in touch in mid-division on outside, slow and lost place 8th, ridden 10th, well beaten before 3 out
tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th, jumped left and not fluent 7th, lost 2nd 3 out, no extra flat
mid-division, not fluent 10th, lost place before not fluent next, soon ridden, well held when mistake 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
held up towards rear, closed before 4 out, went 3rd last, stayed on
held up in rear, slow 5th, headway before 3 out, no extra after next
chased leaders, closed after 4 out, not clear run, switched left and went 2nd 3 out, led before last, stayed on well, clear towards finish
led, headed before last, held flat, kept on
chased leader until 4th, not fluent 10th, slow 3 out, weakened next
held up in mid-division, some headway before 3 out, soon weakened
held up in rear, not fluent 10th, headway when pecked 3 out, disputing 2 1/2 lengths 3rd when fell last
Dollnamix came good over hurdles in the autumn, winning at Huntingdon and Wincanton. This track is similar in nature but he is jumping fences late in life. Relkadam appears to have gone off the boil again and Just Call Me Al has fallen in his last two starts over the larger obstacles. ARMETTIEKAN has already run nine times over fences but he’s won three times, including here last month, and can go close again despite a further rise in the weights.
Mister Tickle (IRE) 40-1 (11-4) Held up in last trio, headway on inside chasing leaders 2f out, 6th and no further headway final furlong, 6th of 12, 4 1/4l behind Young Lieutenant (11-4) at Kempton 2m 2f (4) pol in Feb.
Armattiekan (IRE) 2-1fav (11-0) Chased leader, led before 2 out, headed flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Dog Of War (11-5) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Dollnamix (FR) 11-10fav (11-8) Towards rear, headway into midfield 4th, smooth progress to chase leaders before 2 out, ridden to lead before last, driven out flat, won at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Nov beating Et Apres Thou (11-4) by 3 3/4l, 10 ran.
Relkadam (FR) 10-1 (11-2) In rear, awkward 4th, hit 11th, jumped right 12th, reminders 13th, tailed off after 14th, pulled up before 4 out, at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in May.
Just Call Me Al (IRE) 10-1 (11-10) Held up towards rear, pulled hard into prominent position 2nd, restrained towards rear 3rd, headway before 3 out, almost upsides travelling strongly 2 out, ridden after last, weakened flat, 5th of 10, 7 1/4l behind Onemorefortheroad (12-4) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
High Noon (IRE) 9-1 (10-5) Always towards rear, never involved, 7th of 8, 30l behind Road Warrior (11-10) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Dallas Cowboy (IRE) 18-1 (11-12) Led, pushed along and headed at halfway, pulled up before 4 out, at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in May.
Secret Melody 33-1 (10-11) Prominent on outside, jumped markedly right 4th and reminder, pressed leader 5th, ridden before 4 out, veered left and bumped rival before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 6th of 10, 22 1/4l behind Shareef Star (11-0) at Worcester 2m hcp (5) gd in May.
Scartare (IRE) 9-1 (10-0) Waited with in rear, plugged on, never threatened, 6th of 12, 14 1/4l behind Jemima P (11-7) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Infinite Sun 50-1 (10-10) In rear when blundered 1st, headway and close up 4 out, ridden next, kept on same pace, 6th of 12, 13 1/2l behind Six One Nine (11-2) at Sedgefield 2m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
