led, awkward and pecked 7th, went clear 9th, reduced lead before 4 out, headed next, weakened into 3rd between last 2
tracked leaders, went 2nd between last 2, closing on idling winner when bad mistake last, kept on towards finish, always held
held up in last pair, pushed along in rear before 8th, some headway before 4 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders in 5th, jumped slowly and reminder 9th, struggling when mistake 4 out, soon ridden and beaten, blundered 2 out
held up in last pair, pushed along after 6th, mistake 11th, headway approaching 4 out, kept on run-in, almost snatched 3rd
tracked leaders on inside, ridden and weakened before 4 out
tracked leader, bumped 7th, led 3 out, clear next, idled before the last, stayed on and always just doing enough
Troed Y Melin seeks a third course victory but was a long way behind Dindin at Warwick last month. The latter finished tailed off at Huntingdon last week and David Pipe may have stronger claims with the four-year-old Koi Dodville, who has finished second a couple of times over fences already. Brought down at the first at Bangor last month, PENS MAN can put that setback behind him to pick up the winning thread again here with last year’s winner Forget You Not on the cusp of becoming disappointing. Getmegold might need this but is another previous course and distance winner.
Creadan Grae (IRE) 80-1 (10-10) Tracked leader, bad mistake 8th and lost ground, ridden and struggling after 9th, rallied and stayed on after last, not trouble leaders, last of 4, 14 1/4l behind Romanor (10-7) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Pens Man (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Brought down 1st, at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Getmegold (IRE) 4-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, mistake 2nd, went 2nd 7th until 3 out, weakened from 2 out, mistake last, 5th of 9, dist behind De Barley Basket (11-4) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Dindin (FR) 10-3 (11-10) Chased winner, challenged briefly 10th, not fluent 4 out, soon ridden, lost 2nd 3 out, soon weakened, last of 4, dist behind Lord Sparky (11-8) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Koi Dodville (FR) 9-2 (11-2) Jumped right at times, last before 5th, ridden after 8th, well beaten 4 out, last of 5, 20 3/4l behind Elios D'Or (12-0) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Troed Y Melin (IRE) 13-2 (11-2) Tracked leader, led 11th, headed 4 out, no extra in 3rd after next, sprawled badly on home turn, 3rd of 5, dist behind Dindin (11-9) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Forget You Not (FR) 11-2 (10-11) Contested lead, clear lead 9th, pushed after 3 out, headed and ridden before last, kept on well but lost 2nd late on, 3rd of 9, 4l behind Joly Maker (12-1) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
