in touch, led 2 out, soon clear comfortably
towards rear, ridden and hampered, unseated rider 11th
towards rear, headway when hampered 11th, ridden to chase leaders 15th, weakened next
led, blundered badly 3rd, headed next, lost place and behind from 8th, pulled up after 10th
tracking leaders, mistake 2nd, fell 11th
tracked leader, led 4th, headed 14th, ridden to lead 4 out, headed again next, one pace when jumping badly left and mistake when rider lost irons
held up rear, effort 12th, weakened 4 out
held up, headway 12th, led 14th, headed 4 out, led again briefly 3 out, weakened 2 out
Nonrunner
Evan Williams has been struggling to find winners of late and with the ground faster than ideal Back In Business looks one to take on here with preference for Levallois, who gets the vote ahead of Mount Leitrim. The selection has not won for some time but has, as a result, slipped to a decent mark and does have good form under similar ground conditions. Star Galaxy would probably want a softer surface, while Sailor A'Hoy has yet to prove that he stays this far. Mount Leitrim could be of interest on his debut for Peter Bowen but would probably need to improve on his previous form in Ireland to take a hand and preference is for Levallois.
Back In Business (IRE) 11-10fav (11-3) Prominent, led 7th, headed 13th, led again 3 out, headed 2 out, no extra, 2nd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Lavenoak Lad (10-10) at Taunton 2m 7f chs 0-90 (5) sft.
The Laying Hen (IRE) 66-1 (10-10) Towards rear, weakened 6th, tailed off, 16th of 18, well behind Wild Tonto (10-5) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft.
Sailor A'Hoy 8-1 (10-0) Mid-division until weakened approaching 9th, 5th of 11, 44l behind Kercabellec (10-10) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs.
Levallois (IRE) 10-3fav (10-6) Led 1st, stayed prominent until jumped slowly 17th, soon beaten, 6th of 9, well behind Finzi (11-7) at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (4) hvy.
Mount Leitrim (IRE) (12-0) fell in race won by Royal Kicks (12-0) at Nenagh 3m ire ptp gs in Jan, 17 ran.
Star Galaxy (IRE) 9-1 (9-9) In touch, chasing leader when fell at the 10th in race won by Surfboard (11-12) at Leicester 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-90 (5) sft in Feb, 10 ran.
Mountsorrel (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Held up, headway 8th, ridden after 4 out, weakened 3 out, 8th of 10, 23l behind Clearly In Motion (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd.
Bernard 28-1 (9-9) Held up, blundered 4th, hampered and unseated rider at the 7th in race won by Gerrard (11-4) at Stratford 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs, 12 ran.