held up mainly in 3rd, went 2nd before 9th, close up 5 out, tracked leading pair when stumbled before 4 out, upsides last, ridden to lead flat, kept on
led, soon clear, jumped right, mistake 9th, reduced advantage 5 out, headed narrowly 2 out, kept on until no extra flat
soon behind, tailed off 8th, pulled up before 11th
whipped round and lost prominent position start, in rear, mid-division when strong reminders after 8th, never reached leaders, no chance when pulled up before 5 out
tracked clear leader to before 9th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out
behind from 5th, tailed off 5 out, no chance when fell 2 out
mid-division, tracked leading pair 9th, close up 5 out, soon tracked leader, ridden 3 out, led narrowly next, headed flat, kept on same pace
hampered start, mid-division, behind and struggling 9th, went remote 4th after 5 out, tailed off
always behind, tailed off 5 out
Towcester winner Vieux Lion Rouge was gifted a race at Market Rasen on Friday when his only serious rival whipped round at the start and lost many lengths. He was able to coast to success so that shouldn't have taken too much out of him but he'll have a double penalty to carry here if turned out again quickly, meaning he would be giving a stone to stablemate BORDER BREAKER. Kieron Edgar's intended mount has already won a point-to-point so should take to fences having shown decent form over hurdles. Rally was also a decent hurdler but jumped poorly on his chasing debut at Wetherby. River Maigue was also decent over the smaller obstacles and won over fences at Cartmel, but this is a tougher task under 7lb extra.
River Maigue (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) In touch, headway before 8th, went 2nd after last, ridden run-in, kept on to lead last 75 yards, won at Cartmel 2m 5f beg chase (4) gd in May beating Alternatif (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
Border Breaker (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Led, joined 2 out, driven and 2 lengths clear flat, headed close home, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Kilfinichen Bay (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd.
Just Skittles 16-1 (12-0) Lft in ld 1; hdd 6; led 8-9; outpcd 3 out, 3rd of 9, 13l behind The Ultimate Lad (12-0) at Meynell & South Staffordshire 2m 4f ptp gf in May.
Rally 13-8 (10-12) Tracked leaders, not fluent and reminder 6th, ridden along from after 8th, mistake 13th, no chance with winner before 4 out, went 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 3, 40l behind Rathlin Rose (10-12) at Wetherby 3m 1f nov chs (4) gd in May.
Storm Lantern 11-10 (12-0) (h) stdy hdwy 8; wknd qckly aft 2 out, 5th of 13, 13l behind Mr Mercurial (12-0) at Royal Artillery 3m ptp gd in Jan.
Tony (IRE) 150-1 (10-7) Led to 3rd, tracked leader, mistake 8th, ridden after 5 out, soon weakened, tailed off, last of 7, well behind Stephen Hero (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f beg chase (4) gf.
Amber Flush 4-1 (11-7) Ap; led 2 out til hdd & no ex flat, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind The Ultimate Lad (12-0) at Meynell & South Staffordshire 2m 4f ptp gf in May.
Annamult (IRE) 7-4fav (11-7) Led 5-14; led aft 3 out; rdn out, won at Tredegar Farmers 3m ptp gf in May beating Distant Sound (12-0) by 2 1/4l, 5 ran.
Miss Tilly Oscar (IRE) 12-1 (10-10) Held up mid-division, headway before 6th, went 2nd before 9th, pushed along before 4 out, weakened before last, 5th of 11, 35l behind Finding Your Feet (11-12) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gf.
Vieux Lion Rouge (FR) 4-6fav (10-12) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd 6th, led well before 2 out, joied 2 out, headed briefly between last 2, in command last, came clear run-in, won at Towcester 2m 6f nov chs (4) gs in May beating Simply The West (10-12) by 3l, 6 ran.
