jumped well, made all, clear 3 out, unchallenged
tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, jumped slowly next, ridden 14th, went 3rd 3 out, no impression, demoted to 4th flat
mid-division, headway after 4th, ridden 14th, chased winner approaching 3 out, no impression, lost 2nd towards finish
prominent, mistake 1st, not fluent next, hit 4 out, weakened 2 out
tracked winner, not fluent 13th, weakened approaching 3 out
mid-division, mistake 8th, jumped slowly 9th and 10th, soon ridden, behind from 12th, tailed off
held up in last, reminder after 7th, jumped slowly 10th, behind 12th, tailed off
towards rear, ridden after 4th, not fluent 11th, behind next, 25 lengths 6th 3 out, stayed on well from 2 out, went 2nd towards finish, never near winner
Bounds And Leaps came back to form when second over a similar trip at Carlisle and races off the same mark here while Cerium's second at Warwick was his best run for while, though he may not be one to rely upon nowadays. Kevin Bishop's mare WILD GROUND has now won five times around here, including four times over today's course and distance. She again looked to have plenty in reserve when successful earlier this month, beating Princely Hero by four lengths with Current Climate further behind, and may well be good enough to defy a further 6lb rise. Stablemate Peut Etre Sivola has much to prove at present while Abbey Dore doesn't look the force of old.
Bounds And Leaps 14-1 (11-8) Trackedleaders, ridden before 6 out, chased winner from 3 out, kept on and no impression, 2nd of 13, 7l behind Etxalar (11-1) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd.
Cerium (FR) 40-1 (10-3) Held up in mid-division, headway to 3rd before 16th, went 2nd 16th, challenged 2 out, every chance when mistake last, stayed on same pace flat, 2nd of 10, 7l behind Bally Sands (9-12) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft.
Peut Etre Sivola (FR) 22-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, mistake 5th, not fluent next, jumped slowly and pushed along 7th, weakened before 9th, pulled up after 3 out, in a race won by Politeo (10-8) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-140 (3) hvy in Jan, 8 ran.
Wild Ground (IRE) 15-2 (10-12) Jumped well, led, headed 13th, chased leader, challenged 4 out, led again soon after, came clear from 3 out, stayed on strongly, won at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs beating Princely Hero (10-6) by 4l, 7 ran.
Orange Nassau (FR) 14-1 (10-8) Chased leader, led 6th, not fluent 11th, narrowly headed after 12th, chased leader, still pressing 4 out, weakened quickly soon after, tailed off, 6th of 9, well behind Emperor's Choice (11-10) at Lingfield 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) hvy in Feb.
Abbey Dore (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, brought down 11th, in a race won by Franklin Roosevelt (11-11) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Feb, 8 ran.
Current Climate (IRE) 11-4fav (11-0) Well off the pace in rear, some headway 7th, reminders before 12th, went modest 4th before 14th, never going pace to get to leaders, 4th of 7, 39l behind Wild Ground (10-12) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs.
Princely Hero (IRE) 7-1 (11-1) Led to 3rd, lost 2nd from 4 out, one pace and no impression, 3rd of 8, 13l behind Blackwell Synergy (11-10) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs.
