chased leaders, mid-division by 3rd, pushed along in 4th 3 out, left disputing 3rd 2 out, ridden run-in, no impression
prominent, chased leaders after 3rd, dropped to rear 10th, mistake 15th and lost touch, pulled up before 2 out
in rear, steady headway after 4 out, ridden before 2 out where left disputing 3rd, pressed leader final fence, ran on well, held final 100 yards
towards rear, smooth headway before 4 out, went 3rd before 3 out, not asked for effort and 1 length down when fell 2 out
mid-division, closer 11th, went 3rd at next, pushed along and pressed leader after 4 out, every chance approaching last, faded run-in
led, headed and remained close up 2nd, led again after 10th, faced strong challenges from 4 out, kept on dourly, found extra 100 yards out on flat, very gamely
tracked leaders, mistake 7th, ridden and weakened 3 out
mid-division, in rear 7th, mistake 3 out and beaten
handy, raced freely, led 2nd, headed and tracked leader after 10th, bad mistake 14th, weakened quickly 4 out, pulled up after 2 out
NonRunner
Iron Bridge (IRE) 20-1 (10-9) Rear of mid-division, hampered 2nd, effort 23rd, no extra 4 out, 8th of 26, 14 3/4l behind Macdermott (10-7) at Ayr 4m hcp (1) sft in Apr.
Your Own Story (IRE) 13-2 (10-13) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, left close 2nd and slightly hampered 4 out, led next, pushed along after 2 out, ridden and kept on run-in, headed close home, 2nd of 21, nk behind The Gradual Slope (10-2) at Punchestown 3m 7f hcp sft in May.
Snipe (IRE) 2-1jfav (11-6) Held up in last, headway 12th, not fluent last, went 2nd, no impression on winner, kept on, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Wasdell Dundalk (11-1) at Carlisle 3m hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Wasdell Dundalk (FR) 5-1 (11-1) Held up behind leaders, not fluent 4th, closed from 12th, led 2 out, clear flat, stayed on well, won at Carlisle 3m hcp (3) gs in Oct beating Snipe (11-6) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Universal Folly 9-1 (11-10) Mid-division, ridden to go 2nd 4 out, briefly outpaced home turn, almost upsides 2 out, soon led, clear approaching last, kept on well flat, won at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Brandy Mcqueen (11-1) by 5 1/2l, 10 ran.
Val Dancer (IRE) 2-1fav (11-4) Bumped 1st, soon led, not fluent and headed 7th, led after 9th, not fluent 13th, not fluent and headed 3 out, led again final bend, headed 2 out, held and switched right before last, stayed on and went 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 6, 3 1/4l behind Up Helly Aa King (11-5) at Kelso 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Jet Legs (IRE) 5-1 (11-13) Mid-division, chased leaders 9th, ridden in 4th before 2 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 11, 9 3/4l behind William Of York (11-11) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (2) hvy in Apr.
Flower Of Scotland (FR) 50-1 (10-5) Soon towards rear and well off the pace, well behind 9th, pulled up before 3 out, at Ayr 3m hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Brandy Mcqueen (IRE) 15-8fav (11-1) Led, going well 3 out, ridden and pressed 2 out, soon headed, plugged on from last, 2nd of 10, 5 1/2l behind Universal Folly (11-10) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Houston Texas (IRE) 22-1 (12-0) Midfield, chased leaders from 4 out, pushed along before 3 out, rallied after 2 out, ran on strongly after final fence, weakened final 100 yards run-in, 5th of 9, 4 1/2l behind Bretney (11-8) at Perth 3m 7f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
