held up, out to right 1st, slightly hampered 2nd, headway 4 out, going well when closed on front pair when waved around damaged fence (usual 2 out), led approaching final fence, soon in command, ridden out
4 15:35 (UK Time) Kelso 25 Mar 2023
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3m 2f 39y Soft
prominent, clear in second after 6th, still going well when passing usual 2 out, briefly disputed before last, ridden inside final 110 yards, no chance with winner
midfield, ridden 3 out, chased leaders passing usual 2 out, kept on for remote third
prominent, bad mistake when damaged fence and slightly hampered rival 2nd, ridden 3 out, took fourth close home
prominent, chased leaders 4 out, ridden passing usual 2 out, kept on
midfield, ridden after 3 out, modest headway approaching last, bad mistake last, kept on, never dangerous
held up, dropped to rear 5th, ridden 4 out, gradually weakened
led, ridden when joined and passed after usual 2 out, weakened quickly after final fence
prominent, weakened after 7th, soon struggling, very modest headway after last
in rear, not fluent 3rd, lost touch from 3 out, dropped to rear after last
Previous winners
| Year | Going | Ran | Winner | Draw | Age | Weight | OR | Form | Last run | Trainer (Distance) | Jockey | SP | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Good | 4 | Potterman | 9 | 11 12 | 147 | U1-P2PP | 90 days | A King (349 miles) | Tom Cannon | 5/ 1 | 6:58.20 | |
| 2021 | Good to Soft | 7 | Kitty's Light | 5 | 11 4 | 135 | 113437 | 34 days | Christian Williams (377 miles) | Jack Tudor | 9/ 2 | 7:11.10 | |
| 2019 | Good | 8 | Some Chaos | 8 | 11 4 | 138 | 4-11251 | 35 days | M Scudamore (311 miles) | Benjamin Poste | 4/ 1 | 6:38.10 | |
| 2018 | Heavy | 10 | Smooth Stepper | 9 | 10 12 | 138 | P-50216 | 42 days | Sue Smith (146 miles) | Danny Cook | 16/ 1 | 7:16.11 | |
| 2017 | Heavy | 7 | Yala Enki | 7 | 11 11 | 146 | P5-3144 | 21 days | V Williams (294 miles) | Liam Treadwell | 9/ 4 | 7:14.90 |