tracked leaders, jumped right, weakened approaching 2 out
held up, not fluent 7th, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace
tracked leaders, challenged 5th, led 7th, headed next, stayed close up, driven to lead narrowly flat, held on
mid-division, hampered 2nd, headway 9th, mistake and weakened 3 out
led until after 1st, led 2nd, headed next, led 5th until 7th, led 8th until after 9th, stayed on same pace from 3 out
tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, ridden and lost place 8th, tailed off
in rear, behind 9th, tailed off
held up, headway approaching 9th, mistake 2 out, no extra last, weakened flat
tracked leaders, challenged 9th, soon led, headed after 2 out, weakened flat
with leader, reminder to lead after 1st, slowed up into next and headed, led 3rd until 5th, weakened approaching 9th, tailed off
in rear, jumped slowly 2nd and reminder, brief effort 3 out, tailed off
held up in mid-division, headway 8th, challenged 2 out, soon led, driven and headed narrowly flat, stayed on
Withdrawn
A tricky end to proceedings with useful chasers Fairoak Lad and Qulinton heading the weights. Knighton Combe also has a decent record over the larger obstacles while Mister Chancer wouldn't be without a chance on his best form. AMBROSE PRINCESS was second over a longer trip at Stratford at the start of the month and appears to be on a decent mark at present. Michael Scudamore's tough mare has decent claims in this and gets the nod. Saticon returned to winning ways over 2m4f here last time and is another to consider while Merrydown was second at Wetherby. This may be a bit far for Marju King, however, while Betavix lacks a recent run though would be interesting if attracting market support.
Fairoak Lad (IRE) 6-1 (10-13) Mid-division, blundered 4th, ridden 9th, behind 11th, tailed off and pulled up before 13th, in a race won by Mumbles Head (10-5) at Perth 3m hcp chs (2) sft, 17 ran.
Qulinton (FR) 9-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear on outer, headway after 4 out to go 3rd, jumped left in 2nd 2 out, lost 2 places when no extra flat, 4th of 7, 9l behind Saticon (10-12) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd.
Saticon 10-1 (10-12) Close up, led before 5th, pushed along before 3 out, ridden before last, ran on strongly, eased towards finish, won at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd beating Harry Tricker (11-0) by 6l, 7 ran.
Santera (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) Always towards rear, 9th of 20, well behind Valento (10-11) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Apr.
Merrydown (IRE) 11-4 (11-10) Chased winner, hit 6th, lost 2nd after 4 out, went 2nd again approaching next, no impression from 2 out, 2nd of 5, 8l behind Bunclody (11-4) at Wetherby 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft.
Mister Chancer (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Went left 1st, chased winner, mistake and ridden 6th, blundered and lost 2nd 8th, ridden and no chance from next, tailed off, 3rd of 4, well behind Prince Tom (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f beg chase (5) gf in May.
Betavix 14-1 (11-1) In touch in last pair after jumping slowly 2nd, mistake 9th, awkward landing 11th, niggled along 12th, weakened from 4 out, tailed off, 5th of 6, well behind Emmaslegend (10-3) at Folkestone 3m 1f beg chs (4) sft in Dec.
Knighton Combe 2-1fav (10-13) Tracked leaders, led approaching 9th, ridden and edged right flat, stayed on, won at Worcester 2m 7f nh nov hdl (4) gd in May beating Weapon Of War (10-13) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
The Sliotar (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Mid-division, headway after 4 out, weakened 2 out, tailed off, 12th of 20, dis behind Alpha Victor (10-8) at Aintree 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in May.
William Hogarth 17-2 (10-2) Led, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 37l behind Royal Riviera (10-2) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-145 (2) hvy.
Consulate (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Mid-division, dropped to rear 3rd, tailed off when pulled up 3 out, in a race won by Simonside (10-8) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Nov, 9 ran.
Marju King (IRE) 3-1fav (11-10) Held up in rear, headway approaching 6th, went 2nd before 2 out, edged right flat, slightly inconvenienced towads finish, held close home, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Romney Marsh (10-11) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft.
Ambrose Princess (IRE) 25-1 (10-6) Led, ridden before 2 out, headed flat, 2nd of 11, 1 3/4l behind Emmaslegend (10-11) at Stratford 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd.
