tracked leader until hung badly right and reminders halfway, weakened over 4f out
tracked leading pair, 2nd halfway, led on bit 2f out, soon clear easily
took keen hold early, held up 4th and niggled along at times, 3rd over 4f out, 2nd over 1f out, no chance with easy winners
shade keen, led until ridden and headed 2f out, ridden and no chance with winner, weakened into 3rd over 1f out
SKIP was still in contention inside the final furlong at Lingfield on his racecourse debut but faded into fourth. Normal progress can see Kevin Ryan’s charge off the mark. Rockalzaro and Schlipf have yet to figure though the former finished a lot closer at Bangor on his latest outing while the newcomer Boss Des Malberaux is related to a couple of winning jumpers in France and Nico de Boinville is hanging around for the ride.
Boss Des Malberaux (FR) Antarctique gelding out of Scavenger.
Rockalzaro (FR) 11-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, under pressure over 5f out, headway over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, nearest finish, 3rd of 9, 15 1/4l behind Juge Et Parti (10-13) at Bangor 2m 1f (6) gd in Apr.
Schlipf 14-1 (10-12) Mid-division, lost place and behind halfway, no danger after, 7th of 11, 18 1/2l behind Dubai Or Not Dubai (10-12) at Carlisle 1m 6f (6) gs in Oct.
Skip 9-4 (10-8) With leader, ridden to challenge over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong until winner quickened on past 150 yards out, no extra and lost 2 places towards finish, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind The Big Bite (10-8) at Lingfield 2m (6) pol in Mar.
