th of 9, 10 1/4l behind Charbel (11-12) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Delusionofgrandeur (IRE) 20-1 (11-1) Left in lead 1st, blundered and headed 6th, behind and no chance after, 5th of 7, dist behind Born Survivor (11-0) at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp lst (1) gd in Nov.
Full Irish (IRE) 100-1 (11-4) In rear, several slow jumps, struggling 14th, well behind next, pulled up after clambering over 4 out, at Cheltenham 3m sft in Mar.
Kerrow (IRE) 33-1 (11-6) Soon chasing leaders, blundered 18th, ridden after 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 18, 24 3/4l behind Tiger Roll (11-6) at Cheltenham 4m (1) gs in Mar.
Back To The Thatch (IRE) 15-2 (10-11) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, headway 14th, lost place next, pulled up after 16th, at Uttoxeter 4m 2f hcp lst (1) hvy in Mar.
Sir Mangan (IRE) 28-1 (11-12) Led to after 2nd, tracked leaders, driven and lost place after 4 out, weakened 2 out, 9th of 16, 22 3/4l behind Ready And Able (11-8) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Sparkling River (IRE) 15-2 (11-9) Led until 2nd, led 5th, headed next, not fluent and ridden 10th, lost place 14th, behind 3 out, pulled up before next, at Bangor 3m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
