held up in rear, went 4th at 11th, outpaced and no chance from 5 out, weakened into 5th flat, tailed off
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 6th, led 5 out, joined next, ridden and headed 2 out, no chance with very easy winner, blundered last
tracked leader, slow jump 1st, lost 2nd 6th and reminders, lost 3rd when mistake next, ridden and weakened before 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
tracked leading trio, went 3rd at 7th, blundered 11th, travelling well and went 2nd 5 out, challenged next, led 2 out, soon clear, heavily eased run-in
led, headed when mistake 5 out, soon dropped to 3rd, no chance with leading duo
held up in last pair, last and struggling 7th, soon lost touch, rallied to poor 4th flat, tailed off
Nonrunner
Ski Sunday possibly deserves a change of luck having only found one too good at Ffos Las and Fontwell so far this season but soft ground may not be ideal. Sublime talent is only a pound higher than when scoring at Taunton in February but it's a long time since stablemate Get It On got his head in front while Sophie Leech's pair, Takeroc and Woody Waller, appear to be struggling at present. TOPAZE COLLONGES loves it when the mud is flying and, though racing for the first time since scoring at Market Rasen in March, can take advantage of conditions here. Ballinvarrig is preferred to Lough Coi of the others.
Takeroc (FR) 8-1 (11-1) Took keen hold, tracked leader, led before 5th, hit last, narrowly headed flat, led again towards finish, 5th of 6, 6l behind Spock (10-4) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Sep.
Ballinvarrig (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Pressed leader to 5th, remained in touch, mistake 8th, outpaced 3 out, weakened before next, 4th of 6, 27l behind Le Bec (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f beg chs (4) gs.
Ski Sunday 7-2 (11-4) Tracked leaders, led 9th, headed before 4 out, ridden before last, no impression, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Kings Lodge (11-4) at Fontwell 2m 6f nov chs (4) gd.
Get It On (IRE) 9-4fav (11-0) Held up in 7th, driven in 5th and no impression before 2 out, went modest 4th between last two, 4th of 10, 8l behind Bellflower Boy (11-1) at Taunton 2m 3f sell hdl (5) sft in Feb.
Topaze Collonges (FR) 7-2 (11-12) Made all, clear 3 out, ridden and ran down to left at last fence, driven and all out, won at Market Rasen 2m 2f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Mar beating Oranger (10-3) by 1l, 6 ran.
Lough Coi (IRE) 14-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, stumbled on bend after 8th, lost place and reminder after 10th, weakened next, soon behind, tailed off, 7th of 11, well behind Chiquilline (11-12) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Apr.
Sublime Talent (IRE) 10-3 (11-9) Mistake 1st, always behind, tailed off and pulled up, in a race won by Fiftyonefiftyone (11-5) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gf in May, 8 ran.
Woody Waller 7-1 (11-9) Led, dived at 2nd, headed 4th, chased leaders, pushed along before 4 out, weakened from 2 out, 4th of 6, 11l behind Special Account (11-9) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs.
