held up in rear, not fluent, hit 10th, headway approaching 4 out, no chance with winner when disputing 2nd before last, one pace
held up in rear, headway 7th, lost place 9th, weakened next, tailed off
mid-division, headway 6th, lost place after 9th, rallied 4 out, chased winner last, no impression
chased winner until 6th and again next until 10th, weakened approaching 3 out, mistake last, tailed off
chased leaders, lost place 6th, headway when not fluent 8th, chased winner 3 out, no impression 2 out, weakened approaching last
chased leaders until 3rd, headway when not fluent 9th, 13 lenghts 4th and weakening when fell last
made all, clear before 2 out, unchallenged
tracked leaders, chased winner 6th until next and again 10th until 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off
David Bridgwater's Neutrino is on a hat-trick following wins at Bangor and Worcester in his last two starts but a 13lb rise for the latest of them looks harsh so he may have to settle for minor honours behind WILLIAM BUTLER, who gets the vote with Misty Dancer rated the best of the rest. The selection was a comfortable winner at Newton Abbot last week, scoring by nine lengths from Free Gift, and he can defy the penalty for that success. Jonjo O'Neill's Good Company has not won for some time and probably needs some help from the handicapper, while Pilgrims Lane has a career high mark to defy and was beaten off a lower rating on his most recent start that probably came too soon after his win here previously. Presentandcorrect has more to do than when winning at Newton Abbot last time and of more interest may be Misty Dancer, who has been running consistently well in defeat of late and should be thereabouts again. The vote though goes the way of William Butler, who can follow up his Newton Abbot victory and score again.
Pilgrims Lane (IRE) 2-1fav (11-5) Held up towards rear, not fluent 4 out, soon ridden, no impression, 5th of 7, 31l behind De Luain Gorm (10-9) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf.
Good Company (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Held up in 4th, hit 9th, not fluent 4 out, went 3rd before next, soon driven, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 4, 21l behind Safari Adventures (11-4) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd.
Presentandcorrect (IRE) 6-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out, led 2 out, kept on, driven out, won at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd beating Alroyal (10-9) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Neutrino 7-2 (10-0) Held up, not fluent 1st, went 3rd 5th, chased leader 7th, led after 5 out, clear before next, easily (no time taken), won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf beating Royal Kicks (9-9) by 10l, 7 ran.
William Butler (IRE) 3-1fav (11-8) Mid-division, not fluent 5th, headway 9th,challenged 3 out, led next, clear when not fluent last, pushed out, won at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf beating Free Gift (11-12) by 9l, 8 ran.
Misty Dancer 7-4 (10-11) Mostly close 3rd until chased winner 4 out, ridden before 2 out, well beaten when hit last, 2nd of 4, 19l behind Safari Adventures (11-4) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd.
Oscar Royal (IRE) 13-2 (11-12) Led until approaching 2nd, tracked leader, blundered 8th, mistake next, lost 2nd 10th, soon struggling, well behind when pulled up before last, in a race won by Bold Policy (10-9) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd, 6 ran.
Lidjo De Rouge (FR) 7-1 (11-6) Towards rear, headway and in touch 12th, ridden and no impression 4 out, stayed on under pressure from 2 out kept on again from last, went 4th flat, nearest finish, 4th of 11, 6l behind Mustangsallyrally (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
