chased leaders, ridden 5 out, soon beaten, weakened 3 out
held up, in rear, headway 7th, 2nd before 5 out, led approaching last, clear when idled flat, ridden out
held up, in rear, headway on outside 5 out, 3rd 4 out, no extra before 2 out
chased leaders, mistake 3rd, weakened 5 out
led until mistake 4th, stayed handy, not fluent 11th, no extra from 3 out
tracked leader, led 4th, mistake 2 out, headed before last, stayed on same pace flat
chased leaders, lost place 7th, not fluent 9th, headway after 11th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up after
Grey Gold is only a couple of pounds higher than when making a winning reappearance at Newbury last season. The lack of a recent run is not a concern and Kerry Lee’s grey is respected but ASO has run a couple of cracking races over similar trips at Cheltenham this season and Venetia Williams’ charge deserves to get his head back in front. Drumlee Sunset still has a bit to learn about jumping fences but probably has a bit more scope than these and is preferred to Evan Williams’ pair Tornado In Milan and On Tour and Colin Tizzard's Ultragold. One For the Boss may find this company too hot.
Grey Gold (IRE) 15-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 4 out, weakened before 3 out, 6th of 7, 33l behind De Faoithesdream (10-3) at Ayr 2m hcp lst (1) gs in Apr.
Aso (FR) 13-2 (10-12) Held up towards rear, headway when hampered 12th, 5th when hit 2 out, rallied flat, went 2nd close home, 2nd of 16, 1 1/2l behind Frodon (10-10) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Dec.
On Tour (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, pushed along and struggling after 12th, tailed off, 15th of 16, dist behind O Maonlai (11-6) at Newbury 2m 6f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Ultragold (FR) 12-1 (11-12) Chased leaders early, not with rest of field jumping the 4th, brought down, at Ascot 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Tornado In Milan (IRE) 11-2 (12-0) Led to before 6th, led again 8th, hard pressed 2 out, headed narrowly last, soon ridden, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Atirelarigo (11-1) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Drumlee Sunset (IRE) 5-2 (11-8) Held up, not fluent 3rd or 6th, headway to chase winner 3 out, no impression, not fluent last, 2nd of 5, 15l behind Germany Calling (11-12) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
One For The Boss (IRE) 33-1 (10-8) Mid-division, weakened and pulled up approaching 5 out, at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) gd in Dec.
