chased leaders, mistake and unseated rider 4th
led until 2nd, handy, dropped to last and pushed along 12th, closed 15th, switched right and quickened to lead before last, stayed on well flat
chased leaders, went 2nd briefly 4th, slow next, not fluent and reminder 8th, outpaced 4 out, well beaten 3 out
jumped right, blundered badly 1st, led and hit 2nd, not fluent 13th, headed after 15th, led 4 out, headed 3 out, no impression on winner flat
chased leaders, lost place before 3rd, closed 6th, led after 15th, headed 4 out, led 3 out, headed before last, no impression on winner flat
held up behind leaders, not fluent 11th, jumped left and 3rd 2 out, outpaced before last, kept on flat
Dashel Drasher confirmed his well-being when scoring over hurdles here on his reappearance but the habitual front-runner is going half-a-mile further than he’s ever travelled before. Last season’s Grand National hero NOBLE YEATS easily won a Listed race at Wexford on his reappearance and might be a bit of value back here as most of his rivals have a bit to prove for varying reasons. Ahoy Senor ran a shocker on his return to action in the Charlie Hall at Wetherby and finished behind Sam Brown. The latter is unlikely to be still improving at the age of 10 but did win a Grade 3 handicap last season. Chantry House has been absent since jumping poorly and being pulled up in the Cheltenham Gold Cup in March while this is a significant step up in grade for Sounds Russian.
Chantry House (IRE) 16-1 (11-10) Always in rear, pushed along briefly 5th, not fluent 10th, pulled up before 18th, at Cheltenham 3m 2f (1) gs in Mar.
Noble Yeats (IRE) 15-8 (11-0) Led and disputed, jumped well, led entering straight, ridden approaching 2 out, asserted last, kept on strongly run-in, won at Wexford 2m 7f lst (1) hvy in Oct beating Hurricane Georgie (10-7) by 4 3/4l, 4 ran.
Sam Brown 14-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, headway on inside to lead 4 out, headed 3 out, no impression on winner and lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 5, 4l behind Bravemansgame (11-5) at Wetherby 3m (1) gs in Oct.
Ahoy Senor (IRE) 11-10fav (11-5) Jumped right and not always fluent, raced keenly, led until after 1st, led next, headed after 10th, lost place before 4 out, soon well beaten, last of 5, dist behind Bravemansgame (11-5) at Wetherby 3m (1) gs in Oct.
Dashel Drasher 3-1 (11-2) Led, jumped left 1st, ridden before 2 out, headed narrowly last, led again flat, stayed on gamely, won at Aintree 2m 4f (2) sft in Nov beating Voix Du Reve (11-2) by 2 3/4l, 4 ran.
Sounds Russian (IRE) 7-2fav (11-6) In rear, slightly hampered by faller 1st, went 4th and mistake 15th, pressed leader 2 out, pushed along and led narrowly last, ridden and asserted run-in, won at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (2) gs in Oct beating Aye Right (11-12) by 4 1/2l, 10 ran.
