led 1st, headed 3 out, awkward 2 out, weakened before last
held up towards rear, not fluent 1st or 2nd, ridden and struggling 7th, well beaten before 2 out
chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 7th, pulled up after 2 out
held up in rear, headway 7th, ridden 2 out, weakened before last
held up, mistake 4th, weakened before 4 out
led until 1st, pressed leader, led again 3 out, 3 lengths clear before last, ridden out
chased leaders, 2nd 3 out, driven and 3 lengths down before last, closed flat, no impression towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden before 7th, weakened approaching 4 out, pulled up after 2 out
held up in rear, headway 4 out, not fluent 2 out, went 3rd well before last, stayed on
Withdrawn
Another very tricky puzzle to solve. Kempton winner Dunraven Storm deserves the utmost respect and Turn Over Sivola could give his form a boost earlier on the card. Ulck Du Lin is a little quirky but capable on his day. Parsnip Pete can't get much lower in the weights and could bounce back to form at any time but Raven's Tower was easily brushed aside at Perth and would need more. Fairy Rath jumped for fun and was only headed on the run-in when second in the Topham at Aintree. He won over this trip at Sandown in February and could run the finish out of most of these if getting into a rhythm but ULIS DE VASSY can improve on recent efforts back on his favoured ground and is weighted to go close.
Dunraven Storm (IRE) 4-1jfav (11-12) Made all, ridden and clear before last, won at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in May beating Turn Over Sivola (10-13) by 5l, 9 ran.
Ulck Du Lin (FR) 80-1 (11-7) Tracked leading pair, 2nd after 2nd until next, not on terms when lost modest 4th 7th, soon beaten, last of 6, dist behind Sprinter Sacre (11-7) at Sandown 2m (1) gd in Apr.
Raven's Tower (USA) 11-4 (11-12) In rear, pushed along and outpaced 4 out, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Owen Na View (10-7) at Perth 2m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Un Beau Roman (FR) 25-1 (11-2) In rear, headway 4 out, in 5th before 3 out, soon pushed along, kept on from 2 out, 3rd of 9, 7l behind Dunraven Storm (11-12) at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in May.
Fairy Rath (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Always prominent, led after 4th (water), driven and hard pressed after 2 out, joined last, soon ridden, stayed on gamely until headed and no extra inside final 100 yards, 2nd of 29, 4l behind Eastlake (10-11) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Fair Dilemma (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, lost place before 5 out, 9th of 14, dist behind Ruben Cotter (11-11) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Parsnip Pete 11-2 (11-0) Held up mid-division, went 4th from 6 out, one pace before 2 out, 4th of 9, 9 1/4l behind Dunraven Storm (11-12) at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (2) gd in May.
Ulis De Vassy (FR) 9-2 (10-13) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd from 8th, led 3 out, headed before 2 out, no extra from last, 4th of 0, 8 3/4l behind Upsilon Bleu (11-12) at Doncaster 2m hcp (2) sft in Mar.
Lightening Rod 7-2 (11-1) Held up towards rear, pushed along after 3 out, one pace and no impression, 4th of 7, 13 1/2l behind Aye Well (10-11) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Easily Pleased (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) Led into start, raced freely and jumped right, led, clear when mistake 3rd, reduced lead 8th, headed 4 out, no impression on winner and lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Gone Too Far (11-6) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) gf in May.
