held up in rear, not fluent 9th, headway 12th, disputing lead and jumped badly left from 3 out, not fluent 2 out, 4th and no extra towards finish
led, joined 3 out, jumped left 2 out and last, headed towards finish
prominent, outpaced 3 out, switched right and rallied after last, led towards finish, headed post
chased leaders went 2nd 5th until before 7th, outpaced 13th, rallied after 14th, struggling 3 out, no extra from last
some slow jumps and not always fluent, chased leaders on outside, lost place 2nd, behind and ridden 12th, 9 lengths last 3 out, rallied from last, led post
NonRunner
The top trio were all beaten favourites earlier in the year and Captain Claude had his first run back at Ffos Las on Sunday where he had a hard race on the heavy ground. Bobalot has been very disappointing since scoring over this trip at Chepstow but goes well fresh and is now on a lower mark. Brandisova was on a hat-trick when beaten at Huntingdon and may be a few pounds high. WILLIAMDECONQUEROR has never won but was beaten less than a length when fifth at Worcester in April and providing the ground does not turn testing can make a successful reappearance.
Bobalot 2-1fav (11-12) Close up, led 3rd, jumped left and slightly impeded rival 4 out, still going before well 3 out, ridden when pressed both side before 2 out, outpaced before last, finished tired and just held on for fifth, 5th of 7, 12 1/4l behind Sherborne (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in May.
Brandisova (IRE) 9-4fav (11-13) Jumped left, led after 1st, ridden approaching last, edged right and headed flat, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 5, 3 3/4l behind Head And Heart (12-0) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Williamdeconqueror 10-1 (10-12) Soon chasing leader, lost 2nd after 3 out, ridden before next, weakened run-in, 5th of 15, 1/2l behind My Bad Lucy (11-8) at Warwick 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Wide To West (IRE) 17-2 (10-3) Chased leaders, ridden after 7th, lost place before 8th, mistake 4 out, well beaten 3 out, 7th of 11, 32 1/4l behind She's So Lovely (10-13) at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in May.
Dysania (IRE) 10-1 (10-3) Chased leaders early, lost place and struggling towards rear 11th, tailed off, 12th of 15, dist behind My Bad Lucy (11-8) at Warwick 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Captain Claude (IRE) 10-3 (11-3) Led until 3 out, chased leader until ridden before 2 out, ridden and no extra in 3rd, mistake last, 3rd of 9, 12l behind Hill Of Tara (10-9) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Nov.
