chased leaders, ridden after 5th, lost place next, well beaten when mistake 4 out, left 4th last
slightly reluctant to race, tracked leader after 1st, led 3rd, headed 6th, not fluent 8th, led 9th, headed when mistake 3 out, hampered 2 out, 3rd and beaten when swerved right and unseated rider last
held up, headway 6th, mistake 3 out, left in lead 2 out, driven and stayed on flat
led until 3rd, led 6th, headed 9th, weakened 4 out, blundered badly 2 out
pressed leader until after 1st, tracked leaders, challenged 9th, led 3 out, 4 lengths clear when fell next
chased leaders, lost place 7th, well beaten 4 out, mistake 3 out, left 3rd last
held up in rear, headway from 7th, left close 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner flat
Golanova's recent win at Plumpton under today's conditional came over a longer trip and preference is for Faith Jicaro, who won over 2m1f on the same card and is up only 3lb. But ALL BUT GREY may just edge this having gone close in what looked a tougher chase at Newton Abbot last time ahead of a previous dual winner. Alla Svelta has been placed on his last couple of outings but failed to threaten on either occasion while hurdles winner Agapanthus was well beaten back over the larger obstacles at Taunton in March.
Golanova 7-2 (11-3) Chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, pushed along 8th, rallied after next, led 2 out, soon hard pressed, held on gamely, won at Plumpton 2m 4f cond hcp chs (5) gf in Apr beating June French (9-10) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Alla Svelta (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Led, jumped right most of way, ridden and headed after 2 out, 3rd and beaten when went badly right last, 3rd of 9, 18l behind Royalracket (10-2) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Apr.
All But Grey 9-2 (10-8) Tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden before last, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 4, 3/4l behind To The Sky (11-2) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Faith Jicaro (IRE) 7-4 (11-7) Tracked leader, led 5th, hard driven after 2 out, ran on well, won at Plumpton 2m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gf in Apr beating Star Presenter (11-12) by 2 3/4l, 4 ran.
Agapanthus (GER) 5-1 (11-12) Chased winner, jumped left 1st 2nd and 4th, blundered and ridden 7th, blundered and lost 2nd 4 out, weakened 3 out, went left again next, last of 4, 18l behind Ballyegan (11-0) at Taunton 2m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Mar.
Positive Vibes 17-2 (11-4) Held up, headway before 7th, outpaced after 3 out, no impression next, 8th of 11, well behind Karl Marx (10-0) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Mar.
No No Cardinal (IRE) 8-1 (9-11) Always towards rear, 6th of 10, 47l behind Topthorn (10-5) at Worcester 2m am hcp chs 0-100 (5) sft in Oct.
