led, reminder before 5th, reminders and headed 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leader, led 3 out, ridden before last, kept on and headed towards finish
in rear, pushed along and weakened before 5th, soon pulled up
tracked leaders, mistake 4 out, hung badly left after, ridden after last, stayed on strongly to lead towards finish
in touch in 4th, went 2nd after 3 out, ridden before last, no extra
Nonrunner
Scoglio makes a swift reappearance after finishing a close second at Fontwell on Wednesday. Gud Day returns from a break but is on a decent mark nowadays while Smadynium won at Musselburgh and Sedgefield before the turn of the year and hasn't been disgraced since. RIME AVEC GENTIL is lightly raced for his age and won a shade cosily at Worcester last week. He has a penalty to carry here but may be up to the task as long as the ground doesn't get any slower.
Smadynium (FR) 4-1 (11-2) Tracked leader, under pressure 3 out, soon hung right, weakened last, 3rd of 6, 18l behind Deepsand (10-10) at Perth 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Apr.
Gud Day (IRE) 28-1 (11-0) Raced wide in touch, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 8th of 12, 29l behind Be All Man (10-12) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Feb.
Humbel Ben (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, not fluent, mistake 6th, soon pulled up, in a race won by Drumshambo (11-12) at Hereford 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Dec, 7 ran.
Rime Avec Gentil (FR) 17-2 (10-1) Tracked leaders, dropped into mid-division after 2nd, headway approaching 3 out, switched right flat, led final 100 yards, comfortably, won at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd beating Explained (11-5) by 3l, 10 ran.
Early Applause 25-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, pushed along and struggling before 3 out, never involved, 8th of 11, 21l behind Scoglio (11-2) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Apr.
Scoglio 8-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway before 4 out, led before 2 out, ridden before last, headed towards finish, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Taste The Wine (9-10) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs.
