chased clear winner, ridden 3 out, just held on to 2nd, never a threat to easy winner
chased leaders, ridden 3 out, pressed for 2nd near finish, never on terms
jumped left at times, well in rear, tailed off when pulled up last and dismounted
jumped badly left throughout, gifted at least 15 length lead, in creased lead 8th, unchallenged
Nonrunner
As the only one of this quintet to have run over fences, NARCISSIST can remain unbeaten over the bigger obstacles. Mick Easterby's charge showed some promise over timber without winning but has been transformed over fences and should complete a hat-trick. Lucematic is rated a bit better over hurdles and should make a chaser but Rough King was running poorly when last seen in January. Vision De La Vie has been a disappointment since a narrow defeat at Musselburgh in December while winning point-to-pointer Leanna Ban has yet to reach a place in a dozen starts over timber.
Narcissist (IRE) 4-1 (10-10) Held up in rear, went modest 5th 3 out, staying on when switched right before the last, led approaching last, shaken up and came clear run-in, won at Stratford 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Apr beating Plan Again (11-8) by 4l, 6 ran.
Lucematic 9-1 (11-12) Held up behind, headway into mid-division last (usual 3 out), soon outpaced, beaten when eased over 1f out, 9th of 14, 19l behind Hunters Belt (11-4) at Kelso 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Mar.
Rough King (IRE) 15-2 (11-9) Always towards rear, 7th of 9, 41l behind Assirem (11-3) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Jan.
Leanna Ban 16-1 (10-13) Prominent, took keen hold, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, stayed on flat, 4th of 17, 12l behind Five O'clock Tea (11-7) at Perth 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Apr.
Vision De La Vie (FR) 16-1 (11-6) Mid-division, outpaced 4 out, weakened next, 10th of 17, 20l behind Northern Acres (11-0) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Mar.
