chased leaders, led 13th, going well when blundered badly and headed 2 out, weakened soon after
chased leaders until weakened approaching 2 out
mistake 1st, held up in rear, headway to chase leaders 15th, every chance approaching last, no extra run-in
led until blundered badly and headed 3rd, chased leader until weakened from 15th
no fluent in rear, slightly hampered 7th, blundered 8th and 11th, headway from 3 out, driven and stayed on well run-in
held up in rear, headway from 4 out to chase leaders 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, every chance approaching last, one pace run-in
chased leader, led 3rd to 9th, led briefly again next, weakened 15th, tailed off
behind when blundered and unseated rider 7th
towards rear when blundered and unseated rider 14th
mid-division, went 2nd 10th, mistake 12th, challenged 15th, blundered and weakened 3 out
behind when brought down 14th
mid-division, steady headway from 4 out, led 2 out, kept on strongly run-in
in mid-division when unseated rider 6th
behind until unseated rider 3rd
Nonrunner
Bags of exposed runners here and Kaldouas may well be the one to be on, with Baodai likely to provide stiff opposition. The Paul Nicholls-named selection steps up in trip here after winning over 2m 5f at Wincanton. That defeat of Mandingo Chief, who went well at Wetherby on Wednesday, is decent form in context here. He handles cut in the ground and Ruby Walsh can hopefully get him plenty of cover here in order to get the trip, so he gets the nod. Baodai was a decent Bangor scorer last time and we know he will definitely stay. However, ideally he would prefer better ground than this and that may find him out. Conversely Milord Lescribaa will be better for encountering slightly slower ground again now and that can make him more competitive. Mister Apple's finds wining tricky but can again go well, while best of the rest looks to be Imperial Sun, but preference is for Kaldouas.
Iris Royal (FR) 40-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, lost place 8th, 12th of 16, well behind Iron Man (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd in Sept.
Imperial Sun (IRE) 33-1 (11-8) Tracked winner until hit 14th, weakening when hit 4 out, 6th of 7, well behind Gungadu (11-10) at Ascot 3m nov chs Grd 2 (1) gs in Feb.
Kaldouas (FR) 5-2jt-fav (11-2) Held up in touch, headway approaching 4 out, ridden approaching 3 out, led 2 out, hard driven flat, just held on, won at Wincanton 2m 5f nov chs (3) sft in Jan beating Mandingo Chief (10-11) by a shd, 6 ran.
Florida Dream (IRE) 4-1fav (11-10) Led, reminders 8th, headed next, chased leaders until weakened 4 out, 7th of 12, well behind Patricksnineteenth (11-6) at Perth 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Apr.
Milord Lescribaa (FR) 9-4fav (11-9) Led until 2nd, chased leader, led 7th, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened 2 out, 4th of 8, 6l behind Marronnier (10-4) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf.
Baodai (FR) 9-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway approaching 12th, led on bit 2 out, ran on well, readily, won at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd beating Waynesworld (11-1) by 4l, 13 ran.
Shannon's Pride (IRE) 5-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, led 4th to 9th, weakened and pulled up 4 out in race won by Russian Sky (9-11) at Carlisle 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd, 10 ran.
Ronald Jack (FR) 11-2 (11-6) Chased leader, ridden 10th, weakened 3 out, 5th of 9, 24l behind Free Gift (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gf.
Moonlit Harbour 16-1 (11-12) Held up, mistake 9th, never near leaders, 7th of 12, 26l behind Spare Change (9-10) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Sept.
Topinambour (FR) 15-2 (11-3) In touch, headway 9th, ridden 3 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Cape Stormer (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Sept.
Croc An Oir (IRE) 5-1co-fav (11-9) Tracked leaders, ridden to challenge 3 out, staying on when unseated rider at the last in race won by Colourful Life (11-7) at Stratford 2m 6f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Sept, 14 ran.
Mister Apple's (FR) 5-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, went 3rd after 5 out, one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 6, 6l behind Bubble Boy (11-4) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gf in Apr.
Log On Intersky (IRE) 33-1 (11-1) In rear, lost touch 5th, tailed off when pulled up in race won by Rowdy Yeats (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Sept, 15 ran.
Happy Hussar (IRE) 14-1 (9-6) Always behind, lost touch after 10th, 9th of 11, 24l behind Alcatras (10-7) at Exeter 3m 1f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf.
Charango Star 40-1 (9-9) Mid-division, ridden and last place 15th, tailed off and pulled up 5 out in race won by Mckelvey (10-10) at Uttoxeter 4m lst hcp chs (1) gf in Jul '06, 15 ran.
