Held up in rear but in touch, slow 7th, headway 3 out, stayed on into 2nd approaching last, hung left under pressure closings stages, no chance with winner tchd 4/5 and tchd 10/11
Regular rider Bryony Frost heads to Scotland to partner Black Corton in the Premier Chase (Kelso) but Sean Bowen is a more than capable deputy aboard the Paul Nicholls-trained DANSE IDOL. She was a useful type in bumpers and has shown a fair level of form over hurdles, so with every likelihood that this step up in trip will suit she's taken to confirm her Haydock and Sandown form with Papagana.