chased leaders, looking to lead when slowed badly into 4th and lost place quickly, pulled up before next
led until before 4th, remained prominent, led again 15th, pushed along before 2 out, headed and not pace of winner run-in, kept on for 2nd
waited with towards rear, headway chasing leaders 12th, switched right and went 2nd between last two, led run-in, stayed on well
raced keenly chasing leaders, went 2nd 3 out until between last two, hung left and weakened run-in
held up, good headway on inside chasing leaders 13th, no extra in 4th run-in
off the pace in last trio, behind and jumped slowly 6th, headway chasing leaders 3 out, went right and awkward next, 3rd and one pace at the last
awkward 1st, chased leaders, behind and struggling 10th, hit 13th and almost unseated rider, tailed off
headway to lead 4th, headed 6th, chased leaders, weakened 15th, no chance after
held up off the pace towards rear, good headway out wide chasing leaders before 4th, lost place 10th, headway out wide chasing leaders 15th, chance 4 out, weakened next
good headway out wide chasing leaders before 4th, led 6th until 15th, remained handy, pushed along before 3 out, weakened home turn
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Beatthebullet finished fourth in the National Hunt Chase at The Festival here in March but was tailed off and pulled up in both subsequent starts. Jimmy The Digger and Anightinlambourn finished 1-2 in a similar contest here last month and should be prominent again, though the former was beaten six lengths by Bobhopeornohope at Ludlow at the end of last season. Silver In Disguise, visored here, will have needed his run at Sedgefield and today’s softer surface will suit. He might be staying on when others have cried enough with a strong pace likely while Castle Robin ran well for a long way at Kelso three weeks ago and is another who will strip fitter here. Henry De Bromhead’s Brave Way arrives on a hat-trick while Punitive and VALSHEDA remain unexposed. The latter found plenty for pressure at Ffos Las in March and a 4lb rise looks fair.
Castle Robin (IRE) 4-1 (10-5) Handy, pushed along and gradually weakened after 2 out, 4th of 10, 11 1/2l behind Sounds Russian (11-6) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Punitive (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Tracked leader, 3rd halfway, pushed along and dropped to 5th 2 out, left 4th after last, 3rd and ridden entering straight, went 2nd 150 yards out, kept on well, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Barnacullia (11-5) at Galway 2m 2f Soft - Heavy in Oct.
Anightinlambourn (IRE) 16-1 (11-11) Mid-division on outside, not fluent 7th, headway before 9th, not fluent 16th, challenged 4 out, led before 3 out, 4 lengths clear when pecked slightly last, headed towards finish, 2nd of 20, 1/2l behind Jimmy The Digger (11-5) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Brave Way (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, raced keenly, 2nd halfway, pressed winner 2 out, pushed along and led before last, ridden and 1 length lead last, asserted final 100 yards, stayed on well, won at Kilbeggan 3m 1f hcp gd in Aug beating Siberian Prince (11-12) by 3 3/4l, 8 ran.
Jimmy The Digger 11-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, lost place before 3rd, headway after 3 out, went 4 lengths 2nd last, stayed on well, led towards finish, won at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Oct beating Anightinlambourn (11-11) by 1/2l, 20 ran.
Malina Girl (IRE) 3-1fav (12-0) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, 4th when not fluent 3 out, ridden in 4th when left 3rd 2 out, no impression before last, kept on one pace, 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 13l behind Happy Dreams (10-0) at Limerick 2m 3f hcp sft in Oct.
Silver In Disguise 6-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, ridden before 2 out, plugged on for remote 4th, 4th of 8, 33 1/2l behind All About Joe (11-5) at Sedgefield 3m 5f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Beatthebullet (IRE) 17-2 (11-4) Towards rear, slow and reminder 10th, behind 15th, pulled up before last, at Stratford 3m 4f hcp (3) gd in May.
Trixster (IRE) 4-1 (10-7) Waited with in close 3rd, went 2nd 13th, led 4 out, shaken up before 2 out, ridden when mistake and headed last, closed on idling winner but aways held, 2nd of 3, 1/2l behind Twig (11-10) at Warwick 3m hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Clonguile Way (IRE) 17-2 (10-12) Rear of mid-division, never a factor, detached in rear after 3 out, no extra, not fluent last, 11th of 16, 33 1/4l behind Gaius (12-0) at Sligo 3m 1f hcp Yielding - Soft in Oct.
Bobhopeornohope (IRE) 2-1 (11-10) Led, headed briefly 14th, led 5 out, pressed and pecked on landing 4 out, ridden and headed narrowly 3 out, rallied and pressed leader approaching last, kept on well, just denied, 2nd of 5, shd behind Tide Times (10-8) at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Valsheda Evensfav (11-6) Pressed leader, led 2nd, headed narrowly 8th, upsides 9th, tracked leader 10th, upsides 11th, led 12th, pushed a length clear when awkward 4 out, still ahead 3 out, joined last, stayed on strongly to assert flat, won at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) gs in Mar beating Jaytee (10-7) by 1l, 4 ran.
Didero Vallis (FR) 80-1 (10-1) Tracked leader, losing place when mistake 14th, soon behind, pulled up before last, at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Big Nasty 9-1 (11-0) Prominent, dropped to last before 7th, soon pushed along and outpaced, tailed off, last of 4, dist behind Shearer (11-0) at Worcester 2m 7f (3) gd in Oct.
