tracked leaders, mistake 11th, lost place after 5 out, soon weakened
mid-division, took closer order on outside 7th, mistake 10th, went 2nd 13th, led between last 2, ridden after last, kept on, headed and no extra towards finish
mid-division, tracked leaders 4th, driven after 4 out, switched outside next, ridden after 2 out, edged left flat, rallied to lead towards finish
tracked leaders, outpaced 5 out, ridden after next, never on terms, weakened 2 out
held up in last pair, struggling 5 out, never a threat, weakened 3 out
mid-division on inside, tracked leaders after 13th, ridden and outpaced after 4 out, soon no impression, beaten 2 out
pressed leader, led 12th, ridden after 4 out, headed between last 2, kept on, no extra closing stages
held up in last pair, headway 5 out, driven to chase leaders next, ridden and one pace after 2 out, rallied towards finish, just held
made most to 12th, blundered and lost place next, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
NonRunner
Fitness could be an issue with a few of these but Henryville has been in action over the summer, winning at Newton Abbot in July and finishing second at Cartmel in August. Dell' Arca fell in last month’s Kerry National but David Pipe also runs VIEUX LION ROUGE, who was second in the Becher Chase on his belated reappearance last year. He’s likely to be ready for this despite having his first run since April’s Grand National. The Young Master had a pipe-opener on the all-weather nine days ago but Theatre Guide finished tailed off in this last year and is having a first run since March. On Tour was also unplaced 12 months ago while Joe Farrell would probably have preferred better ground. Regal Encore and Perfect Candidate are capable but hard to catch right nowadays.
Regal Encore (IRE) 33-1 (10-10) Soon towards rear, 14th halfway, no impression approaching 2 out, soon no extra, 17th of 22, dist behind Borice (10-2) at Galway 2m 7f hcp gd in Jul.
Joe Farrell (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, pushed along and losing place before 15th, blundered and pulled up after 18th (water), at Sandown 3m 5f hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Vieux Lion Rouge (FR) 50-1 (10-6) In touch on outside, dropped to mid-division 9th (valentines), headway 20th, never reached leaders, weakened after 3 out, 15th of 40, dist behind Tiger Roll (11-5) at Aintree 4m 2f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Theatre Guide (IRE) 12-1 (10-13) Raced wide in mid-division, good headway chasing leaders 12th, led 17th, clear before next, still 6 lengths ahead when dived at last, idled run-in, headed towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1 1/2l behind Carole's Destrier (10-13) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Henryville 5-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, left 3rd at 10th, lost touch final circuit, plugged on to take never nearer 2nd closing stages, 2nd of 4, 12l behind Traditional Dancer (11-1) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (2) gs in Aug.
Dell' Arca (IRE) 20-1 (9-13) Mid-division early, 8th after 3rd, fell 7th, at Listowel 3m hcp Yielding in Sep.
Perfect Candidate (IRE) 13-2 (11-2) Led until 1st, led 4th, ridden from 15th, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, dist behind Cobra De Mai (11-7) at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp (2) gd in Apr.
On Tour (IRE) 12-1 (10-8) Held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, ridden and weakened approaching last, 5th of 18, 20l behind Kildisart (11-12) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Flaming Charmer (IRE) 20-1 (12-2) In rear, blundered 7th, soon reminders and struggling, lost place after 9th, tailed off and pulled up before 12th, at Southwell 2m 4f (6) gd in Apr.
The Young Master 16-1 (9-6) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 5f out, weakened over 2f out, 11th of 14, 19 3/4l behind Casa Comigo (10-1) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Oct.
