held up in rear, headway 4 out, hard ridden to chase leaders 2 out, soon no impression
chased leaders, not fluent 4 out, soon lost place, rallied before 2 out, chased leaders approaching last, never able to challenge
took keen hold in touch, smooth headway to lead after 3 out, driven clear last, easily
midfield, ridden 3 out, under pressure when mistake 2 out, never on terms
took keen hold in rear, never a factor
led, not fluent 1st, jumped right next, headed after 3 out, soon lost place
behind, mistake 1st, headway after 4 out, ridden to chase leaders after next, weakened 2 out
always prominent, effort 3 out, chased winner next, stayed on same pace
tracked leader, lost place before 3 out, tailed off
Lanceur's second to Cheltenham fancy Jollyallan at Newbury in November is the best piece of jumps form on offer in this but he ran no sort of race next time when well backed at Fakenham, though collateral form still gives him the beating of Myboyalfie. PERFECT SUMMER is a first-ever runner over jumps for Lady Cecil but she might be good enough to make a winning debut. The High Chaparral mare won over 1m4f at Doncaster last May and stayed 2m on the level. She also handled soft ground well enough when tested.
Almaas (USA) 9-2 (10-13) Tracked leader, led 4f out, headed over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, kept on and no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 12l behind Living Leader (10-13) at Salisbury 1m am hcp 0-70 (5) gf in Jul (flat).
Kap Jazz (FR) 25-1 (11-5) Towards rear, some progress on inside halfway, behind final 5f, 10th of 16, 43l behind The Eaglehaslanded (11-5) at Exeter 2m 1f NH flat (6) sft in Jan.
Lanceur (FR) 11-4fav (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway 4th, tracked leaders next, went 3rd but not on terms with leading pair 3 out, no extra in 4th after next, weakened into 5th on long run before the last, 5th of 11, 37l behind Zip Top (11-5) at Fakenham 2m mdn hdl (5) sft in Jan.
Myboyalfie (USA) 20-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, mistake 3rd, well behind after 3 out, mistake and remote 4th briefly 2 out, 6th of 13, well behind Zip Top (11-8) at Southwell 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Feb.
No Ceiling (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, jumped right 2nd, bumped 4th, headway 6th, weakened before 3 out, 10th of 16, 36l behind King Alfonso (11-2) at Ludlow 2m mdn hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Simple Assignment (IRE) 40-1 (11-6) Held up behind and keen, weakened after 3 out, 6th of 8, 33l behind Saint Charles (11-6) at Doncaster 2m 3f mdn hdl (5) gd in Jan.
Smirfy's Silver 200-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, pulled hard, mid-division before 3 out but no chance, soon weakened, 11th of 16, 41l behind King Alfonso (11-2) at Ludlow 2m mdn hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Perfect Summer (IRE) 20-1 (9-2) Held up towards rear, pushed along when hampered 4f out, headway over 2f out, chased leaders over 1f out, stayed on into 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 13, 2 1/2l behind Headline News (9-5) at Newmarket 1m 4f flls hcp 0-130 (3) gs in Oct (flat).
Run Ruby Run 6-1 (11-7) Nvr on terms, 3rd of 9, 13l behind Zakopany (12-0) at Golden Valley 3m ptp fm in May.
Mr Jim 50-1 (10-12) With leaders on outside, lost place over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, tailed off, 5th of 10, 42l behind Ballyhenry (10-12) at Warwick 2m NH flat (6) sft in Jan.