made most to 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no impression before last, just held on for 3rd
held up behind, mid-division 7th, chased leaders 4 out, one pace before last, stayed on to dispute 3rd from last, no impression
tracked leading pair, lost place when not fluent 2 out, weakened last
held up behind, chased leaders 4 out, outpaced 2 out, never on terms, weakened last
always prominent, disputed lead from 13th, led 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on well
always behind, outpaced 5 out, soon weakened, taile doff
mid-division, dropped to rear 4th, lost touch 12th, no danger after, tailed off
mid-division, outpaced 4 out, weakened next, tailed off
mid-division, tracked leaders 4 out, went 2nd and ridden between last 2, kept on flat, not reach winner
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Lord Brendy beat Beeves over track and trip last month with Full Jack further behind. The latter pair re-oppose on revised terms with Full Jack making most appeal 10lb better off. But PURCELL's BRIDGE has been threatening to get his head back on front and finished ahead of Mo Rouge when runner-up at Perth last month. It could be his turn today with Bennys Well upped in class after a second at Sedgefield ahead of the third Generous Chief. Hexham runner-up Big Sound is another taking on tougher opposition as does Buddy Love, third in a novices' handicap at Cheltenham last time.
Beeves (IRE) 9-2 (11-8) Prominent, led 3rd, hit 7th, headed approaching last, soon rallied, kept on well, 2nd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Lord Brendy (11-1) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Apr.
Lord Brendy 9-2 (11-1) Held up in rear, headway 12th, chased leaders 4 out, led approaching last, hard ridden, ran on, won at Kelso 3m 2f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Apr beating Beeves (11-8) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Full Jack (FR) 4-1fav (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway 8th, challenged 13th, every chance 3 out until after last, no impression on winner final 100 yards, took 2nd close home, 2nd of 11, 2 1/2l behind Bally Braes (10-1) at Perth 3m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Apr.
Purcell's Bridge (FR) 7-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, lost a few places 4th, closed 12th, left 2nd 3 out, stayed on, no impression on winner flat, 2nd of 8, 4l behind Gunna Be A Devil (10-9) at Perth 3m nov hcp chs (0-125) (3) gs in Apr.
Ballyben (IRE) 22-1 (10-9) Led, headed 2 out, chased leader under pressure until last, 4th and one pace run-in, 4th of 12, 11l behind Wicked Spice (11-7) at Ayr 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Apr.
Action Master 16-1 (11-5) Towards rear, headway before 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, weakened before last, 6th of 10, 22l behind Winged Crusader (11-6) at Kelso 3m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs.
Mo Rouge (IRE) 12-1 (10-4) Held up towards rear, last 4th, not fluent next, behind 6th, stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd close home, no impression, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Gunna Be A Devil (10-9) at Perth 3m nov hcp chs (0-125) (3) gs in Apr.
Generous Chief (IRE) 11-4 (11-3) Chased leaders, not fluent 16th, effort after 3 out, weakened before last, 3rd of 5, 13l behind Beau Dandy (10-8) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gf in Apr.
Buddy Love 11-2 (9-7) Held up behind in touch, headway 10th, joined leader next, led after 3 out to before next, soon no chance with winner, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 10l behind Pumped Up Kicks (10-13) at Cheltenham 2m 5f nov hcap ch (1) gd in Apr.
Everaard (USA) 20-1 (10-11) Towards rear, not always fluent, struggling from 5th, tailed off 10th, pulled up after, in a race won by William Money (11-0) at Haydock 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Apr, 13 ran.
Bennys Well (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Led, joined 6th, hard driven 5 out, headed approaching last, no extra flat, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Beau Dandy (10-8) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gf in Apr.
Big Sound 9-2 (11-3) Prominent, not fluent 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner last, stayed on, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Pinerolo (11-10) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd.
