led 4th, headed 6th, mistake 5 out, chased leader to last, led flat, held on well
held up early, some late headway, one pace from 2 out
in rear until unseated rider 18th
always well behind (distance not recorded)
led briefly 11th, chased leader until outpaced 18th, rallied to dispute lead 4 out, left in lead, headed flat, rallied close home
weakened from 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 20th
good headway 11th, went 2nd 20th, weakened soon after
chased leaders until ridden and weakened 12th, pulled up before 20th
prominent until led 6th, headed briefly 11th, disputing lead until fell 4 out
outpaced from 17th, one pace from 4 out
headway to go prominent 13th, ran on from 2 out, not reach first two
chased leader to 3rd, weakened from 17th, mistake next, soon tailed off
in rear, some moderate late headway, never dangerous
fell 2nd
in rear, mistake 10th, reminders 14th, stayed on one pace from 2 out
in touch, ridden to go prominent 13th, mistake next, beaten when pulled up before 2 out
in touch to 12th, soon behind
soon ridden, weakened from 12th, pulled up before 16th
in rear and tailed off when pulled up before 18th
Another big field with 20 runners for backers to choose from although most look to have next to no chance of troubling the judge. Some of those with claims include the penalised Bright Approach, multiple point-to-point winner Down and the John Dufosse-trained Miners Dance. However, the most talented horse in the race is probably David Pipe's Barryscourt Lad, who showed enough at Aintree last time to suggest he should be good enough to win in this company