1 Cloudy Too 11/4
2 Tullamore Dew 8/1
3 Cape Tribulation 6/1
NR: Alvarado (IRE), Wayward Prince
8 ran Distances: 10l, 2¾l, 24l
TIME 6m 15.80s (slow by 24.80s)

Cloudy Too
© Grossick Racing Photography

Cloudy Too bounced back from defeat in the Hennessy Gold Cup to take the William Hill Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase at Wetherby.

Sue Smith's second-season chaser had run well for a long way before finishing unplaced in the Newbury feature, having won at Carlisle. The well-backed 11-4 shot was kicked into the lead by 5lb claimer Jonathan England before the fourth-last, after Sydney Paget had made the running accompanied for the most part by Junior.

Cloudy Too soon put daylight between himself and his rivals and the only anxious moment came when he nearly ran out approaching the final fence. However, England soon got Cloudy Too on an even keel and he went on to score by 10 lengths from Tullamore Dew, with last year's winner Cape Tribulation a further two and three-quarter lengths away in third.

Sydney Paget, the 5-2 favourite, was eventually pulled up after his chance had gone.

Grand National hero Auroras Encore, a stablemate of the winner, ran an encouraging race on his reappearance despite being last of the five finishers.

William Hill Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase (Grade 3)
£40,000 added, 4yo plus, 3m 1f, Class 1
8 ran
Going: Soft (Good to Soft in places)