held up towards rear, blundered 5th, not fluent and struggling 8th, stayed on to take modest 4th after last, no chance with leaders
tracked clear pair, went 2nd after 5 out, ridden and lost place after next, soon one pace, weakened after 2 out
in touch chasing group, headway into 2nd after 4 out, ridden and outpaced when switched right between last 2, rallied flat, always just held
led and soon clear with one other, reduced advantage 4 out, driven 3 lengths clear between last 2, not fluent last, soon ridden, headed towards finish
in touch chasing group, headway 4 out, 4 lengths down in 3rd before last, ridden and ran on well to lead towards finish
held up in last pair, outpaced 4 out, never a threat
jumped well, pressed leader and soon clear of rest, lost place after 5 out, soon weakened, tailed off
keen early, held up in last pair, blundered 3rd, weakened 4 out, tailed off
in touch chasing group, outpaced 4 out, never on terms, weakened 2 out
Stowaway Magic finished just ahead of Hawk High when runner-up at Carlisle and both went on to win their latest starts at Stratford and Wetherby respectively. That pair are hard to separate while Ravenhill Road wasn't far behind Hawk High when second at Wetherby and is not out of this either. But COOL MIX has finished second in both starts over fences and given he's won in testing going over hurdles in the past, Iain Jardine's charge is take to go one better in this. Reivers Lad showed progressive form over timber last season and makes his chasing bow today along with The Vocalist.
Hawk High (IRE) 10-11 (11-0) Tracked leader who went clear 7th, closer at 9th, challenged as leader blundered 4 out, ridden and good jump last, led and quickened clear run-in, won at Wetherby 1m 7f (4) gd in Nov beating Ravenhill Road (11-0) by 2 3/4l, 2 ran.
Stowaway Magic (IRE) 1-16fav (11-4) Made all, clear from 10th, not fluent 2 out, very easily, won at Stratford 2m 5f (4) gd in Nov beating Midnight Owle (11-4) by 13l, 3 ran.
Cool Mix Evensfav (11-1) Tracked clear leader, close up 7th, mistake 5 out, poised to challenge next, mistake 3 out, led before next, ridden between last 2, headed flat, no extra, 2nd of 4, 3 1/4l behind Tayzar (10-3) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Ravenhill Road (IRE) 5-6fav (11-0) Mostly jumped well, led, went clear 7th until 9th, blundered and joined 4 out, pecked 2 out, pressed last, headed and not pace of winner run-in, last of 2, 2 3/4l behind Hawk High (11-0) at Wetherby 1m 7f (4) gd in Nov.
Reivers Lad 40-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, lost place 5th, ridden and struggling after 4 out, well beaten 3 out, pulled up before last, at Aintree 2m 4f (1) gd in Apr.
Rhymers Stone 14-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway before 5th, ridden 2 out, one pace before last bend, 5th of 11, 15 3/4l behind Randy Pike (10-13) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Shepherd Storm (IRE) 40-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, 5th of 8, 27 1/2l behind One More Go (10-7) at Musselburgh 2m (6) gs in Jan.
Uncle Bobby 16-1 (8-7) Towards rear, pushed along over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous, 6th of 7, 8 3/4l behind Bandolier (8-13) at Hamilton 6f (5) gf in Sep.
The Vocalist 2-7fav (11-4) Led, headed after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Spice Girl (11-4) at Towcester 2m (4) sft in Feb.
