in touch, driven to lead 2 out, headed and no extra flat
behind, mistake 12th, effort 4 out, weakened next
mid-division, ridden after 5th, blundered and lost place 7th, tailed off and pulled up before 17th
prominent and keen, led approaching 17th, ridden and headed 2 out, rallied gamely to lead again flat, driven out
tracked leaders, led 10th, ridden and headed approaching 17th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
led to 3rd, led again 6th to 10th, ridden after 16th, weakened approaching 3 out
tracked leaders, lost place 9th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
behind, mistakes 4th and 6th, headway 9th, ridden approaching 17th, weakened 3 out
in touch, ridden and lost place after 13th, tailed off and pulled up before 17th
held up, headway 11th, ridden to chase winner after 4 out, mistake and rider lost iron 3 out, not recover
led 3rd to 6th, lost place when mistake 14th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
The Seamus Mullins-trained Our Jolly Swagman looked an improving chaser when beating Pettree and General Claremont at Chepstow earlier in the month and is taken to defy the rise in the handicap to do so again. The selection has taken time to find his feet over the larger obstacles but has done so with a vengeance in recent starts with a win at Newton Abbot proceeding his Chepstow victory. A 6lb rise since then looks far from harsh and the eight-year-old should be able to confirm his superiority. Former smart hunter chaser Joint Account has not been at his best over the last year but is potentially well treated on a mark of 114 and rates as the main danger to the selection. Mary Reveley's Sad Mad Bad is another that has slipped to an attractive mark but has always ben difficult to win with and is probably best watched.
