'Syki's 60th' David Sykes 60th Birthday Handicap Chase

Led, a length ahead 3 out, not fluent and headed 2 out, soon ridden, disputed 2nd approaching last, soon pressed leader, sustained duel with rival close home, stayed on gamely to lead at winning post op 3/1 tchd 16/5

Prominent, awkward 4 out, chased leader 3 out, soon ridden, briefly disputed lead 2 out, disputed 2nd approaching last, stayed on run-in, briefly led close home where sustained duel with rival, headed at winning post op 16/1 tchd 18/1

Midfield, headway into 3rd before 3 out, soon ridden, disputed lead 2 out, soon led outright, a length ahead approaching last, soon pressed for lead and headed, weakened into 3rd close home, kept on same pace near finish op 2/1 tchd 5/2

Held up in rear, ridden and headway into midfield before 3 out, kept on same pace 2 out, soon stayed into 4th, no further impression approaching last op 12/1

Slowly away and lost many lengths start, recovered in rear before 4th, prominent before 10th, ridden and dropped to midfield before 2 out, kept on one pace in 5th approaching last op 7/2

Not always fluent, midfield, not fluent 1st, not fluent 2nd where hampered rival, ridden in rear before 3 out, slow jump 2 out, soon tailed off tchd 6/1

Midfield, ridden in rear before 4 out, soon outpaced, tailed off before last op 14/1