held up, headway 7th, challenged 3 out, led next, went slightly right last, driven flat, all out
tracked leaders, challenged after 11th, led approaching 4 out, headed 2 out, no extra towards finish
held up, headway 11th, weakened 4 out, tailed off
jumped left, badly bumped and fell 1st (knocked over)
pressed leader, jumped right 1st, led approaching 4th, headed 7th, led 9th, headed before 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off
tracked leaders, challenged 4 out, every chance when bumped last, stayed on but held flat
mid-division, mistake 4th, headway 8th, not fluent next, ridden in close 4th 4 out, no impression 2 out, left 4th when mistake last
towards rear, modest 8th before 4 out, closed into 5th 2 out, 5 lengths 4th when fell last
led, headed when mistake 4th, led 7th until not fluent 9th, blundered badly 10th, mistake when weakening 4 out
badly hampered and unseated rider 1st
took keen hold towards rear, struggling 9th, pulled up before 2 out
hampered 1st, in rear, stayed on from 2 out, never in contention
Gunship has been placed twice off this mark recently and is likely to be prominent again here. He isn't always easy to predict, however. Anthony Honeyball's yard is going well so we'll take a chance that JUST CLOUDY has had plenty of work at home. He won a Uttoxeter bumper on his reappearance last term and should make a better chaser than hurdler so gets the vote. Sawpit Supreme may need this but it will be interesting to see if there's any money for top weight The Donserelli. Epee Celeste didn't show a great deal on her chasing debut but she should be suited by today's better ground and shouldn't be dismissed out of hand.
The Donserelli 11-4 (11-0) Held up, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened, 13th of 16, well behind Wishfull Thinking (11-0) at Hereford 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft in Dec '09.
Back Bob Back (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Held up in touch, headway to chase leaders in 3rd approaching 8th, mistake 3 out, weakened next, 6th of 10, 26l behind Douryna (10-13) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Mar.
Sawpit Supreme 9-2 (10-9) Held up in rear, hadway 11th, soon chasing leaders, weakened after 3 out, 4th of 7, 20l behind Midnight Appeal (11-11) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Mar.
Just Cloudy 20-1 (11-2) Always towards rear, ridden after 5th, soon struggling, tailed off, 6th of 10, 43l behind Gurtacrue (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 2f mdn hdl (5) gd in Mar.
Gunship (IRE) 9-1 (11-6) Led, not fluent 2nd (water), clear 5th until after 10th, pressed when hit 4 out and left clear, 3 lengths up last, headed flat, no extra, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Foreign King (11-11) at Ludlow 3m am hcp chs 0-100 (5) gf in Oct.
Epee Celeste (FR) 14-1 (10-10) Held up, slightly hampered 4th, headway approaching 8th, not fluent next or 3 out, beaten when mistake last, 5th of 9, 10l behind Painted Sky (10-12) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gf in Oct.
Backstreet Billy (IRE) 12-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, took keen hold, ridden when mistake 4 out, soon weakened, 12th of 13, 30l behind Swift Chap (11-5) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Oct.
Cypress Grove (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, hit 7th, ridden before next, weakene after 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 10, 35l behind Henry Hook (11-5) at Taunton 3m nov hcp 0-115 (4) gs in Mar.
John's Gift 14-1 (11-0) Held up, not fluent 8th, headway after next, went 2nd 12th until 4 out, weakened 2 out, mistake last, 3rd of 5, well behind Vincitore (11-7) at Worcester 2m 7f nov chs (4) gd in Oct.
Tastevin (FR) 16-1 (10-12) Prominent, hampered just before 1st, lost place 3 out, 10th of 16, 28l behind Prospect Wells (10-12) at Chepstow 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Oct.
Knapp Bridge Boy 16-1 (10-0) Pulled hard, led 3rd until 7th, led next until 3 out, stayed on same pace next, 2nd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Rileyev (10-9) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Mar.
Kap West (FR) 16-1 (10-11) Behind, headway 2 out, stayed on from 2 out, never able to challenge, moderate 3rd, 3rd of 10, 26l behind Bounds And Leaps (11-10) at Chepstow 3m cnd hcp chs (0-95) (5) gd in Oct.
Thunder Child 200-1 (10-4) Held up in touch on outside, last 5th, lost touch after 8th, 6th of 7, 31l behind Medermit (11-4) at Exeter 2m 1f ltd hcp chs Grd 2 (1) gd.
