mostly jumped well, led and set strong pace, hit 14th, left in clear lead 4 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
tracked winner and clear of rest, fell 4 out
off the pace in 6th on inside, left 5th at 16th, went 4th and hampered by faller 4 out
well outpaced in last pair, never in the race, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
held up off the pace in last trio, closer at 15th, went 4th after 15th, hampered by faller and lost 4th 4 out, weakened
off the pace in 4th, fell 16th
outpaced in last pair, never a factor and tailed off throughout, no chance when badly hampered by faller 16th, pulled up before 3 out
off the pace in 7th, badly hampered by faller 16th, not recover
raced in 3rd behind clear leading pair, hit 10th, left in 2nd place and hampered by faller 4 out, mistake next, no chance with winner
off the pace in 5th, badly hampered by faller 16th, left 3rd and slightly hampered by faller 4 out, plugged on, never any chance
Al Dancer (FR) 13-2 (11-2) Chased leader, led 2nd, not fluent and headed 6th, lost 2nd at 12th, stumbled badly and lost ground next, mistake and weakened 4 out, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Fantastic Lady (10-13) at Sandown 2m 7f (1) gd in Apr.
Remastered 11-1 (12-0) Wore red hood in preliminaries, handy, went 2nd before 3 out where not fluent, good jump and pressed leader after 2 out, ridden and led narrowly last, ran on dourly when strongly challenged run-in, just prevailed, won at Wincanton 3m 3f hcp (3) gd in Oct beating Deise Aba (11-4) by shd, 8 ran.
Forward Plan (IRE) 13-2 (10-11) Held up towards rear, slightly hampered 4 out, steady headway on inside before next, chased leaders before 2 out, went 2nd after 2 out, switched right approaching last, ridden and stayed on same pace, no extra in 3rd final 100 yards, 3rd of 13, 2 1/4l behind Cruz Control (10-10) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
The Big Breakaway (IRE) 22-1 (10-12) Mid-division, lost place before 2nd, behind before 5th, no impression, well beaten when mistake 3 out, 6th of 11, 23 1/2l behind Shallow River (10-2) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp (2) hvy in Feb.
Riskintheground (IRE) 17-2 (11-6) Held up in rear, headway 3 out, not much room final bend, soon switched left and hampered slightly, not much room on inside 2 out, went 2nd briefly and pressed winner flat, 3rd and no extra towards finish, 3rd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Lisnamult Lad (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
The Changing Man (IRE) 3-1fav (11-8) Towards rear, wide and headway 4 out, ridden to join winner 2 out, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Regal Blue (11-8) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (2) hvy in Mar.
Mofasa 12-1 (11-0) In rear, hampered 1st, behind 12th, pulled up before 4 out, at Ayr 3m hcp (2) sft in Apr.
Lord Baddesley (IRE) 5-1 (10-11) Prominent, pushed along turning for home, bad jump 3 out, plugged on one pace, 4th of 8, 10 3/4l behind Outlaw Peter (11-1) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Lord Accord (IRE) 6-4fav (11-8) Made all, jumped boldly and soon clear, hit 15th, hit 3 out, not fluent next, ridden before last, mistake last, stayed on strongly run-in, unchallenged, won at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Oct beating Hold Your Fort (11-2) by 16l, 5 ran.
Gustavian (IRE) 10-3 (12-1) Led, headed before not fluent 4 out, rallied into 3rd last, kept on, 3rd of 5, 6 3/4l behind Royal Mer (11-5) at Wincanton 2m hcp (3) sft in Apr.
