tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th, led 6th, headed 7th, ridden and weakened before 2 out
towards rear, ridden and behind 6th, pulled up before next
chasing leaders 2nd, pecked 7th, went 2nd 3 out, led next, clear flat, easily
pulled hard, jumped right, led 1st, not fluent 2nd or 3rd, headed 6th, soon weakened, pulled up before next
tracked leaders, lost place before mistake 3rd, slow 7th, soon tailed off, pulled up after
held up in rear, remote 5th 3 out, soon weakened, went 4th flat
led until 1st, tracked leader until 4th, went 2nd again after 6th, led next, headed 2 out, no impression on winner flat
held up in mid-division, went 4th before 7th, weakened after 3 out, lost remote 4th flat
High Jinx was once a high-class stayer on the Flat, winning the Prix du Cadran in 2014. He was only beaten half-a-length in the Yorkshire Cup around this time last year but is going jumping late in life and wouldn’t want the going to dry out any further. CALIX DELAFAYETTE is also unproven on ground this quick but looked a potentially smart novice when winning over 2m2f here last month and the extra distance is definitely in his favour. Hills Of Connemara ran well behind the odds-on Bob Mahler at Wetherby in March and should find a race in due course while Cathal's Star is worth noting for future reference.
Calix Delafayette (FR) 9-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders, smooth headway into 3rd after 3 out, led next, soon ridden, clear between last 2, kept on, comfortably, won at Kelso 2m 2f (4) hvy in Apr beating Sunny Destination (11-0) by 18l, 7 ran.
Cathal's Star 9-2 (11-0) Prominent, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace, 5th of 10, 17 3/4l behind Ask The Tycoon (11-0) at Ayr 2m mdn (6) hvy in Nov.
High Jinx (IRE) 14-1 (9-13) Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out chased leaders over 3f out, hung right over 2f out, kept on same pace, 4th of 8, 8 3/4l behind Mirsaale (8-9) at Ripon 2m hcp (2) gs in Apr.
Painters Lad (IRE) 200-1 (10-12) Slowly away, mistakes, always behind, tailed off 7th, 5th of 7, dist behind Ballycrystal Court (10-12) at Musselburgh 2m 3f (4) gd in Dec.
Reaplee 20-1 (11-2) Towards rear, headway over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 10th of 13, 22 1/4l behind On The Rox (11-2) at Newcastle 2m (5) pol in Feb.
Ella's Dene 125-1 (10-7) Mid-division, pushed along 3 out, soon weakened, 8th of 10, dist behind Kelpies Myth (11-6) at Carlisle 2m 1f (4) sft in Apr.
Hills Of Connemara (IRE) 40-1 (10-9) Prominent, led 4 out, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, closed on winner approaching last, kept on one pace, 2nd of 7, 4l behind Bob Mahler (11-2) at Wetherby 3m (4) sft in Mar.
Russiantom (IRE) 125-1 (10-9) Jumped right at times, led until 1st, chased leader until before 2 out, soon weakened, last of 6, 31 1/2l behind Blue Flight (11-2) at Perth 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Apr.
Templenaboe (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) Always behind, tailed off and pulled up before last, at Kelso 2m (4) sft in Jan.
