led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
held up, hit 7th, headway 12th, mistake and outpaced 3 out, rallied last, went 3rd towards finish
tracked leader until after 10th, hit next, lost place 12th, rallied 4 out, weakened after next
tracked leaders, ridden after 14th, beaten when hit 2 out, one pace
tracked leaders, raced keenly, hit 11th, soon went 2nd, led approaching 2 out, went left last, ridden clear
in rear, not fluent and hampered 1st, not fluent and ridden 6th, behind 8th, tailed off next, soon pulled up
held up, jumped left at times, not fluent 3rd, headway 13th, mistake next, challenging when dived left 2 out, hit last and pecked, stayed on same pace, no impression on winner
Dennis The Legend won this 12 months ago and is 4lb lower now. He's probably needed his two runs this year but may struggle to concede 19lb to CECILY PARSLEY. Hughie Morrison's mare is 3lb out of the handicap and 8lb higher than her last win but she's very much on an upward curve and has already won twice over these fences. Ballyvoneen is penalised for his Plumpton win but may still be best of the rest as Appleaday hasn't won for more than three years and starting to get a little long in the tooth. Sentimentaljourney makes his chasing debut and has scope but is probably best watched on this occasion.
Appleaday (IRE) 11-2 (11-11) Led, jumped right and bumped 1st, headed 4th, mistake 11th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 5th of 8, well behind Roi De Rose (11-9) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Apr.
Sentimentaljourney (IRE) 5-1fav (11-9) Held up towards rear, blundered 2nd, headway before 4 out, soon weakened, 12th of 16, 44l behind Mauricetheathlete (11-0) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Mar.
Dennis The Legend 7-1 (10-13) Led until 8th, chased winner, went left and hit 10th, lost 2nd 16th, driven along and disputing well held 3rd after 4 out, weakened before next, 4th of 7, 33l behind Inside Dealer (11-8) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs.
Orion Star (IRE) 17-2 (11-12) Led until mistake 2nd, tracked leaders, led 11th until 13th, every chance 2 out, no extra close home, 4th of 7, 4 1/2l behind Timpo (11-10) at Towcester 3m hcp 0-100 (5) gd in Nov.
Ballyvoneen (IRE) 3-1 (10-1) Tracked leader until 6th, tracked leaders, left 3rd 3 out, ridden to challenge 2 out, led last, ridden out, won at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft beating Brunette'sonly (11-2) by 1 1/2l, 5 ran.
Elsie's Pride (IRE) 33-1 (11-5) Prominent sharing 2nd and 3rd place, hit 7th, mistake 14th, led 17th until next, chased winner until next, lost 3rd and weakened after 3 out, behind and pulled up before last, in a race won by Mid Div And Creep (11-7) at Folkestone 3m 7f hts chs (5) gd, 6 ran.
Cecily Parsley 85-40fav (10-8) Held up, niggled along after 5th, headway 3 out, challenged next, led approaching last, stayed on well and drew clear flat, won at Towcester 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Apr beating Witch's Hat (10-9) by 8l, 8 ran.
