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| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 4 | Balco Coastal (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Nicky Henderson | 157 lbs | 7/2J | Won | Took keen hold - raced wide - jumped well - prominent - jumped slightly left 9th - led going best 4 out - shaken up and good jump last - went clear run-in - easily | ||
| 2nd | 2 | Solo (FR) | 9 G | AVG | Paul Nicholls | 165 lbs | 9/2 | 9 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - pushed along and went second before 3 out - ridden before 2 out - soon no chance with winner - mistake last - weakened run-in(op 6/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Panic Attack (IRE) | 8 M | Good | David Pipe | 154 lbs | 17/2 | 1 | In touch with leaders - pushed along after 5 out - ridden and outpaced after 4 out - rallied and went third just before 2 out - kept on well run-in(op 13/2 tchd 6/1) | ||
| 4th | 7 | Lord Baddesley (IRE) | 10 G | AVG | Chris Gordon | 151 lbs | 18/1 | 2 | Held up in rear - not fluent 2nd - pushed along 5 out - ridden and headway from 3 out - went fourth 2 out - kept on(op 16/1 tchd 25/1) | ||
| 5th | 10 | Don Alvaro (GB) | 9 G | AVG |
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Paul Nicholls | 141 lbs | 13/2 | 21 | Disputed lead - not fluent 6th - prominent when ridden 4 out - lost second before 3 out - soon weakened(op 11/2) | |
| 6th | 8 | Arizona Cardinal (GB) | 9 G | AVG | Stuart Edmunds | 148 lbs | 9/1 | 1 | Disputed lead - prominent when ridden 4 out - weakened home turn(op 8/1) | ||
| 7th | 6 | Hudson De Grugy (FR) | 8 G | AVG | Gary Moore | 153 lbs | 14/1 | 8.5 | Held up in rear - not fluent 1st - blundered 2nd - not fluent 5th - pushed along when mistake 4 out - soon weakened(op 11/1) | ||
| 8th | 9 | Art Approval (FR) | 8 G | Poor | Fergal O'Brien | 147 lbs | 33/1 | 10 | Always towards rear - mistake 3rd - dropped to last and struggling 9th(op 25/1 tchd 40/1) | ||
| 99th | 3 | West Cork (GB) | 8 G | AVG | Dan Skelton | 164 lbs | 7/2J | - | Towards rear - mistake 5 out - soon pushed along - ridden 4 out - weakened and pulled up before 3 out (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown)(op 11/2) | ||
| 99th | 1 | Galore Desassences (FR) | 7 G | AVG | Nigel Hawke | 166 lbs | 22/1 | - | Raced wide - never better than mid-division - jumped left 5th - not fluent 9th - dropped to rear before 10th - pulled up quickly just before 11th(op 16/1) |
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