held up in last trio, headway to chase leaders 7th, left in narrow lead and badly hampered 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, chased winner and stayed on flat, always just held
raced wide and held up in last pair, headway 3rd, not fluent 8th, mistake 11th, losing place when not fluent 13th, left in 5th 3 out, driven into 4th after 2 out, kept on from last, not pace to chalenge
led until 6th, chased leaders in 3rd, led again 10th, ridden and staying on in 2 lengths lead when fell 3 out
tracked leaders in 5th until lost place and towards rear 6th, dropped to rear and reminders after 11th, never on terms after, tailed off when went badly left and clambered over 2 out, pulled up before last
held up in last pair, steady headway 12th, chased leaders 4 out, left in close 2nd 3 out, led 2 out, driven in slight lead before last, stayed on and always doing enough flat
chased leaders, went 3rd 9th, weakening when stumbled badly 14th
chased leading pair, went 2nd 6th, challenged 12th until lost 2nd under pressure before 3 out, chased leading pair until 2 out, weakened badly before last
pressed leader, led 6th until mistake headed 10th and lost place, outpaced when mistake 14th, left 4th 3 out, rallied and stayed on under pressure to 3rd 2 out, driven and kept on flat, not pace to challenge
A gamble on Triangular went adrift at Doncaster last month and he's been raised 4lb since. Bangor scorer Midnight Appeal can probably be forgiven a subsequent run at Aintree, however, while Shuil Royale is very capable of winning off his current mark if in the mood. But the safest option is probably SUMMERY JUSTICE, who looked on the way back at Bangor and on a decent mark at present. Court Victory is very lightly raced for his age but is best watched today having shown little on his return from yet another lengthy absence at Warwick last month. Chartreux, Arbeo and Adrenalin Flight were all pulled up on their latest starts.
Midnight Appeal 9-1 (11-11) Held up towards rear, mid-division when mistake 5th, headway approaching 10th (bechers brook), struggling when jumped left and hampered 5 out, tailed off, 10th of 16, well behind Rebel Rebellion (11-11) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp chs (2) sft in Dec.
Summery Justice (IRE) 16-1 (11-12) Towards rear, in touch before 5th, pushed along before 6 out, ridden before next, soon outpaced, went 3rd before 2 out, soon ridden, kept on from last, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Railway Dillon (11-6) at Bangor 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Dec.
Chartreux (FR) 66-1 (10-0) Held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd or 9th, ridden in mid-division 14th, weakened approaching 5 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by Mountainous (10-0) at Chepstow 3m 5f Grade 3 hcp chs (4yo+) (1) hvy in Dec, 20 ran.
Court Victory (IRE) 11-1 (11-0) Tracked winner until 5th, struggling from 13th, pecked 4 out, weakened next, 3rd of 4, 37l behind Corrin Wood (11-8) at Warwick 3m nov chs (2) hvy in Jan.
Triangular (USA) 4-1fav (11-12) Held up in touch, went 3rd before 13th, ridden 3 out, kept on to take 2nd towards finish, always held, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Ifyousayso (11-7) at Doncaster 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Jan.
Arbeo (IRE) 12-1 (10-12) Held up, dropped to rear 7th, pulled up 3 out, in a race won by Wiesentraum (11-0) at Fakenham 3m hcp chs 0-140 (3) gd in Oct, 10 ran.
Shuil Royale (IRE) 10-3 (11-5) Towards rear, struggling 14th, hit 16th, weakened 4 out, 5th of 9, well behind Count Guido Deiro (11-6) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-125 (3) hvy in Dec.
Adrenalin Flight (IRE) 7-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders in 3rd, quickly weakened and pulled up before 12th, in a race won by Reblis (10-13) at Plumpton 3m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) hvy in Jan, 9 ran.
