in rear, not fluent 1st and given reminder, headway on outside 7th, not fluent 13th, jumped right and mistake next, lost action briefly on bend before 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out
chased leaders, not fluent and lost place 4th, not fluent and pushed along after 10th, still behind 4 out, headway before 2 out, led approaching last, clear flat, stayed on well
prominent, ridden before 3 out, no impression from 2 out, tired when jumped left and lost 3rd last
led, not fluent 8th, clear when hit 15th, reduced lead 2 out, headed before last, no impression on winner after
mid-division on inside, headway when hampered bend before 4 out, disputing 2nd 2 out, weakened before blunder last
jumped right, always behind
mid-division, headway when hit 4th, went 2nd 7th until after 11th, weakening when mistake 3 out
mid-division, not fluent 2nd, slow and lost place 3rd, ridden and struggling 12th, pulled up before 14th
keen early, chased leaders, mistake 8th, no impression when mistake 2 out, went 3rd last
towards rear, ridden after 13th, fell next
prominent, lost place before 8th, not fluent 11th, ridden after 15th, no impression 2 out, plugged on, went 4th flat
These veterans chases are nearly always well contested. Wishing And Hoping won this last year on his seasonal reappearance, with Minellacelebration fourth, but is 7lb higher. Indy Five won similar races at Doncaster and Newbury last season and just came up short over track and trip when last seen in May. Placed in the Scottish Grand National and the Rehearsal Chase at Newcastle last year, Dingo Dollar is respected while Cloth Cap won the 2020 Ladbrokes Trophy. Windsor Avenue landed the Listed Sky Bet Chase at Doncaster in January and goes well fresh but the handicapper has given a real chance to IF THE CAP FITS. Lightly raced over fences and thrown in on last season’s hurdles form, the 10-year-old has changed stables and had wind surgery since last seen but has won around here, and ran well at the track on his return last year, and Philip Armson’s claim further enhances his prospects.
Windsor Avenue (IRE) 50-1 (11-1) Towards rear, hit 9th, lost touch when pulled up before 10th (bechers), at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Dingo Dollar (IRE) 25-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway chasing leaders when unseated rider 24th (canal turn), at Aintree 4m 2f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Cloth Cap (IRE) 33-1 (10-10) Chased leaders on inside, lost place 18th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Aintree 4m 2f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Wishing And Hoping (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Led, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened before last, 6th of 14, 33 1/2l behind Sam Brown (11-4) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Le Patriote (FR) 9-1 (11-3) Midfield, ridden and lost place 12th, unseated rider 4 out, at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Feb.
Forza Milan (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, no impression 3 out, kept on one pace behind closing stages, last of 4, 19l behind Easy Game (11-10) at Tramore 2m 6f gd in Jul.
Indy Five (IRE) 18-1 (11-0) Jumped right, led, 3 lengths ahead 2 out, joined last, headed final strides, 2nd of 9, hd behind Exelerator Express (12-0) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (2) gd in May.
Minellacelebration (IRE) 16-1 (10-13) In touch, headway and close up 5th, joined leader 9th, led 13th, ridden 2 out, ran on, won at Fakenham 3m hcp (2) gd in Apr beating Potters Legend (10-8) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Sir Ivan 11-1 (11-2) Held up, headway 10th, blundered 12th, pushed along before 3 out (usual 4 out), made no impression, pulled up before 2 out, at Exeter 3m hcp (2) sft in Feb.
If The Cap Fits (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) Mistake 1st, rear of mid-division, ridden after 7th, well beaten from 9th, tailed off, 14th of 21, dist behind Party Business (10-10) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (1) gs in Apr.
Potters Legend 13-2 (11-13) Raced wide close up, mistake 16th, ridden and not fluent 3 out, weakened before last, 5th of 10, 20l behind Tommie Beau (11-9) at Fakenham 3m 5f hcp (3) gd in May.
