held up and always going well, headway to tracked leader 17th, led next, mistake 2 out, pushed out
led and set very slow pace, headed 11th, ridden 14th, weakened 5 out
with leader and keen, led briefly 10th, mistake 13th, ridden 5 out, soon weakened and mistake next
with leader, hit 9th, led briefly 11th, pulled up before 4 out
soon behind, hopelessly tailed off, continued
held up, headway 6th, led 11th, ridden and headed 5 out, weakened after 2 out
Nonrunner
Chabrimal Minster is hard to oppose here; Mister Bigtime and Hades De Sienne may be the ones to ask most questions. The selection was still travelling well when unseating in the Eider at Newcastle last time; prior to that he had run out a ready winner of a handicap at Cartmel in May. His recent form is head and shoulders above that of his rivals and he should be hard to beat. Mister Bigtime and Hades De Sienne aren't getting any younger but they know their way around and could run into the money; the former has slightly more to prove having pulled up between the flags last time but the latter comes here having found only one too strong. It's hard to see this going to anyone other than Chabrimal Minster though.
Chabrimal Minster 16-1 (10-4) Tracked leaders, close-up when blundered and unseated rider at the 19th in race won by Comply Or Die (11-12) at Newcastle 4m 1f hcp chs (2) gs in Feb, 18 ran.
Brown Flyer 20-1 (12-0) Nvr nrr, 3rd of 15, 26l behind Mighty Strong (12-0) at Garnons 3m ptp gd.
Grey Kid (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Trckd ldr to 8; sn wl bhnd, 3rd of 9, 11l behind Chesnut Annie (10-11) at Howick 3m ptp gs.
Mister Bigtime (IRE) 9-2 (12-0) (tt) prom til wknd u.p 13; pulled up in race won by Little Ed (12-0) at Erw Lon 3m ptp gd in Feb, 14 ran.
Trooper 20-1 (12-0) A last; t.o 7; pulled up in race won by Amicelli (12-7) at Brocklesby Park 3m ptp gd in Feb, 11 ran.
Wendys Dynamo 10-1 (12-0) Held up; eff 12; outpcd 14; no imp 3 out, 5th of 14, 22l behind Southwestern (12-7) at Bishops Court 3m ptp gd.
Hades de Sienne (FR) 33-1 (11-0) (tt) a.p; one pce 3 out, 2nd of 10, 6l behind Derawar (11-7) at Garnons 3m ptp gd.