held up towards rear, hit 5th, left 4th 7th, mistake 8th, went 3rd next until 4 out, soon outpaced in 4th
led, headed before fell 7th
took keen hold, held up tracking leaders, brought down 7th
chased leader, lost place 4th, rallied and left 3rd at 7th, chased winner 9th, driven before 3 out, trying to close when not fluent 2 out, soon no extra and held, mistake last
chased leader, led before 7th, blundered 9th, clear after 4 out until approaching 2 out, went clear again from after 2 out, kept up to work flat
held up in rear, reminders after 3rd, ridden and struggling 6th, left 5th next, went 3rd 4 out, stayed on same pace fom next
held up, headway to chase leaders 4th, left 2nd at 7th until 9th, soon dropped away, tailed off
Nonrunner
Escardo will enjoy conditions but this is his first outing since November and he's asked to concede weight all round. If ready to roll he will be a leading contender in what is a far from strong contest. TURF TRIVIA has yet to score over fences and his last success of any description came back in 2010. Nevertheless, he was running a good race when falling behind Sleep In First in April at Newcastle and was only reeled in late on last time by Sendiym at Sedgefield. He's the one in form and gets the vote. Darnborough has won between the flags and it will be interesting to see how he goes on his first run for Tom Symonds.
Escardo (GER) 8-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, chased leading pair 8th until soon after 2 out, soon weakened, trotted over the line, 4th of 6, well behind Peak Seasons (9-4) at Fakenham 2m cnd hcp chs (0-95) (5) gs in Nov.
Turf Trivia 9-2 (10-9) Bumped 1st, chased leaders, went 2nd after 6th, led soon after 2 out, ridden before last, no extra and headed final 50 yards, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Sendiym (10-0) at Sedgefield 2m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in May.
The Grey One (IRE) 28-1 (10-11) Towards rear, weakened before 4 out, 6th of 9, 47l behind Accessallareas (11-12) at Southwell 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in May.
Brannoc (IRE) 7-1 (10-9) Held up until went right and unseated rider 1st, in a race won by Upton Mead (9-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Mar, 9 ran.
Darnborough (IRE) 33-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, left in lead 8th, headed before 14th, quickly weakened before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Show Public (11-9) at Hexham 3m 1f hts chs (6) gd in May, 15 ran.
Strathaird (IRE) 33-1 (10-1) Always behind, tailed off before 5 out, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Accessallareas (11-12) at Southwell 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in May, 9 ran.
Gainsborough's Art (IRE) 33-1 (9-7) Led until 3rd, chased leader until after 9th and reminders, lost 3rd 10th, soon weakened and behind, tailed off, last of 6, well behind Arrow Barrow (10-6) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in May.
The Black Lion (IRE) 16-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, struggling 9th, well beaten when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Apache Dawn (10-0) at Southwell 2m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in May, 7 ran.
