held up out wide, headway chasing leaders after 6th, went 2nd at 8th, led approaching 3 out, clear before hit last, stayed on well
raced keenly tracking leader on inside until pushed along before 8th, weakened next, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
close 5th on inside, good headway chasing leaders before 3 out where left 2nd, ridden and no impression between last 2, kept on for clear 2nd
prominent early, reminders after 2nd, lost place before 5th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 7th
held up and behind, headway tracking leaders before 3 out where left 3rd and slightly hampered, hung left and no impression from next
chased leaders out wide, pushed along before 3 out where left moderate 4th and slightly hampered, flattened the last
always behind, under pressure and struggling before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
led, went right 3rd and next, headed when fell 3 out
Happy Hollow completed a hat-trick of bumper victories way back in 2016 but didn't reappear until beaten a long way on the Flat at Pontefract last month. ALAPHILIPPE landed a point-to-point at Belharbour in February and a Ffos Las bumper last month. There's more to come and he can take care of another bumper winner in Velasco, who ran well behind the odds-on Across The Line in a novices' hurdle at Hexham. Aquitaine Boy was a 50/1 chance on the latter track last month but wasn't disgraced and Brian Hughes takes over.
Alaphilippe (IRE) 7-2 (10-12) Held up in last, headway over 3f out, driven over 1f out, led entering final furlong, stayed on, won at Ffos Las 2m mdn (5) hvy in Oct beating Pats Fancy (10-12) by 1l, 9 ran.
Aquitaine Boy (FR) 50-1 (10-12) Midfield, awkward 3 out, headway under pressure before last, kept on, 4th of 12, 16 1/4l behind On The Wild Side (11-5) at Hexham 2m (4) sft in Oct.
Deluxe Range (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, mistake and beaten 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 14, 21l behind On The Wild Side (10-12) at Hexham 2m (4) gs in Oct.
Get On John (IRE) 100-1 (10-12) Towards rear, ridden and lost touch 7th, tailed off when mistake and unseated rider 2 out, at Carlisle 2m 4f (4) hvy in Nov.
Happy Hollow 28-1 (9-4) Dwelt in touch in rear, went 5th 12f out, pushed along 4f out, weakened 2f out, tailed off, 4th of 6, dist behind Stag Horn (9-0) at Pontefract 2m 2f stks (2) sft in Oct.
Shaka The King (IRE) 4-1 (12-2) Mid-div, mstk 7th, 6th frm 6out, cl 5th aftr 4ourt, so bef last in 4th, went 3rd nr fin, nev nrr, 3rd of 8, 3/4l behind Doyen Dancer (11-11) at Dromahane 3m mdn gd in Apr.
Stolen Money (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, driven over 6f out, weakened over 4f out, 7th of 8, dist behind Wetlands (11-1) at Newcastle 2m (5) sft in Mar.
Velasco (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Raced freely, led until after 4th, well held by winner from 2 out, kept on, 2nd of 10, 10l behind Across The Line (11-0) at Hereford 2m (4) gs in Nov.
That's Your Lottie 100-1 (10-8) Held up in rear, weakened over 5f out, tailed off, last of 8, dist behind Wetlands (11-1) at Newcastle 2m (5) sft in Mar.
