led until tried to run out to the right and unseated rider 3rd
held up in last pair, steady headway after 4 out, 3rd travelling strongly 3 out, quickened to lead last, strongly pressed and kept slight lead run-in, stayed on on gamely
tracked leading trio, left in 3rd place at 3rd, 2nd before 3 out, challenged on bit before the last, chased winner and strong challenge run-in, ridden and held final 100 yards
chased leader, left in front at the 3rd, hit 4 oput, headed before 3 out, weakening when mistakes 3 out and next, tailed off
chased leading pair, left in 2nd palce at the 3rd, lost 3rd 4 out, weakened quickly soon after, tailed off and pulled up before the last
held up in last pair, hit 1st, left in 4th place at the 3rd, led before 3 out, ridden between last two, soon hard pressed, headed last, 3rd and not pace of leading duo run-in
Old Radmores Revenge will find this less competitive than the race he contested at Cheltenham last time and is probably still capable of going well in this grade. Rock On Rocky beat OSCAR SUNSET by a length-and-a-half at Chepstow last month and followed up at Leicester. But, even allowing for improvement, he's going to struggle to confirm running with Evan Williams' charge on 12lb worse terms and the latter gets the vote today. Arrayan rarely competes outside of plating company nowadays and is likely to come up short while it's difficult to make a case for either Blazing Buck or Jaunty Inflight.
Rock On Rocky 6-1 (11-8) Made all, not fluent 2 out, ridden clear flat, stayed on well, won at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Nov beating John Louis (11-2) by 8l, 7 ran.
Radmores Revenge 33-1 (11-6) Held up in rear, headway but still plenty to do when fell 2 out, in a race won by Unique De Cotte (10-13) at Cheltenham 2m 5f cond hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Nov, 20 ran.
Oscar Sunset (IRE) 7-4fav (11-11) Held up in rear but in touch, not fluent 1st, progress 3 out, travelling well in 2nd when not fluent last, no extra flat, 2nd of 5, 1 1/2l behind Rock On Rocky (11-4) at Chepstow 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Nov.
Arrayan 6-1 (11-8) Pressed leader, not fluent and led 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, soon beaten, 2nd of 9, 14l behind Ascendant (10-12) at Taunton 2m 1f sell hdl (5) sft in Nov.
Blazing Buck 100-1 (10-13) Prominent, ridden 9th, weakened approaching 3 out, mistake 2 out, tailed off, 10th of 14, well behind Benbens (11-1) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gs in Mar '12.
Jaunty Inflight 66-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, weakened 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Detour Ahead (11-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Jun, 10 ran.
