held up, in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
tracked leader until after 3rd, outpaced approaching 3 out, ridden and kept on approaching last, no chance with winner
held up, in rear, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, soon one pace
led, jumped slowly 4th, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, joined leader 4 out, mistake 3 out, weakened approaching next
held up, headway 4 out, led after 3 out, headed next and one pace
held up, smooth headway after 4 out, mistake 3 out, led next, soon in command, eased near finish
held up, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
held up, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out
Madison de Vonnas, Pirandello and Into The Shadows are the three for the shortlist here and preference is for first time out scorer Madam de Vonnas. Second at Wincanton and Huntingdon this season, the seven-year-old Pirandello deserves to get his head in front, but he is conceding weight to most of his rivals here and once again may find one or two too good. Into The Shadows is rated 83 on the Flat and comes here race fit after some recent runs on the level. He hasn¿t been seen over hurdles though for almost a year and is another who tends to find one or two too good. He is one we can take on. Emma Lavelle has her string in excellent form and she runs Madison de Vonnas who won first time out this season at Plumpton. That was a game effort and an unexpected success. The gelding has also shown his liking for the track with two placed efforts here last season and Madison de Vonnas is taken to come out on top for Emma.
Silk Trader 14-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, headway 9th, every chance approaching 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace from next, 4th of 9, 5l behind Mighty Fine (11-0) at Catterick 2m hcp chs 0-115 (D) gs in Mar.
Pirandello (IRE) 4-1fav (11-10) Led, ridden 2 out and headed, kept on same pace, 2nd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Nanga Parbat (11-5) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gd in Oct.
Fame 16-1 (11-7) fell in race won by Nanga Parbat (11-5) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gd in Oct, 14 ran.
Captain Miller 13-2 (11-0) In touch, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, outpaced from next, 7th of 15, 23l behind Kid'z'play (11-7) at Perth 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (D) sft in Apr.
Madison de Vonnas (FR) 10-1 (11-12) Disputed lead until went clear 6th, driven and held on under pressure flat, won at Plumpton 2m nov hcp hdl 0-100 (E) gd in Oct beating The Castilian (10-7) by 3/4l, 11 ran.
Gaelic Flight (IRE) 6-4fav (11-6) Held up in touch, headway approaching 3 out, ridden to challenge between last 2, weakened last, 6th of 7, 19l behind Your Advantage (11-3) at Hexham 2m nov chs (E) gf in Oct.
Into The Shadows 4-6fav (10-7) Tracked leaders, led on bit 3 out, shaken up approaching last, soon clear, eased towards finish, won at Doncaster 2m nov hdl (B) gd in Dec beating Donna's Double (11-0) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
Domenico (IRE) 14-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway on inside 6th, going well and every chance when unseated rider 2 out in race won by Screenplay (10-12) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (D) gf in Sept, 11 ran.
Ndola 14-1 (11-2) In touch until weakened 6th, last of 11, well behind Whispered Promises (10-13) at Aintree 2m mdn hdl (E) gd in Jun.
