chased leading pair, led 7th, headed 11th, chased leader until approaching 14th, chased leading pair, driven before last, stayed on and rallied as leader idled flat, took 2nd close home
chased leaders, went 3rd at 13th, went 2nd before 14th, mistake 4 out, blundered next, driven and looked held last, rallied on inside as leader idled flat, led final 50 yards
last trio, pushed along in 6th and struggling 14th, never involved
led, jumped slowly and headed 7th, chased leading pair until 13th, chased leaders in 4th until 4 out, soon struggling
last trio, some headway approaching 13th, pushed along and struggling in 7th after next
behind, not fluent and stumbled 9th, struggling when blundered 13th, tailed off
raced wide in touch, blundered and lost place 9th, no chance after, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
chased leader, led 11th, looked in command last, idled flat, caught final 50 yards, dropped to 3rd close home
in touch, pushed along before 13th, driven into 4th 4 out, no chance with leading trio next
Leg Iron posted a better effort when runner-up at Fontwell with Emperor Concerto well behind. He could go close again but Franklin Roosevelt's winning run came to an end when well beaten at Wetherby last time. OLD DREAMS made a promising start to her chasing career when just failing to catch Queen Of Mantua at Towcester last month. Nick Gifford's mare looks capable of winning at this level and gets the nod with the quirky Lajidaal making most appeal of the rest.
Leg Iron (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, raced in touch in 5th from 6th, pushed along in 4th 4 out, stayed on to 2nd 2 out, kept on same pace flat, 2nd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Quarl Ego (11-5) at Fontwell 3m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gs in Apr.
Franklin Roosevelt (IRE) 7-2 (11-4) Mid-division, mistake 8th, pushed along 10th, chased leaders before and blundered 4 out, soon weakened, 5th of 13, 24l behind Blazing Bull (10-4) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Apr.
Pipe Banner 40-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, lost place 8th, well held 4 out, 7th of 8, 45l behind King Spirit (10-11) at Uttoxeter 2m beg chase (4) gd.
Ballyvoneen (IRE) 9-2 (12-5) In rear, headway 9th, went 3rd from 11th, pushed along before 15th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Pyjama Game (11-4) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd, 9 ran.
Old Dreams (IRE) 11-4 (10-12) In rear, headway 5 out, ridden in 3rd before 2 out, chased winner before last, edged left after last, soon every chance, kept on and held towards finish, 2nd of 6, 1/2l behind Queen Of Mantua (10-12) at Towcester 2m 3f mrs nov chs (5yo+) (4) gd in Apr.
Doctor Ric (IRE) 16-1 (11-2) Led, headed before 2nd, weakened from 8th, hampered 2 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by No No Bingo (11-12) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Apr, 8 ran.
Flugzeug 7-1 (11-5) Raced wide in touch, went 3rd 4 out, chasing leaders when blundered and weakened 2 out, 5th of 8, 24l behind Jamesson (10-11) at Plumpton 2m 4f Conditional Handicap Chase (0-100) (5yo+) (5) gd in Apr.
Sea Cadet 9-1 (10-7) In touch, ridden along after 12th, headway to lead before 14th, went right blundered and headed 2 out, chased winner until the last, 3rd and one pace flat, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Ballyvoneen (11-9) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Apr.
Lajidaal (USA) 5-1 (11-8) Towards rear, pushed along 14th, headway before 4 out, went 3rd from 3 out, kept on from last, held near finish, 3rd of 7, 3/4l behind Top Benefit (11-0) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf.
Emperor Concerto 12-1 (11-5) Held up in 6th, headway to chase leaders 5th, went 2nd next, ridden and lost 2nd approaching 3 out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 9, 11l behind Quarl Ego (11-5) at Fontwell 3m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gs in Apr.
