in touch, jumped right throughout, chased leader 4 out, soon under pressure, blundered 2 out, weakened last
chased leaders, lost place 7th, behind 10th, tailed off
settled in rear but in touch, headway to chase leaders 2 out, soon hard ridden, led before last, ran on well
tracked leader, lost place 9th, soon behind, tailed off, modest 4th
prominent, left in lead after 11th, headed before last, faded flat
held up in rear, under pressure halfway, headway 11th, chasing leaders when unseated rider next
led until stumbled and unseated rider after 11th
Nonrunner
Along with Intac, Marley Roca never figured behind Ostland over a slightly shorter trip here last time. King's Legacy races for the first time since finishing third in a novice chase at Worcester almost a year ago while Sunsetten has also been off the track for a while. Nataani struggles to get his head in front and Pilgrims Lane fell at Fakenham last Sunday while it's a long time since Commemoration Day showed any worthwhile form, though Charlie Longsdon's chasers are always worth a second look here. THE DISENGAGER came good at Bangor two weeks ago and, though 8lb higher, is relatively unexposed over fences - he can score again under Richard Johnson.
King's Legacy (IRE) 2-1 (11-5) Jumped right, close 4th, went 2nd after 14th, chance 3 out and next, no impression on winner when weakened to 3rd last, 3rd of 7, 13l behind Liberate (10-12) at Worcester 2m 7f nov chs (4) gf in Jun '11.
Marley Roca (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Always towards rear, never involved, tailed off, 9th of 16, 33l behind Ostland (11-9) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gd in May.
Pilgrims Lane (IRE) 14-1 (11-11) Led, headed 3rd, tracking leaders when fell 7th, in a race won by Plunkett (10-7) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gf in May, 10 ran.
Intac (IRE) 50-1 (10-11) Mid-division, lost place and towards rear 8th, struggling next, tailed off, 10th of 16, 34l behind Ostland (11-9) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp chs 0-140 (3) gd in May.
Nataani (IRE) 8-1 (11-2) Raced wide in touch, went 2nd 12th until approaching 4 out, went 2nd again 4 out, not much room soon after 2 out, wanting to hang left when every chance and hit last, kept on under pressure flat, 2nd of 10, nk behind Romulus D'artaix (11-5) at Newbury 2m 6f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Mar.
Sunsetten (IRE) 28-1 (10-0) Held up in last pair, reminders after 8th, weakened 12th, behind and no chance when blundered 3 out, pulled up soon after, in a race won by Invictus (10-7) at Hereford 2m 5f Novice Handicap Chase (0-135) (4yo+) (3) gd in Nov, 7 ran.
The Disengager (IRE) 7-2 (11-2) Made all, joined 2 out, ridden and stayed on well flat, won at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in May beating Lamboro Lad (11-5) by 2l, 9 ran.
Commemoration Day (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) In rear, ridden and behind 12th, pulled up after 16th, in a race won by Fairoak Lad (11-4) at Ludlow 3m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in May, 15 ran.
