held up last, good headway approaching 7th, chased winner next, ridden already lost 2nd and no extra when blundered 2 out
made all, hung left on paddock bend after 5th, pushed along after 3 out, kept on gamely from last
took keen hold, chased winner until fell 3rd
tracked leading pair, tracked winner going well before 2 out, ridden between last 2, trying to close when hit last and gave up
left 2nd at 3rd, went left 4th and lost 2nd, went left next, chased leaders until weakened 9th, tailed off and eased
Nonrunner
Knock Boy is often placed but still chasing a first win over fences after 16 attempts and could only finish third of four when favourite off this mark at Plumpton last time. He is fitted with a visor for the first time here, as is Patrick Dee though the latter would need to find massive improvement to figure. TECKTAL looks the obvious choice as he only found Sablazo too good on his chasing bow at Fontwell and has been confined to hurdles since. Maximix was tailed off on his reappearance over timber here last month, while Launde was pulled up on his latest start and Mekong Miss hasn't run for a while.
Mekong Miss 33-1 (10-9) Last pair, ridden and struggling from 6th, tailed off, last of 7, well behind American Ladie (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Apr.
Launde (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Pressed leaders, led approaching 6th, headed next, hit 10th, lost 2nd 14th, driven and weakened next, behind and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Just Josie (11-9) at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Jan, 5 ran.
Maximix 25-1 (10-6) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd before 3rd until next, weakened rapidly before 5th, tailed off when blundered 3 out, 6th of 9, well behind King Of Castile (11-12) at Folkestone 2m 6f sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy in Jan.
Knock Boy (IRE) Evensfav (10-13) Took keen hold, held up in 4th, went 2nd after 7th, led next, hung left and headed between last 2, found nil and soon gave up, 3rd of 4, 5l behind Whitcombe Spirit (10-11) at Plumpton 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Jan.
Patrick Dee 100-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, lost place after 13th, soon behind, very slow 4 out and 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Enter Paradise (11-0) at Fakenham 3m beg chase (4) gs, 6 ran.
Watchmaker 80-1 (10-8) Mid-division, fell 3rd, in a race won by Esteem (11-7) at Southwell 2m nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs, 11 ran.
Tecktal (FR) 5-2 (10-8) Held up in touch, ridden to challenge approaching 2 out, stayed on to go 2nd at last, soon challenged, ran on, 2nd of 5, 13l behind Terra Bleu (10-8) at Fontwell 2m 4f cond hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Dec.
