held up towards rear, not fluent 4th or 7th, some headway when hit 10th, disputing modest 4th 3 out, well beaten next
took keen hold, mid-division, headway after 6th, 2nd before 4 out, no impression from next
tracked leaders, 2nd 8th, led after next, clear 3 out, mistake 2 out, comfortably
chasing leaders when slow 1st, lost place before mistake next, last 6th, well behind 9th, well tailed off 10th, pulled up after
jumped right at times, always towards rear
tracked leader, mistake 6th, lost 2nd 8th, blundered 10th, soon weakened
jumped right at times, led, hit 5th, headed after 9th, not fluent next, mistake and disputing modest 4th 3 out, plugged on to take 3rd flat
tracked leaders, lost place 3rd, mistake and reminders 5th, well behind when pulled up after 9th
mid-division, headway 3rd, not fluent 3rd or 7th, went 3rd after 4 out, no impression, well held 2 out, lost 3rd flat
BROWN BEAR won over shorter here in April and showed his liking for the track when scoring over hurdles on his latest visit. Only a pound higher back over the larger obstacles, Nick Gifford’s charge is probably the one to beat ahead of Worcester third Between The Waters, tried in cheekpieces today. Bouggietopieces wasn’t beaten far on his first start for Tim Vaughan at Taunton and improvement is expected but Monderon is 0-6 over fences and has also been out of sorts over hurdles lately.
Halling's Wish 5-1 (9-7) Tracked leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong, 3rd of 14, 2 3/4l behind Victor's Bet (9-7) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (6) pol in May.
Between The Waters (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Chased leaders, 2nd 12th until 2 out, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Heroes Or Ghosts (11-12) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in May.
Brown Bear (IRE) 6-1 (11-9) Raced wide, chased leaders, 2nd after 7th, led approaching next, clear before 2 out, ridden right out, won at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp (5) gd in May beating Mogestic (11-12) by 7l, 9 ran.
Bouggietopieces 8-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, led narrowly after 5th until hung left and headed next, chased leaders, every chance 3 out, ridden and no extra when in 4th when not fluent last, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Get Ready Freddy (10-3) at Taunton 2m hcp (5) gf in Apr.
Monderon (FR) 7-2 (10-6) Led to before 4th, with winner, led again narrowly 6th, headed 3 out, soon weakened, well tailed off from 2 out, last of 4, dist behind Captainofindustry (11-13) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
Kitegen (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Chased leader, led 10th, hit 13th, headed 4 out, chased leader, every chance when fell next, at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Lord Aldervale (IRE) 9-1 (10-5) Led, blundered and headed 13th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Fontwell 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in May.
Spanish Optimist (IRE) 25-1 (10-8) Chased leaders, 2nd 13th until next, chased leaders, pushed along after 4 out, soon lost 3rd, weakened before next, poor 6th when pulled up before last, at Fontwell 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in May.
Sylvan Legend 28-1 (10-0) Chased clear leader, lost place 4 out, soon behind, tailed off from next, last of 10, dist behind Osgood (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (5) gd in May.
