led and soon clear, 1 length ahead when blundered and fell 7th
close up, left in lead 9th, not fluent 13th, headed 15th, lost 2nd and weakened quickly 3 out
tracked leader, left in lead 7th, unseated rider 9th
held up, headway to press leader from 12th, led 4 out, edged left under pressure flat, headed towards finish
held up in rear but well in touch, steady headway to track leaders from 12th, went 2nd 3 out, challenging when not fluent next, ran on gamely under pressure to lead towards finish
tracked leaders, left 2nd at 9th, blundered 13th, tailed off and no chance from 3 out
Not the strongest of races by any stretch of the imagination and Brownie Returns is handed the TEAMtalk vote. The Mouse Morris-trained gelding stays well and acts on the ground so, following a fair effort at Naas last month, shouldprove hard to beat. Favoured Option ran well when second over this trip at Huntingdon last time and is respected off the same mark. Bruthuinne now looks high enough in the weights after recent wins and would have been suited by better ground so the in-form Flora Muck, who makes her chasing debut, may prove a bigger danger.