in touch in mid-division, not fluent 3rd, went 3rd 3 out, ridden next, no impression on front pair last
in touch in mid-division, ridden in 3rd after 8th, weakened approaching 3 out, mistake 2 out
held up in rear, headway on outside after 5th, weakened after 8th
took keen hold in rear, not fluent 1st, pushed along after 7th, no impression
prominent, lost place when not fluent 3rd, ridden and weakened after 6th, mistake 8th
in touch in mid-division, closed after 7th, not fluent 3 out, weakened 2 out
led, ridden approaching 3 out, joined 2 out, headed before last, switched left flat, unable to quicken
tracked leader, challenged 2 out, led before last, edged right flat, stayed on well
held up towards rear, ridden after 8th, went 5th 3 out, never on terms
held up towards rear, pulled hard, mistake 7th, soon behind, pulled up before 2 out
in rear, mistake 1st, behind 7th, not fluent next, tailed off
A race that would at first glance appear to revolve around Madison du Berlais, whose form over fences needs little introduction, but he's a totally different animal over the smaller obstacles on what we've seen and will surely come on a bundle for this. Instead, we'll side with MR HUDSON, who made all to win a Newton Abbot bumper when last seen. Reported by Paul Nicholls to be a nice prospect, he seems certain to improve for jumping an obstacle as a point-to-point winner and is taken to make a winning start over timber. George Nympton is probably flattered by his rating of 120 but will surely have come on for his Chepstow return and has one or two bits of form that suggest he's the biggest threat, although Ace High's bumper fifth has received one or two nice boosts and Victor Dartnall is a trainer to respect here.
Ace High 5-1 (10-6) Prominent, kept on same pace 2f out, 5th of 16, 6l behind Sherwani Wolf (11-4) at Chepstow 2m NH flat (6) sft in Nov '09.
Ballyegan (IRE) 13-2 (10-9) Mid-division on outside, not fluent 2nd, behind 7th, tailed off, last of 9, well behind Bai Zhu (10-12) at Newbury 2m 5f nov hdl (4) gs in Mar.
Driving Onwards (IRE) 33-1 (10-11) Led after 1f, headed 11f out, chased leaders, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 10, 25l behind Laveroque (10-11) at Worcester 2m NH flat (6) gs in Oct.
George Nympton (IRE) 4-1 (10-4) Held up in touch, headway to 3rd after 3rd until weakened before 4 out, tailed off, 7th of 8, well behind Escort'men (11-10) at Chepstow 2m Limited hcp hdl (2) gs in Oct.
Graduation Night 66-1 (10-8) Held up in mid-division, pushed along over 6f out, tailed off 5f out, 12th of 13, well behind Di Kaprio (10-1) at Doncaster 2m NH flat (2) gd in Mar.
Grey Wulff (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Behind, hampered at pathway 7f out, headway and plugged on final 3f, 6th of 14, 27l behind Bobs Worth (10-13) at Kempton 2m NH flat (6) gd in Apr.
Madison Du Berlais (FR) 50-1 (11-10) Close up on outside, dropped to mid-division 7th, fell 19th, in a race won by Don't Push It (11-5) at Aintree 4m 4f hcp chs G3 (1) gd in Apr, 40 ran.
Mr Hudson (IRE) 9-2 (10-9) Made all, ridden over 2f out, kept on well to go clear final furlong, won at Newton Abbot 2m 1f NH flat (6) gd in May beating Milgen Bay (11-5) by 5l, 16 ran.
The Clyda Rover (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, some headway from 3 out, left 4th 2 out, kept on to 3rd flat, 3rd of 12, 11l behind Moonwolf (10-12) at Fontwell 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) sft in Oct.
The Grifter 5-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, jumped right throughout, weakened approaching 3 out, 4th of 11, 9l behind Total Submission (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn hdl (5) gs in May.
Quiet Alice Silver Patriarch mare out of Quiet City.
