made all, clear 3 out, easily
held up in rear, ridden and weakened before 3 out
mid-division, ridden and weakened before 3 out
held up towards rear, pushed along before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, stayed on, went 3rd flat, never dangerous
chased winner, no impression when jumped left and not fluent 3 out, went left and not fluent next, plugged on flat
chased leaders, ridden before 3 out, no extra from next
in touch in mid-division, not always fluent, pushed along 7th, no impression 3 out
held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, chased winner from next, well held
Second over track and trip last December, LEGENDS GOLD is finally starting to fulfil her potential. She won easily over 2m at Stratford in April and was equally impressive on soft going on her reappearance at Bangor. She has to give 12lb to her rivals but is still heading in the right direction. There are a couple of hurdling newcomers worth noting, however, especially Redbridge Gold who beat two subsequent hurdle winners in a Doncaster bumper last season. Shantou Sunset has also won a bumper but may have to settle for a place in this.
Legends Gold (IRE) 1-2fav (11-5) Tracked leader, led after 2 out, drew clear last, easily, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f (4) sft in Oct beating Takingitallin (11-12) by 5l, 6 ran.
Happy News 80-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, ridden 4f out, lost place 3f out, 8th of 10, 21 3/4l behind Willie Butler (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m mdn (5) gd in Apr.
Miss Molinari 66-1 (11-2) In touch on outside, dropped to mid-division 5th, struggling next, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, at Huntingdon 2m 5f mdn (4) gd in Feb.
Proper Ticket (IRE) 4-1 (11-11) Mid div, 5th 5out, prog frm 4out, clsr 3out, nt mtch ldrs hme str, kow, 3rd of 6, 11l behind Ask Heather (12-2) at Mainstown 3m gd in Jan.
Redbridge Gold (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Led 4f, chased leader, pushed along over 2f out, lost 2nd inside final 2f, weakened quickly, last of 10, 28 1/2l behind Misty Whisky (11-0) at Sandown 2m lst (1) sft in Mar.
Ruby Tiger (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, well beaten 2 out, pulled up before last, at Hereford 2m 6f (4) gs in Jan.
Shantou Sunset 8-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, lost place after 2f, headway over 7f out, led over 2f out, clear and edged right final furlong, stayed on, won at Fontwell 2m 2f (5) gd in Sep beating Libbdan (10-12) by 6l, 9 ran.
Ziggy Rose (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, pulled up before 4 out, at Chepstow 2m 3f (4) gd in Oct.
