tracked leaders, keen, badly hampered and well recovered but lost ground 3rd, rallied to track leaders 5 out, ridden next, weakened 3 out, tailed off, moderate 3rd
tracked leaders, keen, led 4th, blundered and unseated rider 6th
led, jumped left 2nd and 3rd, headed next, slow 5th, led again before 4 out, driven clear after 2 out, mistake last, held on well
tracked leader, left in lead 6th, headed before 4 out, rallied and every chance 2 out, soon hard ridden, kept on under pressure closing stages
None of this quartet have won over fences yet but GIN AND TONIC scored over hurdles last month and was runner-up off today’s mark at Huntingdon earlier in the week. He gets the vote back over the larger obstacles. Ballycamp has placed off higher marks than this but hasn’t been in the best of form recently but Master Of Finance finished in front of Le Precieux when third over timber at Fontwell earlier and can figure racing off a 5lb lower mark today.
Ballycamp (IRE) 5-1 (11-8) Jumped left and keen, led until went left and headed 3rd, soon lost place, rallied on outside approaching 8th, mistake and lost place next, left poor 4th and hampered 11th, left 3rd before 3 out, 3rd of 6, 36l behind Bandsman (11-11) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Le Precieux (FR) 14-1 (11-10) Led, clear 5th, headed 2 out, weakened last, 6th of 10, 17 1/4l behind Hargam (11-10) at Warwick 2m hcp (4) gd in May.
Master Of Finance (IRE) 10-1 (11-3) With leader, led after 7th, dived at 2 out and headed, no extra flat, 6th of 14, 11 1/4l behind Shining Romeo (12-0) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May.
Gin And Tonic 6-1 (10-12) Led until 1st, with leader, not fluent 3rd, led before next, clear briefly after 3 out, headed approaching last, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 12, 7l behind Stuccodor (12-5) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) gd in May.
