held up, ridden and headway 2f out, chased leaders 1f out, ran on
prominent, ridden and weakened over 2f out
prominent, headway to lead 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed 1f out, weakened
never better than midfield
never better than midfield
midfield, ridden and headway 3f out, led 1f out, ran on well
midfield, ridden 3f out, headway 2f out, ran on late
led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened
held up, headway 3f out, ridden 2f out, no extra
Rock Chant landed the odds more easily at Wolverhampton than the official winning margin would suggest but carries a double penalty today. A couple of these won over hurdles recently with Kiss My Face scoring at Catterick and BOUNDSY BOY successful at Huntingdon. The latter had run well in a tougher race at Wolverhampton on his earlier reappearance and makes most appeal of that pair. Forgetmenotblue has been in the mix over shorter trips but runs over this far for the first time.
Rock Chant (USA) 10-11fav (9-11) Prominent, led over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong, won at Wolverhampton 2m 1f hcp (6) pol in Mar beating Heath Rise (9-10) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Boundsy Boy 6-1 (11-7) Held up off the pace towards rear, headway out wide chasing leaders 4 out, went 2nd 3 out, led turning in, left clear 2 out, just held on, won at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) gd in Feb beating Ingennio (11-11) by 1/2l, 12 ran.
Forgetmenotblue (IRE) 5-2 (9-6) Led until 5f out, chased leader, led again 3f out until ridden inside final 2f, lost 2nd over 1f out, went 2nd again final 100 yards, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 3 1/4l behind Bristol Hill (9-5) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Mar.
Gold Ring 25-1 (9-11) Led after 2f, ridden and headed over 4f out, pushed along and weakened over 3f out, tailed off, 5th of 7, dist behind Flat White (10-8) at Catterick 2m hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Master Oliver (IRE) 40-1 (9-7) Slowly into stride, held up in rear, headway over 1f out, not able to trouble leaders, 7th of 14, 5 1/2l behind Defence Treaty (9-10) at Southwell 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Kiss My Face 2-1fav (10-12) Mid-division, headway going well home turn, ridden to lead after 2 out, hard pressed last, kept on well, on top close home, won at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Feb beating Just Jess (10-9) by 3 1/4l, 7 ran.
Zephlyn (IRE) 28-1 (9-7) Held up, pushed along and outpaced 4f out, some late headway in 5th, 5th of 10, 15 1/2l behind Bobby Shaftoe (9-9) at Newcastle 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in Feb.
Sugarpiehoneybunch (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Raced keenly in mid-division on inside, pushed along 3f out, weakened soon after, 9th of 11, 15 1/4l behind First Snowfall (9-3) at Newcastle 1m 2f stks (6) pol in Jan.
Steel Helmet (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Restless in stalls, held up in mid-division, headway under pressure 2f out, soon chasing leaders, no impression inside final furlong, weakened final 100 yards, 7th of 10, 3 1/2l behind King Athelstan (9-3) at Southwell 1m 4f stks (6) pol in Mar.
