pressed leader, led 5th, headed next, led after 3 out, headed 2 out, still every chance last, held when not much room near finish
held up in rear, headway after 6th, lost place before 3 out, soon behind
led until 5th, soon driven along, weakened and pulled up before 7th
chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, lost place and pushed along after 6th, closed 7th, driven after 3 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, led 5th, headed 3 out, one pace and beaten before next
held up in rear, not fluent 4th, headway after 6th, led 3 out, soon headed, led again next, stayed on
NonRunner
Master Dancer has slipped down the handicap while Hurricane Dylan did well last season, though hasn’t raced since pulled up at Newbury in March. THAT’S A GIVEN has also had a break but goes well fresh and remains unexposed. He won his bumper on soft going so conditions shouldn’t be an issue and Philip Hobbs’ five-year-old is preferred to Jimmy Rabbitte, who was a comfortable winner at Ffos Las last month but has been raised 8lb. Ballon Onabudget keeps finding one too good but will be hard to keep out of the frame again.
Ballycross 10-1 (11-5) Prominent, reminders and lost place after 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Master Dancer 8-1 (11-12) Held up mid-division, driven and outpaced before 2 out, never able to challenge, weakened between last 2, 8th of 9, 18 1/4l behind Brave Helios (10-0) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Hurricane Dylan (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Made most until 4th, chased leaders, weakened and eased before 4 out, blundered 3 out, pulled up before next, at Newbury 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Jimmy Rabbitte (IRE) 6-4fav (10-5) Held up behind, tracked leaders after 6th, challenged between last 2, led last, quickened clear flat, readily, won at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jul beating Pink Eyed Pedro (10-8) by 5l, 6 ran.
The Caller 7-1 (12-0) (cp) a bhnd; t.o & pu 11, at Paxford 3m gd in Apr.
Ballon Onabudget (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Raced keenly, tracked winner, challenged 2 out, soon ridden, led narrowly last, headed narrowly flat, kept on, just held, 2nd of 9, nk behind Brave Helios (10-0) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
That's A Given (FR) 6-1 (10-7) Behind, some headway under pressure before 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, never threatened leaders, 6th of 14, 18 3/4l behind Colonial Dreams (11-2) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Apr.