jumped right, held up, closed 3rd, led next, not fluent 10th, headed 2 out, no impression on winner last
in touch, mistake and lost place 3rd, bumped 6th, well beaten from 4 out
tracked leaders, mistake and lost place 3rd, jumped right and bumped 6th, behind 8th, pulled up after 9th
towards rear, not fluent 1st, some headway 10th, well beaten after 4 out
led 1st until 3rd, mistake and lost place 7th, well behind 10th, tailed off
towards rear, well behind 11th, tailed off 4 out, pulled up after
mid-division, headway 10th, struggling after 4 out, went modest 4th before 2 out
led until not fluent 1st, led 3rd, headed next, lost place 11th, behind when pulled up before 4 out
soon handy, reminder after 4 out, led 2 out, clear flat
tracked leaders, mistake and lost place 5th, closed 9th, ridden 12th, no extra 3 out
not that fluent in rear, behind 8th, well tailed off 4 out, pulled up after
held up in rear, headway after 9th, went 2nd 10th until before 2 out, no extra last
MANWELL hasn’t raced since last December but has undergone wind surgery since and was beaten only a length in this race last year. Sam England’s charge may prove good enough on his return to action. Troufion is another returning from a long absence having shown good progress over fences in the first half of last year while Overtoujay has the more recent form with a placed effort at Market Rasen and is preferred to Huntingdon third Banny's Lad, who was still well beaten. Ulis De Vassy drops in class and may prove best of the rest.
Manwell (IRE) 10-1 (10-8) Never that fluent, soon well off the pace in 4th place, outpaced 5th, left modest 2nd and slightly hampered 7th, never any chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 6l behind Lake Field (10-6) at Catterick 2m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Barton Rose 5-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, went 2nd briefly 4th, pushed along after 11th, driven approaching 3 out, last and beaten 2 out, weakened last, last of 4, 15 3/4l behind Marienstar (11-12) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Soleglad (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Mistake 1st, always towards rear, ridden and no impression after 4 out, soon no extra and weakened, 9th of 10, dist behind D'bru Na Boinne (11-12) at Thurles 2m 2f gf in Nov.
Overtoujay 11-1 (12-4) Raced keenly, tracked leaders, led 7th, headed narrowly 3 out, ridden after next, every chance last, kept on, held near finish, 3rd of 9, 1l behind L'Es Fremantle (10-0) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Nov.
Orchestrated (IRE) 25-1 (10-10) Chased leaders, lost place when mistake 3rd, mistake 10th, weakened before normal 3 out, 7th of 9, dist behind Cloth Cap (11-10) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Banny's Lad 9-2 (11-4) Tracked leaders, went 3rd from 9th, no chance with clear pair before 3 out, 3rd of 6, 27l behind Canyouringmeback (11-7) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Ulis De Vassy (FR) 5-1 (10-7) Chased leader, not fluent 4th, hit 9th, pecked 4 out, mistake lost 2nd and weakened next, last of 3, 17l behind Jet Master (11-12) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Troufion (FR) 5-6fav (11-12) Made all, jumped left 9th (water), ridden after last, kept on well, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr beating Noble Call (11-7) by 3 1/2l, 5 ran.
Boughtbeforelunch (IRE) 17-2 (11-3) Chased leaders, hit 4th, weakened approaching 2 out, 7th of 10, 30 1/4l behind Cnoc Sion (10-0) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Ben Arthur (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, 2nd before 8th until before next, chased leaders, weakened before the last, 6th of 14, 30 1/2l behind Colt Lightning (11-12) at Hereford 2m 6f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
It's Buster (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Blundered 1st, chased leader until 6th, handy, led after 9th, blundered badly and headed 11th, weakened quickly, 8th of 10, dist behind Cnoc Sion (10-0) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Shininstar (IRE) 13-2 (10-0) Held up in rear, mistake 11th, headway into 4th 3 out, went modest 3rd last, 3rd of 9, 30l behind Some Chaos (11-9) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
