prominent early, hit 1st and soon lost place, behind and never on terms after, tailed off and pulled up before the last
tracked leading pair, mistake and lost 3rd at 7th, well held in 4th when pulled up quickly after next
slightly hampered 1st, chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, bad mistake 4th, weakened before 4 out
tracked leader, led 3 out, soon clear, hit last
led, hit 8th, headed 3 out, ridden and no chance with winner when lost 2nd between last two, no extra in 3rd
off the pace in last trio, pushed along and went modest 4th 4 out, ridden before next, no chance with leading trio
held up in last pair, awkward and hit 5th, headway into 3rd at 7th, ridden and went 2nd between last two, stayed on same pace, no chance with winner
Begoodtoyourself is only 3lb higher than when scoring at Huntingdon in June but it’s about time MAJESTIC MERLIN was getting his head in front and he can shrug off an absence to get the better of last month’s Fontwell third Braveheart. Evron is 0-12 under Rules but has won a point and none of the others have pulled up any trees lately.
Evron (FR) 66-1 (11-13) Mid-division, mistake 1st, lost place before not fluent 6th, headway 4 out, chased winner 2 out, no impression, 2nd of 10, 14l behind Kepy Blanc (10-7) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Majestic Merlin 7-2 (11-3) Held up, headway 5 out, chased leaders 3 out, ridden and headway 2 out, led narrowly last, headed on run in, just denied, 2nd of 8, shd behind Rectory Oak (11-3) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Blueberg (IRE) 16-1 (12-0) Held up in rear, mistake 4th and 8th, headway from 9th, weakened over 4f out, 6th of 9, dist behind Mr Woody (10-9) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Braveheart (IRE) 6-4fav (11-7) In rear, slow jump 6th, slight mistake 7th and lost ground, pushed along before 3 out, making headway when awkward 2 out, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 5, 11 1/4l behind Blaze A Trail (12-0) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
The Garrison (IRE) 8-1 (10-5) Led, headed 3rd, pushed along 4 out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 30 1/2l behind Court Royale (11-11) at Ffos Las 2m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Begoodtoyourself (IRE) 7-2 (10-2) Chased winner, ridden final bend, no impression before omitted last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 4, 5l behind Getaman (10-11) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Gaelic Thunder 17-2 (10-0) Held up, pushed along over 3 out, outpaced briefly over 2 out, kept on from before last, 3rd of 5, 4 1/4l behind Gosuatri (11-9) at Wincanton 2m hcp (5) gd in Apr.