held up in rear, hit 12th, steady headway from 13th, 4th and closing when went wrong and pulled up before 3 out
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place after 12th, soon behind, pulled up before 14th
held up towards rear, closed when not fluent 6th, 7th and going ok when blundered badly 15th, not recover and pulled up before next
tracked leaders, lost place 3rd, ridden in 8th after 16th, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off
tracked leaders on inside, took keen hold, mistake 10th, outpaced 16th, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off
prominent, led 2nd until 3rd, chased leader who went clear from 6th, closed 13th, led again 15th, headed 3 out, no impression on winner from next, stayed on same pace
towards rear, behind and ridden 12th, pulled up before 16th
mid-division, headway 7th, led 3 out, clear next easily
held up in rear, blundered badly 11th, behind 13th, pulled up after 16th
prominent, led 3rd, clear 6th until 13th, mistake 14th, headed next, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off
held up, mistake 1st, not fluent 4th or 11th, headway approaching 13, 4th and one pace when hit 4 out, hit last, weakened flat
tracked leaders, outpaced 15th, weakening when hit next, pulled up before 4 out
in rear, ridden and behind 12th, pulled up after 16th
led until 2nd, chased leaders, lost place before 9th, tailed off 16th, soon pulled up
mid-division, headway after 8th, hit 11th and 13th, went 2nd 16th until after 4 out, stayed on same pace from next
A decent contest for the track and it's attracted a strong entry. Pilgrims Lane is 9lb higher than when successful 12 months ago and hasn't raced since December, though does appear to have the beating of Key Cutter on the form book. The latter is blinkered for the first time here, as are Fredo and FAIROAK LAD, but Philip Hobbs' nine-year-old looks to have a decent chance at the weights as he would have needed the outing when behind Drumbaloo over 3m here at the beginning of March. He gets a tentative vote though Five Star Wilsham and Round Tom would also have claims if back to their best and Pettifour is well treated on his hurdles form.
Drumbaloo (IRE) 7-2 (11-9) Held up in rear, steady headway on inside after 8th, chased leaders 9th, outpaced 11th, ridden in 5th before 4 out, went 4th next, plugged on same pace fom last, 4th of 8, 4 1/2l behind Cootehill (11-12) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Apr.
Fredo (IRE) 40-1 (10-10) Chased leaders to 15th, soon behind, 16th of 23, 43l behind Sunnyhillboy (11-11) at Cheltenham 3m 1f Amateur Handicap Chase (0-145) (5yo+) (2) gd in Mar.
Five Star Wilsham (IRE) 11-2 (11-5) Chased leaders, chased winner 4 out, soon challenging, ridden no impression and held before last, 2nd of 5, 2 1/4l behind Rhum (10-12) at Ffos Las 3m nov chs (4) gd in Apr.
Pilgrims Lane (IRE) 15-2 (11-11) Tracked leaders, left in lead 11th, soon headed , weakened 12th, behind and pulled up 2 out, in a race won by Frontier Spirit (11-3) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Dec, 12 ran.
Rockiteer (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Close up and keen, led 5th, hit 10th, headed approaching 15th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Midnight Haze (11-11) at Ludlow 3m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Dec, 9 ran.
Made In Time (IRE) 5-2 (11-12) Raced keenly, led, slow at 14th, joined after 17th, narrow lead when fell next (4 out), in a race won by Rateable Value (10-1) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-125 (3) hvy, 6 ran.
Pettifour (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, effort after 5 out, passed beaten horses, never dangerous, 7th of 24, 46l behind Merigo (10-2) at Ayr 4m hcp chs G3 (1) gd in Apr.
Fairoak Lad (IRE) 10-3 (11-12) Held up, not fluent and ridden 10th, last and struggling at 14th, stayed on approaching 4 out, went 2nd briefly 4 out, soon ridden and stayed on same pace from next, 3rd of 9, 18l behind Sea Saffron (10-0) at Exeter 3m 6f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Apr.
Bai Zhu (IRE) 16-1 (10-0) Towards rear, headway 9th, chased leaders before 12th, ridden before 2 out, soon weakened, 14th of 26, well behind Always Waining (10-11) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp chs G3 (1) gd in Apr.
Key Cutter (FR) 12-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, dropped to rear after 6th, headway to 2nd at 8th, lost place 13th, mistake next, struggling in 6th well before 4 out, beaten when went left to avoid faller and unseated rider 2 out, in a race won by Sea Saffron (10-0) at Exeter 3m 6f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Apr, 9 ran.
Round Tom (FR) 11-4 (11-7) Tracked leader, mistake 7th, outpaced when pace quickened 13th, beaten and eased 3 out, 3rd of 4, 42l behind Problema Tic (11-7) at Kempton 3m nov chs (3) gd in Mar.
Ballyvesey (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Led to 13th, chase leaders, ridden and weakened before 3 out, 6th of 14, well behind Saint Are (10-13) at Aintree 3m 1f lstd hcp chs (1) gd in Apr.
Commemoration Day (IRE) 9-1 (11-11) Held up in rear, behind from 7th, tailed off, 5th of 9, well behind Free World (11-6) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Jul.
Epee Celeste (FR) 50-1 (9-7) Held up in mid-division, mistake and struggling 9th, never nearer, 6th of 15, 27l behind Zitenka (10-8) at Market Rasen 2m 4f hcp chs (2) gs.
Amroth Bay 11-8fav (11-6) Made all, shaken up after last (usual 2 out), drew clear on long run from last, unchallenged, won at Stratford 2m 7f 5yo nov hcp (4) gd in Mar beating Royal Mile (10-2) by 44l, 4 ran.
