tracked leaders, chased winner 4 out, ridden 2 out, kept on one pace
made all, jumped right at times, ridden clear approaching last
close up in 4th, ridden and left 3rd 3 out, kept on one pace
tracked winner until not fluent 3 out, stumbled on landing and unseated rider next
Jepeck won 10 point-to-points and has scored once over regulation fences though makes his debut over hurdles as does SPRINGFIELD FOX, a very easy winner of all three starts between the flags in Ireland and now with the in-form Tom George. The latter could be anything so gets the nod though Dino Boy won a point then finished runner-up in an Aintree bumper in the spring. He ran well for a long way on his hurdling bow at Wetherby and will find this longer trip more to his liking. Oscar Asche, another winner between the flags, ran quite well in a Ffos Las bumper last month but the four-year-old Butler's Brief was well beaten over timber at Chepstow.
Dino Boy (FR) 15-2 (10-12) Chased clear leader, led normal 3 out, headed next, no extra flat, 4th of 11, 13 1/2l behind Jatiluwih (12-2) at Wetherby 2m 4f (4) gs in Oct.
Jepeck (IRE) 5-4fav (10-9) With leader, led before 9th, challenged after 3 out, headed approaching last, kept on well under pressure, 2nd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Takingrisks (10-11) at Carlisle 3m hcp (2) hvy in Mar.
Oscar Asche (IRE) 7-2 (11-0) Prominent, every chance 3f out, ridden and weakened well over 1f out, 6th of 10, 8 1/2l behind Induno (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Springfield Fox 4-6 (12-2) Chsd ldrs, 2l 2nd 1/2way, prog to disp 4out, wo bef 2out, sn going best, 5l adv last, kow, easily, won at Kilfeacle 3m sft in Jan beating Shuil Luas (11-11) by 14l, 7 ran.
Butler's Brief (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Behind most of way, 9th of 16, 30 1/2l behind Sevarano (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 3f mdn (4) gs in Oct.
