held up towards rear, headway to press leader 8th, ridden and outpaced 3 out, regained modest 3rd before last, faded flat
pressed leader, led after 1st, headed narrowly 4th, led 6th, headed narrowly 7th, ridden 9th, close up when awkward 3 out, faded before last
pressed leader, led narrowly 4th, headed 6th, led again 7th, ridden after 3 out, headed approaching last, no extra flat
led narrowly, headed marginally after 1st, relegated to rear 7th, pushed along briefly after 8th, headway to chase leader 3 out, close up 2 out, led approaching last, stayed on strongly
in rear, fell 2nd
held up, headway to chase leaders 7th, outpaced 9th, ridden and detached in last before 3 out, steady headway before last, stayed on for modest 3rd flat
O'Hanrahan Bridge finally got his head in front at Carlisle earlier this month but had only three rivals and has been raised 5lb. Bryden Boy is a previous course and distance winner who will be all the better for a run at Aintree with the visor back on today. Skipthescales stays well but has proved hard to place while Irish raider Pegase Amour is better known as a chaser. LEGALIZED (NAP) will handle conditions and is well worth another try over 3m given she is looking very well treated nowadays.
O'Hanrahan Bridge (IRE) 6-4fav (11-9) In rear, smooth headway to lead narrowly 3 out, clear leader 2 out, drew clear under pressure from last, won at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp (4) hvy in Nov beating Talktomenow (11-11) by 7l, 4 ran.
Skipthescales (IRE) 13-2 (10-12) Led, headed 4 out but remained prominent, responded well to pressure and kept on until weakening close home, 5th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Justatenner (11-10) at Ayr 3m hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Bryden Boy (IRE) 18-1 (11-5) In rear, ridden and struggling from 8th, 5th of 9, dist behind Dell' Arca (11-10) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Legalized 10-3 (11-2) Tracked leader until 3 out, chased winner approaching next, hung left between last 2, 2 lengths down last, kept on towards finish, always held, 2nd of 8, 3/4l behind Aurora Thunder (11-10) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Elite Icon 40-1 (11-2) Mistake 1st, towards rear, never on terms with leaders, 9th of 14, 32 1/2l behind The Black Squirrel (11-4) at Newcastle 3m hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Pegase Amour (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Mid-division, slight mistake 3rd, bad mistake 6th, mistake 9th and dropped to rear of mid-division, ridden from 3 out, remote 8th 2 out, went remote 3rd at last, kept on one pace, 3rd of 14, dist behind Classic Concorde (11-6) at Fairyhouse 2m 7f hcp hvy in Nov.
