chased leaders, reminders after 7 out, went 3rd 2 out, no impression
mid-division, went 4th 2 out, one pace
tracked winner, led 7 out, ridden and pressed 3 out, headed last, kept on and held run-in
held up in touch, went 2nd before 3 out, weakened next
led, blundered and headed 7 out, went 3rd before 3 out, soon challenged, led last, kept on well
held up behind, weakened before 6 out
in rear and not fluent, tailed off and pulled up before 7 out
Celtic Fella wasn't beaten far when second over a shorter trip here last month and should again beat fourth Trakeur. But the latter was well behind OSMOSIA when Chris Gordon's mare won at Fontwell earlier and Sean Bowen's mount looks the pick of the weights today. Kings Apollo has only been raised 3lb since his second at Ludlow and should also be thereabouts but Dushy Valley hasn't raced since a close-up second to Ballyvoneen at Plumpton in March and needs it softer than this.
Kings Apollo 15-8fav (11-3) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3rd until 5th, not fluent 8th, outpaced before 10th, rallied 13th, went 2nd and edged right 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on, unable to challenge winner, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Carobello (10-8) at Ludlow 2m 4f am hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Oct.
Osmosia (FR) 10-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, headway 2 out, 4th and one pace before last, 4th of 11, 9l behind Full Ov Beans (10-13) at Stratford 2m 6f 4yo Am hcp 0-100 (5) gd in Oct.
Dushy Valley (IRE) 7-1 (10-0) Made most, briefly headed approaching 13th, hard ridden flat, no extra and headed final 50 yards, 2nd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Ballyvoneen (10-6) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Mar.
Celtic Fella (IRE) 9-1 (9-11) Chased leaders, pushed along approaching 8th, ridden to challenge before 3 out, kept on well closing stages, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Captain Knock (10-11) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp 0-100 (5) fm in Oct.
Ballyegan (IRE) 17-2 (10-8) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 11th, ridden before next, weakened 4 out, tailed off, 6th of 11, well behind Best Boy Barney (10-10) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Apr.
Trakeur (FR) 6-1 (9-7) Mistake 1st, soon detatched in rear, hit 6th, headway 4 out, mistake next, never a threat, 4th of 9, 8l behind Captain Knock (10-11) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp 0-100 (5) fm in Oct.
First Spirit 50-1 (9-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along 10th, soon weakened, last of 9, well behind Tuskar Rock (10-11) at Chepstow 3m am hcp chs 0-100 (5) sft in Oct.
