not much room and hit 1st, held up in touch, headway tracking leaders 6th, blundered 10th, mistake next, 2nd before 3 out until after 3 out, driven along in 3rd and soon no chance with leading duo
in touch, not fluent 6th, headway on inside tracking leaders 10th, 2nd after 3 out, pushed along before next, closer when went right 2 out, soon ridden, effort when went badly right and awkward last, one pace run-in
led until 4 out, ridden and lost 2nd before next, driven and weakened before 2 out, went poor 4th close home, tailed off
chased leading pair, went 2nd 6th, led 4 out, driven out
held up in rear, blundered 9th, no chance when blundered again 3 out, pulled up before next
took keen hold early, tracked leaders on outside, lost place and behind 6th, rallied into modest 4th after 3 out until close home, tailed off
chased leader until 6th, chased leaders, went right 8th and pushed along, weakened before 4 out, tailed off
ROYALRACKET (NAP) had course regular Top Benefit behind when running well here last month following a break and showed that was no fluke by scoring by 10 lengths at Southwell. He's only had three runs over fences so there should be more to come and he should be too good for these. Ata Boy doesn't have many miles on the clock and wasn't beaten far at Leicester last month but the ground is likely to be too quick for Around A Pound while winning pointer Interpleader is best watched following a lengthy absence.
Riddlestown (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) Close up, jumped right at 4th, ridden and weakened 10th, tailed off next, pulled up 3 out, in a race won by Lord Landen (11-3) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gs, 6 ran.
Royalracket (IRE) 5-1 (10-2) Held up behind, headway and in touch 5th, went 2nd after 7th, led after 2 out, clear last, ridden out, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd beating The Purchaser (10-12) by 10l, 9 ran.
Around A Pound (IRE) 25-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, 8th of 13, 50l behind Courtown Oscar (11-3) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs.
Interpleader 6-4 (12-7) (cp) (tt) led 5-8; lost plce 13; rallied bet last 2; led flat; stayed on wl, won at Golden Valley 3m ptp fm in May beating Bobs Law (12-7) by 3/4l, 3 ran.
Dazzling Rita 16-1 (10-3) Towards rear, headway before 3 out, one pace and no impression before next, 7th of 15, 34l behind Baldadash (11-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gs.
Ata Boy (IRE) 25-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders early, soon restrained towards rear, headway under pressure 3 out, stayed on strongly towards finish, 3rd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Thoresby (11-7) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Mar.
Top Benefit (IRE) 50-1 (9-7) Prominent, not fluent 3rd or when losing place 5th, not fluent and behind 7th, no impression after, 7th of 8, 39l behind Wicklewood (11-11) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Mar.
