prominent, fell 1st
held up, ridden and headway 4 out, weakened 2 out
mid-division, headway 6th, headway 4 out, ridden when left in lead last, soon hung left, all out
in touch, left in lead 11th, ridden 2 out, blundered and headed last, rallied towards finish, unlucky
in touch, ridden approaching 4 out, hit 3 out, soon weakened
prominent, ridden after 15th, weakened approaching last
led until blundered and lost place 11th, tailed off 15th
held up, ridden and headway 4 out, one pace flat
behind, headway 11th, weakened 3 out
Luneray has improved with each outing this term and, granted further improvement, should be good enough to beat these with the reappearing pair of Dickens and Mounsey Castle looking to be the pick of the remainder in a race lacking strength in depth. But for a bad mistake two out, the selection would have gone close at Cheltenham last time and the Paul Nicholls-trained gelding has an obvious chance off just a 2lb higher mark today. Russian Gigolo gave little cause for optimism on his recent return to action, while Tipsy Mouse may need a couple more outings to put him spot on. The Sister has shown little worthwhile form this term and of more interest may be World Vision, who has shown little so far this season but comes from the Ferdy Murphy stable that has been finding winners aplenty of late. Dickens, a winner at Bangor when last seen, and the reappearing Mounsey Castle both have to be respected but Luneray has done little wrong of late and is taken to gain a deserved success.
The Sister 9-1 (11-12) Held up, bad mistake 11th and pulled up at the 12th in race won by Bob Ar Aghaidh (11-12) at Stratford 3m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (D) sft in Oct, 10 ran.
World Vision (IRE) 14-1 (11-5) Not jump well, behind when pulled up at the 13th in race won by Mini Dare (10-0) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-120 (D) gd, 11 ran.
Luneray (FR) 4-1 (11-5) Held up, headway to track leaders and going well when stumbled 2 out, stayed on approaching last, took 3rd flat, 3rd of 9, 2l behind Darby Wall (11-12) at Cheltenham 3m amt hcp chs 0-125 (E) gd in Oct.
Russian Gigolo (IRE) 7-1 (11-3) Towards rear, hit 6th, effort approaching 13th, soon weakened, tailed off when fell 3 out in race won by Ebony Light (10-9) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-125 (D) gs in Oct, 10 ran.
Mounsey Castle 9-2 (11-5) Chased leader, mistake 3rd, lost 2nd 12th, weakened after 14th, tailed off, 8th of 10, well behind Personal Assurance (11-3) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (D) gd in May.
Tipsy Mouse (IRE) 9-1 (11-2) In touch, blundered badly and unseated rider at the 8th in race won by Miss Mattie Ross (9-10) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (D) gs, 11 ran.
Dickens (USA) 7-2 (10-0) Held up, jumped right 4th, headway 9th, led 13th, clear when jumped right 3 out, under pressure 2 out, mistake and left clear last, won at Bangor 3m beg chs (E) sft in Apr beating I'm For Waiting (10-11) by 19l, 7 ran.
Boyackasha (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Led, headed approaching 5th, led again 6 out, headed soon after 4 out, weakened quickly, tailed off, 10th of 13, well behind Monterey Bay (11-0) at Killarney 2m 4f hcp chs 0-116 gd in Sept.
