midfield, dropped towards rear before 4th, brief headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden, made no impression
held up, headway after 2 out, ridden approaching last, kept on from last
towards rear, good headway to chase leaders 2 out, led going well before last, ridden after last, wandered flat and headed final 100yds
saddle slipped, prominent, not fluent 3 out, lost place after next, soon beaten
mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, kept on one pace after last
led, headed after 2 out, soon weakened
mid-division, dropped to rear after 6th, soon struggling
midfield, mistake 3 out, soon weakened
chased leaders, pushed along and lost place before 2 out, soon ridden, faded approaching last
towards rear, headway to chase leaders 2 out, ridden to challenge approaching last, every chance flat, kept on
midfield, headway to chase leaders 6th, led after 2 out, pushed along and headed approaching last, rallied well to lead final 100yds
chased leaders, ridden after 2 out, no extra approaching last
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Chieftain's Choice goes well here but is only a plater nowadays. Shanandoa only scrambled home at Uttoxeter and may find it tough to defy a penalty as Billy's Angel won a bumper over this trip at Kempton in February and is starting to look very well handicapped. JESSICA RABBIT has managed just one victory to date, at Doncaster in the autumn, but that race has produced several winners and there is probably further mileage in her off this sort of mark. Nye Bevan, however, has gone up 5lb since a beaten favourite at Fontwell and Dutch Admiral makes his handicap debut having a first run since September with Taunton winner Ronde De Nuit looking a bigger threat.
Nye Bevan (IRE) 6-5fav (11-12) Prominent, not fluent 4 out, pushed along before 2 out, kept on at same pace after last, 3rd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Olympic Honour (11-8) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (5) gd in May.
Chieftain's Choice (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Midfield, ridden along after 3 out, soon struggling, 7th of 10, dist behind Paricolor (11-12) at Hexham 2m (4) gs in May.
Ronde De Nuit (FR) 9-1 (11-6) Midfield, hit 3 out, went second going well approaching 2 out, led before last, headed briefly after last, ridden to lead again 1/2f out, ran on well, won at Taunton 2m hcp (5) gf in Apr beating Mi Laddo (10-3) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Dutch Admiral (IRE) 18-1 (10-12) Made all, stayed on well flat, ridden out, won at Huntingdon 2m (4) gd in Sep beating Opine (10-12) by 2 1/4l, 9 ran.
Billy's Angel (IRE) 9-1 (11-0) Towards rear, ridden and outpaced 3 out, rallied towards finish, 4th of 6, 12 1/2l behind Roar (11-8) at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) gs in May.
Takbeer (IRE) 100-1 (11-12) Chased leaders out wide, pushed along and weakened before 4 out, tailed off and pulled up before next, at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (5) gf in May.
Cut And Run 28-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, hampered 6th, weakened and pulled up before last (usual 2 out), at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Dec.
The Longest Day (IRE) 22-1 (10-13) In rear, ridden 3 out, never nearer, 5th of 8, dist behind L'Homme Presse (10-13) at Chepstow 2m (4) gd in Apr.
Oxford Blu 11-1 (11-1) Keen, mostly tracked winner, pushed along and every chance 2 out, held between last 2, kept on run-in, always held, 2nd of 5, 1 1/4l behind Ofcourseiwill (10-10) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (5) sft in May.
Jessica Rabbit 10-3 (11-3) Held up in last trio, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, went 2nd and kept on run-in, dropped to 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Kilchreest Moon (10-10) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gf in May.
Shanandoa 20-1 (10-3) Held up in mid-division, headway final bend, challenged before omitted last, stayed on, led close home, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Coolnacritta (11-2) by shd, 18 ran.
Telekinetic 16-1 (10-10) Mid-division, ridden before 3 out, kept on one pace, 5th of 8, 4 1/4l behind Wisecracker (10-7) at Ludlow 2m hcp (5) gs in May.
If Karl's Berg Did 5-1 (11-2) Held up, not always fluent, effort before 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 6, 21 3/4l behind Winged Isle (11-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
