mid-division on inside, lost place 13th, headway under pressure to go 3rd 4 out, stayed on same pace, no chance with leading pair
led, headed 5 out, soon outpaced and no impression, 10 lengths down last, closed on winner flat, always held
mid-division, tracked leaders 7th, ridden to chase leading pair after 13th until 4 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, went 2nd 10th, led 5 out, soon well clear, stayed on, 10 lengths clear last, comfortably
held up behind, mistake 7th, headway into mid-division 12th, weakened 5 out, pulled up before next
towards rear, outpaced 5 out, never on terms
held up behind, headway into mid-division 12th, ridden 5 out, stayed on same pace from next, no chance with leaders
held up mid-division on outside, ridden 13th, outpaced when mistake 5 out, soon weakened, tailed off
tracked leader, lost place 10th, hit next, weakened 5 out
held up in touch on outside when fell 4th
held up towards rear on outside when hampered and unseated rider 4th
MAJOR MALARKEY is chanced on this return from a 573 day absence. Nigel Twiston-Davies has his horses in good form, and this seven-year-old looks fairly-handicapped on this return to action. Although he failed to complete in his two starts over fences, the hope is that some extensive schooling since his last run should prove beneficial today. Chevy To The Levy tries a visor after a lacklustre Fffos Las run, and a bigger threat might be Honourable Arthur after a nice pipe-opener at Exeter and now stepped up in trip. Mister Wiseman wouldn't mind any further rain, Justabout looks a tad high in the weights, whilst No More Whispers would be interesting with his mark of 90 looking on the lenient side. Dunkelly Castle will be popular after his Worcester win but he was all-out to win and may struggle to be as effective off a 5lb higher mark.
Dunkelly Castle (IRE) 13-2 (11-12) Held up, blundered 2nd, not fluent 10th, headway 12th, close 2nd 4 out, led approaching last, all out, won at Worcester 2m 7f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Oct beating Autumn Red (11-0) by nk, 12 ran.
Bobby Gee 11-2 (11-12) Soon led, headed 9th, ridden approaching 3 out, 3 lenghts 4th when fell heavily last, in a race won by Thai Vango (11-7) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Sep, 9 ran.
Double Chocolate 22-1 (10-9) Led, jumped left and blundered and headed 4 out, soon weakened, in 3rd and held when fell last, in a race won by Alverstone (10-2) at Chepstow 3m mdn hdl (5) gs in Oct, 12 ran.
Major Malarkey (IRE) 9-1 (11-3) Towards rear, reminder 3rd, headway approaching 8th, behind from 3 out, 10th of 12, well behind Wun Chai (10-13) at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Apr '09.
Chevy To The Levy (IRE) 12-1 (10-11) Tracked leader, left in lead approaching 9th, headed 10th, weakened 4 out, mistake next, 5th of 7, 30l behind Cappagh (11-4) at Ffos Las 2m 5f nov chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
Glebehall Bay (IRE) 28-1 (10-13) Prominent, led 3rd until 7th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off, 15th of 20, well behind Munlochy Bay (9-11) at Cheltenham 3m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Apr.
Honourable Arthur (IRE) 15-2 (11-6) Chased leaders in 4th, mistake 10th, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 36l behind I'm A Legend (11-5) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Oct.
Mister Wiseman 6-1 (10-5) Led, clear approaching 6 out, 4 lengths up when blundered 3 out, headed last, no extra run-in, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Digger Gets Lucky (10-11) at Chepstow 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Oct.
Justabout 9-2 (10-6) With leader, every chance when blundered 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 33l behind Ammunition (10-8) at Exeter 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
No More Whispers (IRE) 9-1 (10-13) Prominent, led 4th, jumped right 7th, headed next, weakened after 14th, tailed off, 7th of 12, well behind Dunkelly Castle (11-12) at Worcester 2m 7f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Oct.
Miss Fleur 25-1 (11-6) Held up in touch, chased leaders 13th, weakening when blundered and unseated rider 3out, in a race won by Abbey Dore (9-8) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs in Mar, 11 ran.
