mid-division, took keen hold, headway 4th, not fluent 13th, every chance 4 out, hit 3 out, no extra flat
held up, headway 9th, mistake 3 out, ridden and stayed on same pace from 3 out, unable to challenge
held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, some headway 14th, unable to get on terms, one pace when blundered last
prominent, not fluent 8th, lost place 9th, well beaten after 13th, pulled up before 4 out
held up in touch, lost place 3rd, headway on outside 10th, pushed along before 12th, lost place from 13th, well behind 4 out, tailed off
prominent, jumped slowly 3rd, lost place next, hit 6th, headway next, struggling 12th, well behind 4 out, tailed off
prominent, led 4 out, pressed from 2 out, not fluent last, driven out, held on
led, clear 13th until hit next, headed 4 out, blundered 3 out, soon weakened
held up towards rear, headway after 13th, challenged 2 out, stayed on, just held
American Legend stays well and probably has a future over fences, though this will be his first run since August. ROCKY STONE is only a couple of pounds higher than when scoring over hurdles at Bangor in April. He's already won a point-to-point so the switch to fences should suit and he has more scope than recent Cheltenham third Sail And Return. This trip appears to stretch Market Option but Tipsy Gypsy could be interesting now tackling the larger obstacles.
King Helissio (IRE) 17-2 (11-9) Mid-division, driven 3 out, kept on same pace from next, never on terms, 6th of 12, 23l behind Pilgreen (11-2) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Mar.
American Legend (IRE) 7-4fav (10-11) Held up, headway 6th, 3rd from 9th, driven and no impression before 2 out, 3rd of 8, 22l behind Pure Faith (11-12) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gd in Aug.
Sail And Return 12-1 (10-1) Held up in rear, headway approaching 16th, led after 3 out, headed before next, one pace last, no extra, 3rd of 10, 25l behind Lamb Or Cod (11-8) at Cheltenham 3m 1f nov ltd hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Apr.
Tipsy Gypsy (IRE) 33-1 (11-1) Held up towards rear, some headway 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 5th of 10, well behind Flying Eagle (11-1) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft in Mar.
Rocky Stone (IRE) 7-2 (11-11) Tracked leaders, not fluent 4 out, went 2nd before 3 out, just over 3 lengths down and looked beaten when left in lead last, stayed on, won at Bangor 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs in Apr beating Valrene (11-7) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
Lisheen Hill (IRE) 16-1 (10-4) Prominent, led 5th until before 7th, not fluent 8th, lost place when mistake 4 out, hampered when behind 3 out, 7th of 13, 32l behind Darkestbeforedawn (11-1) at Bangor 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gs in Apr.
Market Option (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Raced in 4th, not jump well, struggling 17th, went modest 3rd 3 out, 3rd of 7, 24l behind Ruapehu (10-11) at Wincanton 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Rocky Island (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) Led, headed approaching 5th, led again next, blundered 15th, soon headed, rallied before 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 7, 30l behind High Ron (11-12) at Southwell 3m 2f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Apr.
Calusa Star 8-1 (10-8) Mid-division on inside, in touch 8th, outpaced in 5th after 3 out, weakened last, 10th of 15, 25l behind Milans Well (11-7) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Apr.
