held up in touch, blundered 8th, tracked leaders 11th, switched towards outside to challenge 2 out, led soon after last, ridden flat, held on near finish, all out
tracked leader, pushed along before 5 out, ridden to lead next, headed before 2 out, kept on, no impression with front pair after last
tracked leader, jumped slowly 5th, mistake and lost place 12th, pushed along and behind after next, lost touch 5 out, tailed off
held up in touch in rear, tracked leaders 5 out, went 2nd before 3 out, led before next, not fluent last, soon headed and ridden, rallied towards finish, just held
held up in touch, headway on outside after 13th, outpaced 5 out, ridden and weakened from next, tailed off
jumped right at times, led, headed 4 out, lost place before next, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out
Colin Tizzard has had the winner of this a couple of times in recent years but Golden Sunrise, though boasting chasing experience, is likely to be the outsider in this. Truckers Lodge was only beaten a neck over fences at Newton Abbot in May and looks to have stronger claims but LISNAGAR OSCAR could be a high-class recruit to the chasing ranks as he was a smart novice hurdler last season, finishing fifth in the Albert Bartlett at Cheltenham and third in the Sefton at Aintree in the spring, ahead of Ardlethen, after winning a Grade 2 at Haydock. De Name Evades Me is a strong stayer who has already won between the flags but he’s returning from a lengthy absence.
Ardlethen (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Mid-division, headway on outside 9th, every chance 3 out, weakened before last, 8th of 12, dist behind Champ (11-4) at Aintree 3m 1f (1) sft in Apr.
De Name Evades Me (IRE) 11-2 (10-2) Mid-division, lost place 3rd, headway on outside before 2 out, still only disputing 4th last, stayed on well flat, went 2nd last stride, no impression on winner, 2nd of 14, 7l behind Aux Ptits Soins (11-4) at Cheltenham 3m hcp (2) gs in Jan.
Golden Sunrise (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, slow 6th, outpaced 5 out, headway after next, left in 3rd 2 out, stayed on under pressure after last, 3rd of 8, 3 1/4l behind Samuel Jackson (10-12) at Exeter 3m (3) gs in Jan.
Lisnagar Oscar (IRE) 11-2 (11-4) Prominent, led 8th, headed 2 out, lost 2nd 120 yards out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 12, 10l behind Champ (11-4) at Aintree 3m 1f (1) sft in Apr.
Truckers Lodge (IRE) 11-8fav (10-12) Jumped right, led, headed briefly 7th, headed between last 2, rallied and kept on towards finish, 2nd of 5, nk behind Boyhood (10-12) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f (3) gs in May.
Truckin Away (IRE) 7-2 (11-9) Raced keenly early, stages, held up in touch, chased winner from 8th, ridden and held flat, 2nd of 11, 5l behind Danny Whizzbang (11-9) at Exeter 2m 7f (4) gs in Mar.
