chased leader, ridden to challenge 3 out when not fluent, soon outpaced and no extra
mid-division on inside, weakened from 8th, mistake 10th
made all, jumped well throughout, keen early, pressed 3 out, ridden approaching last when length clear, stayed on well flat, always holding on
mid-division on outside, not fluent early, pushed along and outpaced home turn, plugged on from 2 out
in rear, mistake 1st, blundered 9th, behind 4 out, some late headway
mid-division, headway under pressure tracking leaders 3 out, almost upsides 2 out, soon outpaced, kept on well from last, always held
Persian Time 17-2 (11-1) Well off the pace in rear, never a factor, tailed off and pulled up before 11th (water), at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Guy (IRE) 10-3 (10-2) Mid-division, pushed along and outpaced home turn, kept on well from last, 4th of 7, 13 1/4l behind Breizh River (10-2) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Bourbali (FR) 9-2 (10-2) Close up, briefly led 1st, soon headed on landing an raced in second, mistake 5th, led before 8th, soon joined, headed 4 out, soon struggling, weakened before 2 out, 3rd of 5, 24l behind I'd Like To Know (10-2) at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in May.
Beau Balko (FR) 3-1 (11-10) Raced keenly in 4th, went 3rd 5 out, went 2nd and closer home turn, led 4 out, going best when bad blunder and headed 2 out, not recover, 3rd of 6, 4 3/4l behind Rath Gaul Hill (10-11) at Ayr 2m hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Holly (FR) 5-1jfav (12-0) Mid-division, ridden in 10th after 2 out, weakened, 15th of 24, 25 1/2l behind Pigeon House (11-3) at Punchestown 2m hcp Yielding in May.
Frere d'Armes (FR) 4-1 (11-13) Chased leaders, went 2nd 8th, not fluent next, slow 4 out, joined for 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner flat, 3rd and no extra towards finish, 3rd of 6, 7 1/4l behind Watergrange Jack (11-10) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
