chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 4th, soon in rear and no impression
held up towards rear, headway 11th, went 3rd 4 out, jumped left thereafter, no impression on front pair from 2 out
mid-division, bad mistake and lost place 4th, pulled up after 7th (water)
hampered 10th, always in rear
in touch, closed 4th, challenged 7th (water), soon led, mistake 11th, clear before last, stayed on strongly
prominent, tended to jump right, led 4th until 6th, 2nd when mistake and unseated rider 9th
mid-division, mistake and hampered 3rd, headway 7th, 3rd when blundered badly and unseated rider 10th
led until before 2nd, fell next
held up towards rear, hampered 4th and 10th, some headway when hit 11th, mistake next, 7th when blundered 13th, soon no impression, stayed on flat
in rear, hampered 3rd, mistake 5th, blundered 10th, never in contention
held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, headway approaching 8th, 6th when fell 10th
held up, headway 5th, hit 11th and 13th, ridden 4 out, no impression on leaders after hitting 2 out, no extra
prominent, led approaching 2nd, headed 4th, led 6th, mistake 7th (water), soon headed, stayed handy, ridden 4 out, no impression on leaders from 2 out
tracked leaders, went 2nd 9th, ridden 4 out, no impression on winner last, stayed on
tracked leaders, hit 4 out, weakened from next
Wyck Hill may struggle to complete his hat-trick off a new career high mark, but Made In Time is interesting having made all in an incident-packed race at Ffos Las earlier this month. Iron Chancellor has been done no favours by the handicapper, however, and Our Island could also find his big weight counting against him. The Boss, on the other hand, may have been let in lightly only 2lb higher than his win over hurdles at Warwick in March. He is bred to be a chaser but so is MASTER FIDDLE. Nicky Henderson's six-year-old is making his seasonal reappearance but his stable is already firing on all cylinders and he's already won over hurdles here. He can be forgiven his last run at Ayr where he was given too much ground to make up in a fast-run race and gets the vote today.
Our Island (IRE) 11-4 (11-3) Always prominent, led 12th, ridden and headed 3 out, stayed on same pace approaching last, 2nd of 9, 2 3/4l behind Connak (11-3) at Exeter 3m nov chs (3) gs.
Iron Chancellor (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, challenged 4 out until after 3 out, went left 2 out, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 9, 4 1/2l behind Connak (11-3) at Exeter 3m nov chs (3) gs.
Oscar Papa 9-2 (11-2) With leader, led 3rd until 5th, led after 3 out, ridden and headed next, still every chance when hampered last, kept pressing winner until held towards finish, 2nd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Araldur (11-2) at Kempton 2m 5f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Mar.
Very Stylish (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Held up behind leading quartett, lost place before 12th, last and struggling 13th, mistake 17th, tailed off in 7th and pulled up before last, in a race won by Hold On Julio (11-4) at Sandown 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs, 9 ran.
Roalco De Farges (FR) 8-1 (10-1) Pulled hard, soon prominent, led 6th, headed before 4 out, soon weakened, 12th of 18, 37l behind Arthurian Legend (10-6) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) gd in Oct.
Made In Time (IRE) 7-2 (10-5) Made all, jumped right on occasions and got worse from 4 out, left well clear 3 out, won at Ffos Las 2m 3f Novice Limited Handicap Chase (0-135) (4yo+) (3) sft beating Rio Gael (10-13) by 34l, 5 ran.
Master Fiddle 7-2 (11-4) Held up mid-division, went poor 4th after 4 out, went 3rd after last, no impression, 3rd of 10, 21l behind Arctic Court (10-10) at Ayr 3m nov hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Apr.
Wyck Hill (IRE) 13-8fav (10-6) Led, clear with one other 4 out, left clear 2 out, idled flat, ridden and headed, rallied to lead again near finish, won at Market Rasen 2m 6f Novice Limited Handicap Chase (0-135) (4yo+) (3) gd beating Dowd's Destiny (10-6) by hd, 8 ran.
Double Whammy 6-1 (11-3) Held up in last pair, slow and pushed along 6th, ridden 8th, ridden after 4 out, weakened soon after, 5th of 8, 20l behind Russian Song (11-3) at Newbury 3m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Mar.
River D'or (FR) 8-1 (11-12) Chased leaders early, lost place 4th, soon dropped behind, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Toomdeely (11-12) at Listowel 2m 6f beg chs in Sep, 10 ran.
The Falklander 12-1 (11-0) Mid-division, lost place 6th, headway 4 out, stayed on well, never able to challenge, 3rd of 10, 25l behind Rev It Up (11-0) at Chepstow 3m mdn hdl (5) gd in Oct.
Ring Bo Ree (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Held up mid-division, weakened from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Well Hello There (11-7) at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Oct, 14 ran.
Ravastree (IRE) 9-2 (10-11) Held up towards rear, took keen hold, headway approaching 7th, chased winner 9th until before 3 out where jumped left and not fluent, weakened next, 8th of 14, 34l behind Gunna Be A Devil (11-9) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.
Arturo Uno (IRE) 4-1 (11-12) Prominent, hit 12th, outpaced by leaders 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 9, 26l behind Maid In Moscow (10-0) at Perth 3m nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in May.
The Boss (IRE) 5-1 (11-7) Led until 1st, prominent, hit 5th, led 8th, headed approaching 2 out, led last, driven out, won at Warwick 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Mar beating Equity Release (10-10) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
