tracked leader, reminders after 10th, pushed along after 4 out, led next, headed 2 out, soon ridden and one pace, no impression with front pair from last
held up in touch, mistake 8th, struggling when mistake 4 out, left well behind before next
keen early, led, slow 1st, blundered next, mistake 4 out, blundered and headed 3 out, soon lost place, never able to get back on terms
tracked leaders, headway 3 out, led next, hard pressed last, ridden out flat, kept on well
held up in touch, tracked leaders going well before 3 out, soon ridden and one pace, stayed on to challenge and every chance when awkward last, held flat
held up in touch on outside, headway 10th, prominent 4 out, lost place after next, soon beaten, weakened between last 2
River Frost is penalised for winning a lower grade chase at Ayr though he did it nicely enough and should be in the mix once again. But ROCCO opened his account over fences with a victory in this grade at Stratford last month and may just edge affairs with more to come on only his third outing in a chase. The Twiston-Davies charge gets the vote with the remainder hard to recommend though New Quay has won over timber and is worth a second glance on his chasing bow.
Rocco (IRE) 7-1 (11-1) Led, headed before 3rd, led 2 out, kept on well, won at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Oct beating King's Odyssey (11-10) by 3l, 12 ran.
Serosevsky (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Pressed leader, led 4th, headed 5 out, son under pressure, weakened next, modest 4th, 4th of 7, dist behind Potterman (11-4) at Worcester 2m 7f (4) gd in Aug.
Roll Again (FR) 12-1 (11-0) Prominent, slight mistake 1st, not fluent 9th, on terms after 10th, slight mistake 2 out and headed, soon weakened, 17th of 23, dist behind My Sister Sarah (10-12) at Punchestown 3m hcp Good - Yielding in May.
Buster Valentine (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, effort 3 out, weakened approaching last, last of 7, 13 1/4l behind The King Of May (10-12) at Carlisle 2m hcp (3) gs in Oct.
River Frost 11-2 (11-12) Held up, headway 5 out, chasing leaders when stumbled next, led approaching 3 out, drew clear last, comfortably, won at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Nov beating Walkin In The Rain (10-3) by 8l, 8 ran.
New Quay (IRE) 9-2 (11-7) Chased leaders, left in 2nd place bend after 5th, pushed along and lost 2nd before 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 6, 12 3/4l behind Harambe (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 3f (4) gd in Apr.
