chased clear leaders, took closer order halfway, led 5 out, headed 3 out, rallied next, every chance when fell last
held up in rear, headway 13th, soon chasing leaders, ridden 17th, led 3 out, hard pressed next, left in clear lead at last
in touch, lost place 9th, detatched 12th, pulled up after next
with leader, clear of remainder, not fluent 12th, led 16th, mistake next, headed 5 out, weakened next
led soon clear, headed 17th, outpaced next, rallied 3 out, kept on same pace
chased clear leader, mistake 6th, took closer order 13th, left in 3rd at last, stayed on under pressure to take 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
midfield, jumped poorly throughout, behind when pulled up 4 out
Nonrunner
Mister Marker, placed in the Scottish National here in 2013, has been badly out of form but is now on a 13lb lower mark. Chavoy stays extreme distances at his own pace, which may be enough to get him into the frame in the likely conditions, but Everaard, who has a tremendous strike-rate, wouldn't want any more rain. Whats Up Woody is back on his last winning mark and will have no problems with either trip or ground but Irish raider Waltz Legend, a dual point-to-point winner, has never scored under Rules. Gibbstown won a minor handicap over slightly shorter here last month but has been well beaten in this class since so the vote in an open contest goes to BERTIE MILAN, who came good in the spring of last year when landing a 3m7f handicap at Perth.
Mister Marker (IRE) 10-1 (10-3) Tracked leaders on outside, ridden and lost place after 14th, tailed off from 4 out, 5th of 8, well behind Lie Forrit (10-10) at Kelso 3m 2f hcap ch (2) hvy in Jan.
Chavoy (FR) 7-2 (11-9) Held up towards rear, ridden before 4 out, went 3rd 2 out, one pace and never dangerous, 3rd of 7, 12l behind Sharney Sike (11-8) at Newcastle 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy.
Everaard (USA) 22-1 (10-9) Prominent, lost place 3rd, ridden 6th, behind 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, ran on and went 2nd flat, no impression on winner, 2nd of 7, 7l behind Saint Are (11-7) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gs.
Whats Up Woody (IRE) 4-1 (10-3) Led, pressed 2 out, soon ridden, headed run-in, no extra towards finish, 3rd of 8, 2 1/4l behind William Money (10-6) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs.
Waltz Legend (IRE) 20-1 (10-4) Chased leaders, slight mistake 6th, slightly impeded 7th, 5th at 12th, 6th and no impression from before last, one pace, 6th of 11, 9l behind Aurora Bell (10-13) at Down Royal 3m hcp chs 0-116.
Gibbstown (IRE) 25-1 (10-7) Held up in rear, mistake 6th, headway 9th, blundered badly 13th, not recover and pulled up before next, in a race won by Barton Gift (11-0) at Bangor 3m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft, 10 ran.
Finaghy Ayr (IRE) 40-1 (10-3) Held up in rear, behind 9th, pulled up after 11th, in a race won by Jac The Legend (10-3) at Catterick 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs, 10 ran.
Bertie Milan (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) With leader, led after 10th, headed before 2 out, one pace and no impression on winner, 2nd of 8, 9l behind Purcell's Bridge (11-12) at Musselburgh 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft in Jan.
Snuker 7-2 (10-7) Chased leaders, hit 3rd, lost place after 8th, towards rear and reminders next, rallied under pressure after 3 out, chased leaders again next, challenged between last 2, led last, ridden clear flat, won at Kelso 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) hvy in Jan beating Kilquiggan (11-0) by 13l, 9 ran.
