towards rear, headway to chase leaders 3rd, went third 5th, outpaced briefly before 3 out, went second approaching next, ridden to challenge before last, led last, ran on flat, just held on
raced keenly, prominent, led briefly 6th, soon headed, lost second approaching 2 out, soon ridden, weakened quickly
led, headed briefly 6th, soon led again, not fluent 8th, pushed along approaching last, headed last, ridden flat, rallied well final 100yds, always held by winner
towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, went fourth after 2 out, made no impression
midfield, hampered and dropped to rear 3rd, nudged along before next, mistake 8th, pushed along before next, soon beaten, pulled up before last
midfield, headway to chase leaders before 9th, pushed along and outpaced approaching 3 out, headway and ridden to go third after 2 out, no extra approaching last
chased leaders, nudged along before 8th, lost place before next, soon struggling, pulled up before last
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It’s exactly 12 months since AZZURI last ran under Rules but he’s been doing well between the flags and Longhouse Sale was pulled up when he won over 3m at Higham in January. Capitaine beat a subsequent winner over this trip at Leicester in March while Across The Line was third over 2m4f at Cheltenham on his hunter chase debut and won over 2m at Southwell in the autumn. Demain Des L'Aube could also play a part.
Across The Line (IRE) 66-1 (12-2) Held up towards rear, closer in mid-division at 6th, headway out wide chasing leaders before 11th, hit 4 out, ridden and went 2nd before 2 out, weakened into 3rd run-in, 3rd of 11, 10 1/4l behind Solomon Grey (11-13) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (5) gd in Apr.
Capitaine (FR) 4-1 (12-2) Raced keenly, led, went clear after 4th, blundered and reduced lead 6th, joined 4 out, headed before next, lost 2nd 3 out, weakened badly, 4th of 5, 37l behind Gesskille (12-2) at Kempton 2m 4f (5) gd in Apr.
Azzuri 4-7fav (11-7) (tt) made all; unchall, won at Tabley 2m 4f gd in May beating Present Ranger (11-7) by 5 1/2l, 5 ran.
Demain Des L'Aube (FR) 125-1 (12-0) Midfield, forced wide 12th (canal turn), steady headway before 4 out, ridden before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 11th of 23, dist behind Latenightpass (12-0) at Aintree 2m 5f (2) gs in Apr.
Frankie Rapper (IRE) 6-1 (11-10) Mid-division, took keen hold, headway 5th, went 2nd 9th until 4 out, hanging right after, lost place before 2 out, 6th of 10, 20 3/4l behind Gardiners Hill (10-11) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp (4) gs in Jan.
Longhouse Sale (IRE) 9-4 (11-5) (tt) led to 8; ev ch 2 out; wknd flat, 2nd of 4, 6l behind No Hassle Hoff (11-5) at Garthorpe 3m gd in Apr.
Sparkleandshine (IRE) 8-1 (11-10) Mid-division, dropped towards rear and pushed along from 8th, tailed off from 2 out, 6th of 7, dist behind Envoye Special (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m (5) gd in Apr.
Rewritetherules (IRE) 7-2 (12-2) In rear and detached early, mistake 4th, headway to go 3rd approaching 2 out, soon ridden and outpaced, kept on same pace from last, 3rd of 7, 13 3/4l behind Envoye Special (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m (5) gd in Apr.
