3.00 3m. 2f. 162yds. 11 Declared. Somerset National Handicap Chase (Class 3 ) of £25,000.00 5-y-o plus
1st - €13,202.00 2nd - €6,075.00 3rd - €3,038.00 4th - €1,520.00 5th - €758.00
Formscan - SLIPWAY was well supported ahead of the Southern National in November and Ben Pauling's eight-year-old repaid his supporters, running out a comfortable winner. The gelded son of Stowaway was raised 7lb in the handicap on the back of that success, but he appears to relish these marathon trips and is fancied to notch a hat-trick of Nationals having landed the Highland National at Perth in April. Others to note include Southfield Harvest, D'jango and Moroder.