pressed leader, led 2nd, ridden and headed when mistake last, weakened into 4th towards finish
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 4th, not fluent 6th, led and hit last, clear inside final 75 yards
in rear, not fluent 5th, slow 6th, closed before next, outpaced before 3 out, stayed on flat, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner
took keen hold, jumped left, led, slow 1st, headed next, not fluent 6th, soon lost place, well behind 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
held up in rear, headway from 6th, 3rd and held 2 out, weakened from last
chased leaders, pushed along briefly after 4th, outpaced and no impression 2 out, pecked last, stayed on flat, went 3rd towards finish, no impression on winner
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The top three in the weights have been chasing but ADRIMEL is a former Grade 2 winner over the smaller obstacles and he has his favoured conditions today. Castle Rushen was also no slouch over timber a couple of years ago and Aramax showed signs of coming to hand at Wetherby last time. Course winner Donny Boy came right back to form at Kelso and Cerendipity was out of his depth at Sandown latest but It's Good To Laugh may be having a pipe-opener before resuming his career on the Flat.
Adrimel (FR) 3-1 (11-13) Prominent, not fluent 6th, pushed along before 4 out, gradually weakened 3 out, 4th of 6, 20l behind No Risk Des Flos (11-3) at Wetherby 1m 7f hcp (3) hvy in Nov.
Miah Grace 20-1 (11-9) Held up in rear, not fluent 12th, soon ridden and outpaced, tailed off approaching last, 5th of 7, dist behind Bill Baxter (11-3) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Castle Rushen (IRE) 4-1 (11-5) Midfield in touch, not fluent 9th, briefly ridden and dropped to rear before 10th, outpaced and driven before 3 out, tailed off approaching last, 4th of 7, dist behind Bill Baxter (11-3) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
It's Good To Laugh (IRE) 6-4fav (9-10) Chased leaders, pushed along well over 4f out, plugged on, never threatened, 3rd of 6, 10 1/4l behind Prince Imperial (10-2) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Donny Boy (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Chased leader, travelling well to press leader 2 out, soon ridden and briefly led, 2 lengths down approaching last, no extra run-in, 2nd of 10, 5 1/2l behind Santos Blue (10-11) at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Aramax (GER) 16-1 (12-0) Tracked leaders on outer, pushed along and lost position 4 out, plugged on one pace, 7th of 10, 11 1/4l behind Pyramid Place (11-0) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Cerendipity (IRE) 25-1 (11-3) Chased leaders on inside, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 10th of 16, dist behind Crambo (11-5) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (1) hvy in Mar.
