prominent, led 4th, headed 9th, 3 lengths clear 2 out, not fluent last, reduced lead flat, clung on
led until 4th, stayed handy, not fluent 12th, 3rd 4 out, no impression from 2 out
jumped right at times, in touch in mid-division, not fluent 7th, effort 12th, weakened from 14th
not jump well in rear, ridden 11th, well beaten from 13th, soon pulled up
mid-division, well beaten 14th, pulled up before 4 out
in rear, ridden 11th, well beaten from 14th, tailed off
prominent, led 9th, mistake 14th, 3 lengths off winner 2 out, closed from last, stayed on, just held
held up in rear, headway on inside 13th, not fluent next, soon weakened, pulled up before last
held up in mid-division, lost place after 5th, closed 10th, hit 12th, pulled up before next
mid-division, mistake and well beaten 15th, pulled up before 4 out
held up in touch in mid-division, effort from 15th, 5th 4 out, no extra from 3 out
chased leaders, not fluent 1st, 4th when hit 4 out, no extra from next
NonRunner
Sandy Thomson trained last year’s winner and THE FERRY MASTER (NAP) won a novices chase on this card last season. The latter will be sharper for a recent comeback run having finished fourth in the Scottish Grand National in April when ahead of both Cool Mix and Aye Right. The latter was also beaten by 2019 winner Takingrisks at Doncaster in January and Nicky Richards’ veteran could go well again while Good Boy Bobby landed a Listed handicap at Wetherby last month and is preferred to Spiritofthegames and the selection’s stablemate Dingo Dollar.
Aye Right (IRE) 7-2 (11-5) Well in rear, tailed off 4 out, never a factor, 5th of 6, 23 1/4l behind Nuts Well (11-9) at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Dingo Dollar (IRE) 4-1 (11-10) Disputed lead, led after 5 out, pushed along and pressed before 2 out, headed and weakened before last, 4th of 6, 10 3/4l behind Empire De Maulde (10-5) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Takingrisks (IRE) 16-1 (11-11) Towards rear, pushed along weakened and lost touch from 3 out, 6th of 7, 32 3/4l behind Sultans Pride (11-6) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Some Chaos (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Prominent, awkward and lost place 10th, mid-division 11th, ridden and lost touch 17th, tailed off before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp lst (1) gd in Nov.
Notachance (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 22nd, pulled up before 3 out, at Ayr 4m hcp (1) gd in Apr.
Sam's Adventure 40-1 (11-12) In touch, lost place 12th, weakened 4 out, pulled up 2 out, at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Good Boy Bobby (IRE) 5-2fav (10-10) Made virtually all, ridden before 3 out, faced challenge 2 out, kept on run in, gamely, won at Wetherby 2m 3f hcp lst (1) gs in Oct beating Cracking Destiny (10-6) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Spiritofthegames (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Towards rear, some headway run-in, never a threat, 9th of 19, 6 3/4l behind Midnight Shadow (11-5) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (1) gd in Nov.
Glen Forsa (IRE) 14-1 (10-5) Chased leaders, led 4th and soon went well clear, reduced lead when jumped slowly 3 out, joined next, soon headed and lost 2nd, tired and weakened into 4th close home, 4th of 14, 10l behind Larry (10-0) at Ascot 3m hcp (1) sft in Oct.
Informateur (FR) 66-1 (11-2) Rear, lost touch from after 5 out, 5th of 6, dist behind Fiddlerontheroof (11-2) at Carlisle 2m 4f lst (1) sft in Oct.
The Ferry Master (IRE) 3-1 (11-12) Held up in rear in touch, pushed along and joined leader 4 out, ridden and left behind by winner from 2 out, kept on one pace and lost 2nd run-in, 3rd of 4, 6 3/4l behind Red Giant (10-7) at Musselburgh 3m 6f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Cool Mix 8-1 (10-0) Led, not fluent 1st, headed after next, stayed prominent, ridden and lost 2nd after 2 out, 3rd and held last, no extra flat, 3rd of 11, 10 1/4l behind Definite Plan (10-1) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (2) gd in Oct.
Nuts Well 8-1 (11-9) Soon chasing leaders on outside, lost a bit of ground after 8th, outpaced 3 out, headway approaching last, no impression, lost 4th towards finish, 5th of 8, 5 1/2l behind Allmankind (11-10) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (1) gd in Oct.
