chased leaders on inside, driven along before 4 out, weakened next
towards rear, headway chasing leaders 12th, disputing 3rd 15th, hit 4 out and next, one pace and no impression in 3rd before 2 out
chased leaders, close 2nd and hit 4 out, hung left after, led and went left 2 out, hard ridden and went left again last, joined run-in, headed towards finish
never closer than mid-division, weakened 15th, tailed off
towards rear out wide, tailed off and pulled up before 15th
led until 9th (water), chased winner until hit 4 out, weakened quickly
prominent until mistake 1st, mid-division headway chasing leaders approaching 8th, outpaced 15th, ridden and weakened before 3 out
chased leaders, went 2nd 3rd until 8th, chased leaders, weakened quickly before 15th, soon behind, tailed off when mistake 4 out, pulled up before next
chased leader until 3rd, 2nd again 8th, led next, narrowly headed 2 out, rallied gamely to lead again near finish
well behind, mistake 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 15th
always rear-division, never on terms, tailed off
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Silsol won a Grade 2 hurdle when trained by Paul Nicholls and had an outing between the flags in December. The 2018 Scottish Grand National winner Joe Farrell is having a first run in a hunter chase but recent Wincanton third Captain Cattistock ran in this last year and was in front when unseating his rider - Mustmeetalady had departed earlier in the contest. Different Gravey was best over distances short of 3m when trained by Nicky Henderson but he has won three times between the flags and was an eye-catcher returning from a lengthy absence in a ladies open at Wadebridge in December. LAW OF GOLD is having a first run since seventh at the Cheltenham Festival last March but he won a Class 2 hunter chase at Stratford in 2019 and looks the class act in this. Wykeham may be best of the rest.
Captain Cattistock 3-1 (11-10) Mid-division, hit 1st, headway 6th, every chance 3 out, not fluent 2 out, 3rd and held before last, 3rd of 16, 12 1/2l behind Sametegal (11-2) at Wincanton 3m 1f (6) hvy in Feb.
Law Of Gold (IRE) 12-1 (12-0) Mid-division, mistake 4th (water), headway under pressure before 3 out, soon ridden, never threatened leaders, weakened after next, 7th of 21, 37 3/4l behind It Came To Pass (12-0) at Cheltenham 3m 2f (2) gs in Mar.
Monbeg Gold (IRE) 20-1 (11-6) Towards rear, not much room 8th, mistake next, well behind before 12th, pulled up after, at Warwick 3m (6) sft in Feb.
Big Casino 5-1 (11-7) 5th when blun & ur 6, at Chaddesley Corbett 3m sft in Dec.
Different Gravey (IRE) 5-4 (11-0) Stdy hdwy 13; outpcd 15; kpt on flat; nvr nr to chall, 3rd of 9, 16l behind Back Bar (11-0) at Wadebridge 3m gs in Dec.
Jenkins (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, blundered and eventually unseated rider 4th, at Catterick 3m 1f (6) hvy in Feb.
Joe Farrell (IRE) 80-1 (10-4) Chased leaders, not fluent 5th, blundered 9th, badly hampered 13th, behind when pulled up before 5 out, at Chepstow 3m 7f hcp (1) sft in Jan.
Sambremont (FR) 14-1 (12-5) (tt) led til fell 8, at Charm Park 3m gs in Mar.
Silsol (GER) 5-4fav (12-0) (bl) (tt) a.p; outpcd aft 15; stayed on 2 out, 3rd of 9, 5 1/2l behind Hawkhurst (12-3) at Chaddesley Corbett 3m sft in Dec.
Top Honcho (IRE) 7-1 (12-0) (cp) a bhnd; t.o & pu 3 out, at Alnwick 3m mdn sft in Feb.
Wykham 8-1 (12-0) Bhnd til stdy hdwy aft 12; wknd 2 out, 5th of 12, 18 1/2l behind Happy Larry (12-0) at Larkhill 3m gd in Dec.
Mustmeetalady (IRE) 10-3 (12-0) Chased leader 2nd until blundered and unseated rider 5th, at Doncaster 3m 2f (6) sft in Feb.
Absainte (FR) 18-1 (11-5) Chased winner throughout, clear 2nd from 5 out, ridden after 3 out, no chance after, 2nd of 6, 25l behind Wishing And Hoping (12-2) at Catterick 3m 1f (5) sft in Mar.
