chased leaders on inside, weakened and struggling in 4th before hit 3 out, pulled up before next
slight lead until approaching 6th, pressed leader challenged and hit last, led soon after, driven and stayed on strongly
mid-division, jumped slowly 4 out, soon lost place, plugged on and left poor 4th 2 out, went 3rd run-in
mid-division, outpaced and struggling before 3 out, plugging when left poor 3rd 2 out, weakened into 4th run-in
chased leading pair, not fluent 6th and next, hit 3 out, pushed along and keeping on when fell 2 out
always towards rear, never on terms
pressed leader, led approaching 6th, pushed along before 2 out, joined and hit last, soon headed and no extra
behind most of way, tailed off
last pair, never on terms, tailed off
Olly Murphy and Brian Hughes look a formidable combination and JETAWAY JOEY will be a warm order after the Fontwell bumper winner chased home the favourite Castle Robin on his hurdling bow at Carlisle last month. Poldark Cross has a fine pedigree for jumping and was an impressive winner of a point at Ballybragget in March so new connections could have got him cheaply at £30,000. Fern Hill couldn't live with the front two over 2m at Uttoxeter and should be better suited by this trip while Mill Race King, who won between the flags at The Pigeons in October 2018, makes a belated debut for Tim Easterby.
Dionysis (FR) 40-1 (10-12) Chased leading trio, blundered and lost place 2 out, left modest 4th last, 4th of 14, 31 1/4l behind Petrastar (11-12) at Perth 2m 4f (4) gd in Aug.
Fern Hill (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) In touch with leaders, pushed along over 2 out, mistake last, kept on well flat without troubling front pair, 3rd of 12, 14 1/2l behind Third Time Lucki (10-12) at Uttoxeter 2m (4) gs in Oct.
Great Raffles (FR) (10-1) 6th of 9, 13l behind Fences (10-1) at Les Sables 1m 5f gs in Jun.
Hidden Commander (IRE) 28-1 (10-12) Raced keenly, held up in rear, well beaten before 3 out, 11th of 13, dist behind Third Time Lucki (11-4) at Wetherby 2m (3) gs in Oct.
Jetaway Joey (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) Raced middle of the pack, making up ground before 3 out, still every chance and went second 2 out, stayed on approaching the last, not reach winner, 2nd of 11, 2 3/4l behind Castle Robin (10-12) at Carlisle 2m 4f (4) sft in Oct.
Mill Race King (IRE) 18-1 (11-1) Tracked leader, driven to challenge after 2 out, kept on well under pressure, no chance with easy winner, 2nd of 4, 5l behind Cloudy Glen (11-6) at Carlisle 2m 3f (3) hvy in Mar.
Poldark Cross (IRE) (12-2) Mid-div, 8th 1/2way, gd prog aftr 4out, went 2nd aftr 3out, chall ldr 2out & wo, left clr last, comfortably, won at Ballyragget 3m mdn hvy in Mar beating Moral Of The Story (12-2) by 18l, 13 ran.
Rockmann (FR) 18-1 (10-12) In rear, ridden before 5th, tailed off before 2 out, 9th of 12, dist behind On The Wild Side (11-5) at Hexham 2m (4) sft in Oct.
Aphaea 33-1 (10-9) Midfield, lost ground 2nd, in rear before 4th, ridden and no impression 2 out, weakened before last and pulled up, at Hexham 2m 4f mdn (4) sft in Oct.
