soon towards rear, tailed off 4 out
led, clear 2nd until 6th, pushed along before 2 out, headed approaching last, stayed on same pace run-in
chased leading pair, hit 4 out, 2nd after 3 out, led approaching last, ridden and stayed on well run-in
held up early, headway into 4th approaching 4 out, no impression, weakened after next
chased clear leader, closer 6th, hit 3 out, lost 2nd soon after, chased leading pair, weakened before next
chased leaders, outpaced 6th, plugging on when hit 2 out, went modest 3rd before last
jumped left always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 6th
NonRunner
Arctic Vodka was in good form in the spring, landing a maiden hurdle at Hexham, but has questions to answer after pulling up there on his reappearance. Irish raider Sole Pretender made all for a comfortable victory over 2m4f at Clonmel and has more to offer but he'll do well to concede 6lb to RENWICK. Dan Skelton's charge came up against a smart performer when runner-up at Towcester and, with that experience under his belt ,can go one better. Trio For Rio went for £40,000 after landing a point in Ireland in May and should start repaying connections soon while Imperial Aura hails from a yard in form so the lack of a run since his Ludlow bumper victory in April won't be a problem.
Arctic Vodka 8-1 (11-12) Prominent, led 2nd until 5th, remained prominent, mistake 3 out, weakened next, behind when pulled up before last, at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Sole Pretender (IRE) 15-8 (11-7) Made all, slightly wide on bend before 7th, slight mistakes 2nd and 4 out, ridden to assert before last, kept on well run-in, won at Clonmel 2m 4f mdn gd in Oct beating Stubborn Logic (11-2) by 4 1/4l, 9 ran.
Imperial Aura (IRE) 10-11fav (11-2) Made all, pushed along and quickened over 3f out, stayed on strongly final 2f, won at Ludlow 2m (4) sft in Apr beating Ferrobin (10-11) by 4l, 8 ran.
Pullman Brown (USA) 12-1 (8-12) Slowly away, behind, headway from over 1f out, never dangerous, 6th of 12, 8 1/4l behind Edgar Allan Poe (9-6) at Hamilton 1m 1f hcp (5) sft in Sep.
Tanrudy (IRE) 3-1 (11-11) Pr till wo aftr 3rd, hdd aftr 5th, 2l 2nd 1/2way, rdn in 3rd aftr 3out, nt qckn from 2out, 4th of 8, 19l behind Eden Du Houx (11-11) at Monksgrange 3m mdn hvy in Apr.
Trio For Rio (IRE) Evens (12-2) Chsd lds until 2nd frm 5out, 2nd aftr 4out, ld bef bypassed 2out & 5l adv gng best bef last, kow, easily, won at Ballindenisk 3m gs in May beating Megaudais Speed (12-2) by 10l, 9 ran.
Wagner Klass (FR) 150-1 (11-0) Behind, slow 1st, struggling 5 out, tailed off when pulled up before next, at Hexham 2m 4f mdn (5) gs in Oct.
Jack Riddell Grape Tree Road gelding out of Little Blackie.
Mah Mate Bob (IRE) 200-1 (10-12) Chased leader until before 5th, soon lost place, last and struggling after 4 out, tailed off, 9th of 11, dist behind Fin And Game (10-12) at Wetherby 2m (4) sft in Nov.
Relkadam (FR) (10-8) 4th of 7, 26l behind Shamrock Rover (10-8) at Angers 2m 2f sft in Apr.
Renwick (IRE) 7-2 (11-0) In touch, chasing leaders when not fluent 3 out, squeezed through to challenge next, kept on under pressure, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Doux Pretender (11-0) at Towcester 2m 3f (4) gd in May.
