in touch, led 12th, made rest, driven out
led after 1st, headed 3rd, led again 6th, headed 8th, weakened from 5 out
held up in touch, lost place 12th and pulled up
close up, led 3rd to 6th, blundered 11th, soon lost place and pulled up
led to 1st, chased leader, led again 8th, headed 12th when blundered, hit 2 out, one pace
From Dawn To Dusk gets a narrow vote over Get My Drift, with See You There, Always Waining and Brooklyn Brownie not entirely out of it. There is plenty of good recent form to go on here, and just a small vote goes to From Dawn To Dusk who kept on well when scoring over two-and-three quarter miles at Haydock last time. His task was made slightly easier when a rival fell two out, but he won on merit basically and will not be hindered by the step up in trip. Ex-Irish pointer Get My Drift has had his problems and is still on the way back, but was only two-lengths behind the useful Character Building at Warwick and will be fancied by some to open his account under rules here. See You There won impressively at Carlisle last time but tackles much faster ground now, while Always Waining ran out of steam up the Ascot hill three weeks ago and will be suited by this flatter track. Brooklyn Brownie threw away a winning chance at Bangor with a blunder at the last, and a better round of jumping could see him involved. Overall though, we like the look of From Dawn To Dusk.
Always Waining (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Disputed lead, drew clear after 12th, ridden, edged left and headed last, weakened flat, 3rd of 4, 7l behind Ballyfoy (11-6) at Ascot 2m 5f nov chs (3) gd in Mar.
From Dawn To Dusk 6-5fav (11-3) Tracked leader, led 8th, blundered 5 out, left clear 2 out, kept on, won at Haydock 2m 6f nov chs (3) gd beating Chickapeakray (10-7) by 5l, 6 ran.
Brooklyn Brownie (IRE) 8-1 (10-7) Close up, ridden to chase winner approaching 2 out, challenging when blundered last, one pace, 2nd of 9, 5l behind Nice Try (10-11) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Mar.
More Likely 15-2 (11-0) Chased leaders, lost place 5th, driven along 8th, mistake 11th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out in race won by Penneyrose Bay (10-6) at Newbury 2m 6f mrs hcp chs (1) gd in Mar, 9 ran.
Get My Drift (IRE) 10-3 (10-12) Led to 4th, led 7th to 10th, led 11 to 12th, mistake 3 out, no impression until stayed on flat, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Character Building (10-12) at Warwick 3m 2f beg chs (4) gs in Dec.
See You There (IRE) 10-3 (11-13) Chased leaders, took closer order approaching 8th, led after 4 out, clear last, won at Carlisle 3m nov chs (3) hvy in Mar beating Numero Un de Solzen (11-6) by 10l, 5 ran.
Theboyfrombulawayo (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Prominent, left in lead 10th, headed 7 out, 4th before 4 out, kept on under pressure from next, 5th of 22, 3l behind Carndale (10-13) at Fairyhouse 3m 1f hcp chs 0-116 gf.
