held up in rear, weakened from 11th, hit 13th
with leader and keen, not fluent 2nd, led 12th, headed 6 out, led again and ridden before 4 out, soon hard pressed, joined last, kept on run-in, held on gamely towards finish
tracked leaders, ridden before 4 out, chased winner before 2 out, every chance last, kept on and held towards finish
with leaders on outer, weakened before 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
held up towards rear, pushed along and weakened before 11th
held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders before 12th, led 6 out, ridden and headed before 4 out, weakened before 2 out
led to 12th, weakened before 5 out, pulled up before 3 out
Mister Apple's would have a big chance here if fully wound-up but Ian Williams' charge has been absent since finishing third in a well-contested Cheltenham handicap in November 2009. OFFSHORE ACCOUNT has already won between the flags this winter but finished behind Breaking Silence when they filled the places in Baby Run's race at Wetherby earlier this month. The positions could easily be reversed over this slightly longer trip, however, and the 11-year-old should have a fitness advantage over Ice Tea who won twice at Bangor last season but hasn't raced since finishing well beaten at Stratford last May.
Breaking Silence (IRE) 20-1 (12-4) Held up in rear, headway before 10th on inner, pushed along next, chased winner after 5 out, no impression, 2nd of 11, 37l behind Baby Run (11-11) at Wetherby 3m 1f hts chs (6) gs.
Ice Tea (IRE) 7-2 (12-0) Led, hit 14th, headed next, stayed close up until weakened 3 out, 6th of 15, 34l behind Roulez Cool (12-0) at Stratford 3m 4f hts chs (2) gf in May.
Mister Apple's (FR) 10-1 (11-1) Mid-division, headway 11th, outpaced 2 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner, 3rd of 15, 26l behind Razor Royale (11-1) at Cheltenham 3m am hcp chs 0-140 (2) gs in Nov '09.
Dix Villez (FR) 6-1 (12-5) (cp) prom til wknd aft 12; pu 3 out, in a race won by Another Rum (12-5) at Alnwick 3m ptp gs in Jan, 11 ran.
Nocatee (IRE) 12-1 (12-0) (tt) chsd ldrs to 10; outpcd 13, 5th of 7, 35l behind Denvale (12-7) at Brocklesby Park 3m ptp gd in Mar.
Offshore Account (IRE) 7-2 (11-3) Tracked leaders, blundered 9th, in remote 4th when blundered badly 4 out, kept on to take 3rd run-in, no impression, 3rd of 11, 40l behind Baby Run (11-11) at Wetherby 3m 1f hts chs (6) gs.
Zaffman (IRE) 100-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, weakened from 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out, in a race won by Bow School (11-11) at Wetherby 2m 4f hts chs (6) gd in May, 10 ran.
