Aldiruos held up towards rear, good headway after 7th, came wide entering straight, challenging when hit 2 out, took narrow lead last, stayed on well, ridden out

Madam Blaze tracked leaders, led 3 out, soon ridden, headed last, kept on but soon held

Max Bygraves mid-division, headway after 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, went 3rd approaching 3 out, stayed on same pace

Hear Me Out held up behind, smooth headway after 7th, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace, went 4th soon after last

Cleymor House took keen hold, tracked leaders, joined leader 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, kept on same pace

Ceoperk mid-division, headway approaching 7th, effort 3 out, kept on same pace from next

Barati mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, soon one pace

Shaamit The Vaamit mid-division, mistake 2nd, headway 6th, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace from 2 out

Rare Gold held up towards rear, headway after 6th, effort 3 out, weakened next

Mister Wiseman prominent, led 6th, ridden and headed 3 out, soon weakened

Dancing Hill soon struggling, always behind, tailed off from 5th

Troialini always towards rear, tailed off

Leighton Buzzard mid-division until after 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

Classi Maureen chased leaders, ridden after 6th, weakened next, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

Oneforbertandhenry unruly before start, soon led, headed 6th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out

This looked wide-open and there were still plenty in with chances turning for home, but from two out it developed into a duel between ALDIROUS and Madam Blaze, with the former asserting on the run-in to win readily in the end.

Aldirous had not wona race for two years and had been virtually pulled up at Fontwell last week on his first run since December, but trainer Tony Carroll explained that his horse was much better suited by this track than the tight Fontwell circuit and he expects the horse to go on to have a successful summer.

Madam Blaze has been running creditably this spring, her best effort being a second over 3m at Taunton in April. She travelled well through the race and looked the likely winner when taking up the running early in the straight, but Aldirous did her for speed in the closing stages.

Hear Me Out, who has not seen much action since winning a fast-ground bumper three years ago, was patiently-ridden on this first outing in almost seven months. He made eye-catching progress approaching the home turn, but could not really pick up the pace when required and was beaten jumping the second last.

Cleymor House, reverting to hurdling after the handicapper got his measure over fences, was a bit keen in the early stages and his effort petered out tamely in the home straight.

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