led, headed 5th, tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out
keen tracked leaders, headway to lead 5th, clear after 7th, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on one pace
close up, headway to chase clear leader soon after 5 out, shaken up to lead approaching last, ran on
tracked leader until jumped right 5 out, ridden next, kept on same pace
Nonrunner
TOWN MOUSE was conceding 9lb when just hanging on from Very Noble at Fontwell and, though 4lb higher, Lizzie Kelly's claim more than compensates. He was due to run at Ludlow yesterday but looks the one to beat if turning up here. Easily Pleased was an expensive failure on several occasions last summer and hasn't run since October while Itsuptoyou is inconsistent though would have a very good chance if in the same kind of form as when completing a double on the course at this time last year. Ballyegan won twice on the course in March over the minimum trip on ground with some give and has won four times on the course so he could provide the main threat as Book'Em Danno has been in very poor form since winning three times at Market Rasen last spring.
Book'em Danno (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Blundered 1st, mid-division on outside, not fluent 11th, soon outpaced, weakened after 3 out, tailed off, 8th of 10, 43l behind Arthur's Oak (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs.
Easily Pleased (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear and keen, headway and pecked 4 out, weakened before next, unseated rider 2 out, in a race won by Hollow Penny (11-7) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Oct, 10 ran.
Itsuptoyou (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, 4th and outpaced 7th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, last of 7, 38l behind Mr Muddle (10-9) at Plumpton 2m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd.
Ballyegan (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders in 4th, went 3rd before 11th, weakened from 4 out, 3rd of 7, 24l behind Milly Malone (10-3) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd.
Town Mouse 7-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd from 9th, led 3 out, soon hard pressed, edged left run-in, just held on, won at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd beating Very Noble (10-13) by shd, 5 ran.
