chased leader, jumped right throughout, mistake 3 out, weakened next
held up in rear, weakened after 5 out, soon pulled up
mid-division, under pressure 5 out, never on terms
chased leaders, every chance after 3 out, not fluent last, no extra closing stages
led, jumped right throughout, not fluent 10th, headed before 2 out, soon lost place
always behind, weakened 4 out
chased leaders, weakened after 4 out, tailed off
held up, not fluent 2nd, headway on inside 5 out, chased leaders next, travelled strongly 3 out, led before next, soon strongly challenged, hard ridden, ran on
mid-division, headway 10th, under pressure 4 out, staying on into 4th when swerved right and unseated rider after last
A wide-open novices' handicap that is likely to produce form worth following. Pickamix was no match for Adrien Du Pont at Fontwell but finished a long way ahead of Fortunate George. Scotchtown and Solomn Grundy were both useful staying novices over timber last season and should do well over fences but ROLLING DYLAN looks better handicapped on this occasion. There is a slight doubt about his ability to act on this better going, though he was placed on good to soft over hurdles. The Wallace Line is hard to catch right but shouldn't be far away if enjoying the new challenge and preferred to Sparkling River and Remind Me Later in this grade.
Scotchtown (IRE) 11-4 (11-8) Tracked leader, ridden after 3 out, one pace between last 2, soon weakened, 7th of 8, 30l behind Tobefair (11-7) at Newbury 3m hcp (2) sft in Feb.
Solomn Grundy (IRE) 10-3fav (11-10) Held up in rear, mistake 4 out, headway 2 out, ridden before last, soon beaten, weakened, 5th of 11, 17 1/4l behind Two Swallows (10-11) at Cheltenham 3m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Rolling Dylan (IRE) 6-4fav (11-9) Raced on inside, held up in touch in last pair, steady headway approaching 7th, led 2 out, joined last, headed near finish, 2nd of 6, hd behind Zero Grand (11-9) at Hereford 3m 2f (4) sft in Mar.
Pickamix 6-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, 2nd 8th until hampered 3 out, went 2nd again and stayed on flat, no impression on winner, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Adrien Du Pont (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 6f (4) gd in Oct.
Fortunate George (IRE) 9-2 (11-5) Held up in rear, awkward 4th, never on terms, well beaten 3 out, 5th of 6, 19 1/4l behind Adrien Du Pont (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 6f (4) gd in Oct.
The Wallace Line (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, headway before 2 out, closed before last, stayed on, went 3rd towards finish, no impression on winner, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Iora Glas (11-7) at Cheltenham 3m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Sparkling River (IRE) 11-4 (11-4) Made all, clear when mistake 2 out, stayed on well, won at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (4) hvy in Mar beating Spellbound (11-8) by dist, 6 ran.
Remind Me Later (IRE) 8-1 (11-8) Held up towards rear, headway 9th, lost place 4 out, well beaten next, 5th of 8, 14 1/2l behind Accord (11-6) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Alf 'n' Dor (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Slowly into stride, in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway 8th, 3rd before next, ridden 4 out, outpaced after next, weakened before 2 out, 3rd of 5, dist behind Special Prep (11-5) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
