made all, soon clear with rival, 2 lengths clear 3 out, driven next, ridden and hard pressed flat, kept on under pressure towards finish
tracked winner and soon clear, challenged when mistake and pecked 4 out, soon lost place, left 12 lengths down in 3rd when weakening next, tailed off
soon behind, lost touch 7th, tailed off when left 4th 3 out
tracked clear pair, jumped right 3rd, reminder 6th, headway 4 out, went 2 lengths 2nd before next, soon ridden, kept on under pressure to press winner flat, held towards finish
soon chased leaders in 4th, headway 4 out, 6 lengths 3rd and under pressure when fell next
in rear, lost touch when mistake 7th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out
Pause And Clause should make an exciting chaser but he jumped poorly on his chase bow at Leicester last December and, as a result, is probably best watched against some more experienced rivals. Dover's Hill has twice fallen at the last fence when looking the likeliest winner and this habitual front-runner may be able to expose any chinks in the jumping of his rivals but probably lacks the scope of Emma Lavelle's charge, Billie Magern and INVISIBLE MAN. There's not a great deal to choose between Ollie Magern's brother and Ian Williams' former French performer but there are showers about and it would be a concern for the Twiston-Davies runner were the rain to get into the ground. Underfoot conditions are less of a concern for Invisible Man who has begun to fulfil his early promise in winning both starts for his current connections and he's marginally preferred.
Billie Magern 1-3fav (11-3) Led, headed narrowly 7th, led again after next, drew clear from 3 out, unextended, won at Perth 2m 4f nov chs (3) gf in Jul beating Right Or Wrong (10-12) by 28l, 4 ran.
Invisible Man (FR) 3-1fav (10-8) Tracked leaders, on terms from 4 out, led before 2 out where jumped left, soon clear, stayed on well, easily, won at Galway 2m 6f chs gd in Jul beating Tory Hill Lad (11-3) by 11l, 14 ran.
Feeling Peckish (USA) 13-2 (10-1) Close up, hit 7th, pushed along approaching and went 3rd 4 out, soon beaten, 3rd of 6, 24l behind Ihaventabob (11-10) at Cartmel 3m 2f hcp 0-100 (4) gd in Aug.
Pause And Clause (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, headway on outside after 3 out, led narrowly next, soon ridden, kept on under pressure flat, won at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Mar beating Radium (11-4) by 3 1/2l, 24 ran.
Sheshali (IRE) 5-1 (11-5) Held up, towards rear, headway approaching 6th, weakened after 4 out, 6th of 8, well behind Bertie May (10-7) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl (2) gs in Feb.
That's The Deal (IRE) 100-1 (11-1) With leaders, weakened approaching 5th, 7th of 16, 40l behind Gus Macrae (11-1) at Hereford 2m 1f NH mdn hdl (4) sft in Mar.
Dover's Hill 9-2 (11-8) Tracked winner, hard ridden 3 out, soon weakened, 7th of 12, 14l behind Alderluck (11-12) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Mar.
Safe Investment (USA) 12-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, hit next, behind 8th, no impression, went 4th closing stages, tailed off, 4th of 9, well behind Bynack Mhor (10-0) at Uttoxeter 3m nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Jul.
