in touch, headway to chase leaders before 3 out, kept on towards finish
led to 4 out, weakening when hampered and left 3rd 3 out
always towards rear, weakened from 3 out, pulled up before last
tracked leaders, led before 3 out, kept on
behind, pushed along halfway, tailed off and pulled up before 5 out
towards rear, ridden before 3 out, soon headway, one pace and no impression
always behind, pulled up before last
tracked leader, led 4 out, headed before and fell when weakening 3 out
Murrayana may well have won on his handicap debut over fences at Chepstow had he not fallen at the second-last. He still has time on his side and more scope than Ffos Las third Wychwoods Brook and veteran Paddy The Oscar, who steps up a grade after scoring at Warwick. Morney Wing was placed over 3m in Ireland but most of his form is over shorter, including a recent win at Haydock. Union Jack D'ycy will handle the ground better than most and was second over track and trip two weeks ago off this mark. He's preferred to the out-of-sorts Easter Day and St Dominick but will find TOP WOOD (NAP) a tough nut to crack. David Pipe's charge has only won once over fences so far but has his ground and his latest second at Chepstow, where he looked the likely winner approaching the last, came against better opposition than this.
Easter Day (FR) 10-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place 3 out, weakened next, 9th of 12, 37 1/2l behind Missed Approach (10-7) at Newbury 3m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Top Wood (FR) 7-2jfav (11-2) Mid-division, close up 5th, tracked leader after 7th, poised to challenge 5 out, led after next, 3 lengths clear last, ridden and kept on flat, headed towards finish, no extra, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Tour Des Champs (10-10) at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) hvy in Dec.
St Dominick (IRE) 7-1 (12-3) Held up in rear, headway 14th, chased leaders next, came wide into straight, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 12, 36l behind Woodford County (11-12) at Exeter 3m 7f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Wychwoods Brook 6-1 (11-11) Tracked leaders, driven and one pace after 4 out, soon ridden, stayed on to take modest 2nd 2 out until after last, no extra, 3rd of 7, 13 1/4l behind Bob Ford (11-12) at Ffos Las 3m 1f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Union Jack D'ycy (FR) 5-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, mistake 4th, went 2nd after 12th, 1 1/2 lengths down when blundered 3 out, no impression with winner after, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Kings Apollo (10-0) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Murrayana (IRE) 13-8fav (11-5) Tracked leaders, headway to lead narrowly 6 out, driven 3 out, narrow advantage and staying on when fell next, at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Morney Wing (IRE) 7-1 (10-13) Led until 5th, led again 9th, joined 5 out, strongly challenged after last, stayed on strongly closing stages, won at Haydock 2m 5f hcp (3) hvy in Dec beating Friendly Royal (11-2) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Paddy The Oscar (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Led after 1st, made rest, drew clear after 10th, 7 lengths advantage last, held on well under pressure flat, won at Warwick 3m hcp (4) hvy in Dec beating Incentivise (11-7) by 3l, 7 ran.
