mid-division, hampered 4th, headway 10th, lost place before 15th, well beaten 4 out, went modest 4th after home bend
tracked leaders, mistake and lost place 9th, blundered badly when remote 2 out, plugged on take 3rd before home bend
led until 2nd, prominent, slow 4th, led before 15th, headed 4 out, weakened after last
mid-division, headway 10th, challenged 4 out, led 3 out, clear on home bend, stayed on gamely
led 2nd, not fluent 14th, headed and pulled up before next, dismounted
in rear, jumped right 1st, jumped right and ridden 8th, hit next, headway after 14th, led 4 out, headed when blundered and unseated rider next
prominent, mistake 14th, lost place next, mistake and unseated rider 5 out
towards rear, mistake 14th, headway before next and soon tracking leaders, weakened approaching 4 out where mistake, pulled up before next
towards rear, jumped slowly 10th, brought down 5 out
mid-division on outside, headway 11th, close up 4 out, no impression on winner on home bend, stayed on same pace
These veterans' chases have become really popular and few of these can be ruled out with confidence. Rose Of The Moon and Lackamon are doughty stayers but they do have their fair share of weight around this idiosyncratic course and BEAU DANDY makes greater appeal from the opposite end of the handicap. He's landed three of five starts in 2015, goes well for his useful conditional pilot and arrives in good form after a convincing Sedgefield success late last month. Oh Right and Hinton Indiana are both just out of the handicap but neither can be ignored, especially the latter who has now returned to the care of Dan Skelton who's making such a deep impression in the training ranks. Gunna Be A Devil is a tough nut to crack but he'll find this more challenging than his last two wins now the handicapper has had his say.
Rose Of The Moon (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, 4th halfway, dropped to 10th 7 out, soon ridden, 7th when left moderate 5th 2 out, kept on one paced, 4th of 14, 20l behind Uncle Junior (11-7) at Punchestown 4m crs cntry chs (5yo+) gd in Apr.
Lackamon 12-1 (11-11) Mid-division, headway approaching 14th, ridden 18th, one pace when mistake 3 out, no impression on winner from next, 4th of 13, 12l behind William Money (11-0) at Haydock 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Apr.
Gunna Be A Devil (IRE) 5-1 (10-9) Led 2nd, headed next, stayed close up, strong challenge when left in lead 3 out, idled flat, ridden out, won at Perth 3m nov hcp chs (0-125) (3) gs in Apr beating Purcell's Bridge (10-11) by 4l, 8 ran.
Tullamore Dew (IRE) 6-4fav (10-11) Not fluent, chased leaders, reminders before 6th, soon lost touch, pulled up after 8th, in a race won by West End Rocker (11-7) at Lingfield 3m hcap ch (2) hvy in Dec, 4 ran.
Deal Done (FR) 12-1 (11-6) Led until 4th, led 7th until not fluent 8th, prominent, outpaced before 3 out, went 3rd and stayed on flat, 3rd of 6, 7l behind Gallery Exhibition (11-12) at Catterick 3m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Dec.
Mostly Bob (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) With leaders, weakened from 10th, 6th of 11, 44l behind Owen Glendower (11-11) at Uttoxeter 2m 6f hts chs (6) hvy.
Ballyvoneen (IRE) 9-2 (11-2) With leader, jumped left when led 3rd, headed 3 out, rallied after next, no extra flat, 3rd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Fix It Right (11-5) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gf in Apr.
Beau Dandy (IRE) 6-1 (10-8) Prominent, joined leader 6th, mistake 12th, ridden to lead approaching last, stayed on well, won at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gf in Apr beating Bennys Well (11-12) by 3 1/2l, 5 ran.
Oh Right (IRE) 15-8fav (11-6) Chased leader, mistake 5 out, weakened before 2 out, 4th of 5, 15l behind Solway Bay (9-9) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sep.
Hinton Indiana 25-1 (12-6) Mid-division on outside, 6th and struggling before 4 out, never involved, tailed off, 7th of 9, well behind Twirling Magnet (11-13) at Newbury 3m hts chs (6) gd in Mar.
