sometimes jumped left, always last, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
tracked leader until 4th, tracked leading pair, led approaching 2 out, clear between last two, very easily
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 4th, led 4 out until approaching 2 out, no chance with winner soon after 2 out, weakened, lost 2nd at the last, just held on for 3rd
tracked leading trio, disputing 3rd 7th until 4 out, driven along and one pace in 4th before 2 out, pressed for modest 3rd close home
led until 4 out, chased leader, every chance before 2 out, dropped to 3rd approaching 2 out, went modest 2nd again last, no chance with winner
held up in close 5th, mistake 9th, driven along after 11th, struggling and never on terms after, tailed off
Nonrunner
Venetia Williams has sent out Niceonefrankie to win this in the last two years and her chasers are always worth a second look around here. TENOR NIVERNAIS (NAP) is no exception as he won on his reappearance last year off today's mark and loves the mud. Eased in class, he can get the better of Scottish raider Back To Bracka even though the form of the latter's victory at Ayr has been franked. Squire Trelawney made a winning reappearance at Wincanton and, as that was his first run over fences, should have more to offer but Ballinvarrig, Fairy Rath and Garrahalish were all pulled up last time and Horizontal Speed has disappointed since finishing fourth at The Festival in March.
Back To Bracka (IRE) 7-2fav (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway before 6 out, challenged 3 out, mistake 2 out, led last, kept on, won at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Oct beating De Vous A Moi (11-9) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Tenor Nivernais (FR) 9-1 (11-8) Mid-division, struggling 11th, stayed on from 2 out, went 4th before last, never on terms, 4th of 15, 16l behind Hollow Blue Sky (10-3) at Haydock 2m 6f hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Fairy Rath (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Led until not fluent 1st, led 2nd, not fluent 3rd, headed 7th, led again before 9th until after 3 out, weakened from next, pulled up before last, at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Ballinvarrig (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Held up behind on outside, struggling 13th, weakened and pulled up after 3 out, at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Garrahalish (IRE) 25-1 (10-8) Jumped right at times, always in rear, well behind when pulled up before 5 out, at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Squire Trelawney 7-2fav (11-1) Held up in 5th, headway tracking leaders 13th, challenged in 2nd 4 out, led soon after next, hit 2 out, kept on under pressure run-in, in command near finish, won at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Sonny The One (11-4) by 1l, 6 ran.
Horizontal Speed (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, jumped left 1st, mistake 4th, blundered 11th, lost touch 5 out, tailed off, modest 4th, 4th of 5, dist behind Smad Place (11-9) at Kempton 2m 4f (2) gd in Nov.
