mid-division, not fluent 3 out, smooth headway on outer 2 out, led before last, no extra and lost three positions run in
in rear, asked for effort 4 out, tailed off before 2 out, pulled up
mid-division, pushed along 2 out, headway when switched right before last, led after last, kept on run in
disputed lead, pushed along 2 out, headed when asked for effort before last, held every chance last, lost second close home
in rear, headway when ridden before last, kept on well towards finish, never near to challenge
prominent, disputed lead before 2 out, asked for effort and headed soon after, no extra run in
close up, ridden and struggling 4 out, tailed off before 2 out, pulled up
disputed lead, asked for effort before 2 out, no extra and pulled up
Withdrawn
To The Limit has been in decent form over fences but Bird On The Wire is still 4lb higher than when scoring at Doncaster at the start of the year. JOHNSON’S BLUE blundered at the last here at the end of last month but rallied well to get the better of Dillarchie and Atomic Angel and it would be no surprise if Mark Walford’s improver defied a 4lb rise to complete a course and distance hat-trick.
Shaws Bridge (IRE) 20-1 (10-5) Awkward 1st, always last, awkward 10th, mistake next, tailed off, last of 4, 35 1/2l behind Nero Rock (10-13) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in May.
Lord Condi (IRE) 100-1 (11-13) Towards rear, not fluent 3rd, struggling 4 out, well behind 3 out, last of 9, dist behind Lock Down Luke (11-6) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
Johnson's Blue (IRE) 3-1 (11-8) Chased leaders on inner, shaken up when briefly outpaced approaching 2 out, soon ridden, pressed leader when mistake at final flight, led narrowly final 150yds, kept on well flat, won at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Apr beating Dillarchie (11-1) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Bird On The Wire (FR) 15-2 (11-12) Towards rear, hampered 1st, headway into midfield 5th, pushed along after 8th, driven after 4 out, stayed on into modest 4th before last, faded flat, 5th of 11, 13 3/4l behind Ribeye (10-11) at Newcastle 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Dillarchie 28-1 (11-1) Close up, blundered 1st, soon mid-division, shaken up when good headway between horses 2 out, led narrowly approaching final flight when made slight mistake, headed final 150yds, ran on, 2nd of 15, 1/2l behind Johnson's Blue (11-8) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Atomic Angel 11-4fav (10-12) Held up in mid-division, shaken up before 2 out, outpaced and driven approaching final flight, kept on strongly final 150yds, not reach leaders, 3rd of 15, 1 1/4l behind Johnson's Blue (11-8) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
To The Limit (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Chased leader, headway under pressure 2 out, could not go pace of leader approaching last, rallied flat, could not reach winner, 2nd of 10, 1l behind Well Cliche (10-10) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Dorothy's Flame 100-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced before 2 out, soon struggling and pulled up, at Hexham 2m 7f mdn (4) gs in May.
Tartan Cookie (IRE) 11-2 (11-7) In rear, reminders after 6th, some headway before 8th, ridden before 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 8th of 11, 28 1/4l behind Ribeye (10-11) at Newcastle 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Beautiful Mix 250-1 (10-13) In rear, detached early, pulled up after 4 out, at Wetherby 2m mdn (4) sft in Mar.
