held up towards rear, mistake 2nd, weakened before 2 out, tailed off
tracked leader, chased winner before last, no impression
held up towards rear, headway before 3 out, led before 2 out, clear before last
mid-division, mistake 4th, soon lost place, kept on from before last, no impression
led, headed before 3rd, lost place before 6th, tailed off
chased leaders, led before 3rd, headed before 2 out, weakened before last
held up mid-division, headway before 6th, weakened 2 out, pulled up
held up in touch, headway to chase leaders before 6th, went 3rd before last, kept on and no impression
held up mid-division, outpaced before 2 out, kept on before last, no impression
in rear, blundered 5th, soon pushed along, reminders before 6th, soon tailed off
mid-division, weakened from 3 out, tailed off
Nonrunner
Border Station won easily at Fontwell a week ago but is likely to find this much tougher under a penalty. Dresden disappointed at Worcester last time behind Rime Avec Gentil, who has won since at Bangor, while Montefeltro was surprisingly beaten when favourite at Hexham on his handicap debut and has his fair share of weight and something to find with Foxcub on that run. Towcester scorer CASTLEMORRIS KING is 7lb higher now but Gavin Sheehan claims back five of those and he might be worth a bet to follow up as Amuse Me is having a confidence-booster after a crashing fall over fences at Newton Abbot.
Montefeltro 15-8fav (11-4) Tracked winner, not fluent 3 out, driven between last 2, kept on same pace approaching last, ridden and no impression when lost narrow 2nd flat, 3rd of 7, 7l behind Baccalaureate (10-8) at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gf.
Castlemorris King 9-2fav (11-4) Prominent, challenged 3 out, not fluent last, led towards finish, won at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in May beating Callisto Moon (11-10) by nk, 14 ran.
Dresden (IRE) 13-8fav (11-4) Tracked leaders, mistake 3 out, led 2 out, headed final 100 yards, no extra close home, 4th of 10, 4l behind Rime Avec Gentil (10-1) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in May.
Rime Avec Gentil (FR) 2-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, mistake 4 out, hung badly left after, ridden after last, stayed on strongly to lead towards finish, won at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in May beating Gud Day (11-4) by 1 3/4l, 5 ran.
Amuse Me 5-2fav (11-4) Close 5th on inside, blundered badly and fell 3rd, in a race won by Lough Derg Way (11-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf, 8 ran.
Tony Dinozzo (FR) 10-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, ridden in 3rd 4 out, soon edged left, 7 lengths off front pair when fell 2 out, in a race won by Atlanta Falcon (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f beg chase (4) gd in May, 6 ran.
Trip The Light 11-2 (11-0) Held up, jumped right 1st and 2nd, given reminders, headway before 5th, ridden next, weakened before last, 4th of 8, 16l behind Baccalaureate (11-5) at Southwell 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd.
Foxcub (IRE) 5-1 (10-8) Held up in touch, headway when hit 3 out, went 3rd after next, ridden before last, stayed on to take narrow 2nd flat, no impression with winner, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Baccalaureate (10-8) at Hexham 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gf.
Hot Spice 12-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, jumped left 3rd, ridden before 3 out, headway approaching 2 out, never on terms, 7th of 14, 19l behind Castlemorris King (11-4) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in May.
Humbel Ben (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) In rear, pushed along and weakened before 5th, soon pulled up, in a race won by Rime Avec Gentil (10-8) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in May, 5 ran.
The Winged Assasin (USA) 20-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, headway 5th, ridden before 3 out, no extra next, 8th of 14, 34l behind Leath Acra Mor (11-7) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.
Border Station (IRE) 6-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, led before 2 out, clear before last, driven out, won at Fontwell 2m 2f nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs beating Pampelonne (11-9) by 1 1/2l, 12 ran.
