led, headed 2nd, lost place 4th, headway 11th, ridden to chase leader 3 out, left in lead 2 out, driven out
always in rear, behind from 14th
led 2nd, 3 lengths clear when fell 2 out
pulled hard, held up in rear, some headway 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
close up, mistake 10th, outpaced 14th, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, stayed on, no chance with winner
held up, hit 2nd, headway 5th, not fluent 10th, blundered 15th, soon beaten
not fluent 1st, close up, chased leader 4th, ridden and one paced from 2 out
Nonrunner
With Bosham Mill in action on Wednesday, we turn to No Retreat as the answer, with Full Minty and Lucky Bay the other leading contenders. If Bosham Mill does run then obviously that puts a different light on matters, but in his absence we nominate No Retreat to step up on his second to Red Brook Lad at Wincanton recently. That was his first outing since finishing a creditable third in the Justitia Cup at Stratford in May, and although now in the twilight of his career, the former Desert Orchid Chase winner should give a good account. Full Minty was a fairly useful novice chaser for Nigel Twiston-Davies and lines up on the back of a win between the flags for Sarah Stafford, so should be in with a shout along with Lucky Bay who also has a recent point success to his credit. Maggies Brother has not been seen since winning a hunter chase at Folkestone last May so may give a good show before running out of steam, and that Wincanton run of No Retreat should give him the edge today.
No Retreat (NZ) 3-1jt-fav (12-0) Chased leader, challenged 3 out, not pace of winner from last, 2nd of 13, 2l behind Red Brook Lad (12-4) at Wincanton 3m 1f hts chs (6) gd.
Maggies Brother 5-2 (11-11) Headway to track leaders 6th, led 16th, joined last, driven out flat, clear when edged left near finish, won at Folkestone 3m 7f hts chs (H) gf in May beating Tell Tale (12-0) by 1 1/2l, 7 ran.
Full Minty 7-1 (12-7) Won at Cottenham 3m ptp gf in Jan beating Moscow Court (12-7) by 15l, 9 ran.
Ivanoph (FR) 16-1 (12-4) Behind, headway 9th, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 4th of 11, 31l behind Telemoss (12-4) at Bangor 2m 4f hts chs (6) gs.
Lucky Bay (IRE) 15-8 (11-0) Won at Tweseldown 3m ptp gd beating Flora Macdonald (10-7) by 12l, 6 ran.
Wings of Hope (IRE) 28-1 (11-11) Prominent, left in lead 10th, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 12, 10l behind Drombeag (12-0) at Huntingdon 3m hts chs (6) gd.
Bosham Mill 11-4 (11-11) Close up, chased leader 10th, led before 2 out, headed and stayed on near finish, 2nd of 12, nk behind Drombeag (12-0) at Huntingdon 3m hts chs (6) gd.
Corkan (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) In touch, ridden and weakened 13th, 8th of 13, well behind Midnight Gunner (11-12) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (F) gd in Oct.
