held up in rear on outside, headway 3 out, ridden after next, went 2nd last, challenged flat, led towards finish
tracked leader until before 4th, hit 7th, weakened approaching 2 out
tracked leaders, reminders after 5th, lost place from next, tailed off 7th
held up, headway on inside 6th, led after 2 out, driven flat, headed towards finish
held up, not fluent 4th or 5th, ridden when mistake 7th, soon behind, pulled up after 2 out
took keen hold, tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, went 2nd before 4th, led 7th, headed after 2 out, weakened approaching last
in touch, mistake 7th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up after next
led, not fluent 5th, headed 7th, not fluent 3 out, weakened after next
tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, hit 3 out, every chance after 2 out, not fluent last, no extra flat
On The Bridge continues to defy the handicapper by alternating between hurdles and fences. He's gone up a further 9lb since his last hurdles win, however, and his busy schedule is going to catch up with him sooner and later. If it's today then the three-year-old GIGONDAS may be the one to take advantage. He's already won over 2m3f and was trying to give weight to a couple of potentially smart juveniles when third at Chepstow last month. Koultas King was beaten less than a length over C&D in March and should find a small race this season but Titch Strider is a long-standing maiden who is likely to find at least a couple too good again here and Going Nowhere Fast has gone up a further 3lb since finishing second at Bangor.
On The Bridge (IRE) 5-2fav (11-2) Held up in rear on outside, not fluent 9th, headway approaching 15th, jumped left and led 3 out, clear 2 out, easily, won at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Oct beating Henry Hook (11-3) by 20l, 12 ran.
Koultas King (IRE) 5-1 (11-0) Led approaching 1st, hit 6th, headed approaching 3 out, weakened next, 4th of 8, 25l behind Seven Woods (11-0) at Ffos Las 3m mdn hdl (4) gs in Apr.
Midnight Dove 20-1 (10-9) Held up mid-division, weakened before 7th, tailed off, 9th of 10, well behind Billy Merriott (10-9) at Hereford 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gf in May.
Cold Knight 11-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 7th of 12, 17l behind Bathwick Man (11-2) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in May.
Gigondas 20-1 (11-5) Took keen hold, held up, pushed along before 4 out, driven and went 3rd approaching 3 out, one pace, 3rd of 8, 22l behind Far West (10-12) at Chepstow 2m 3yo hdl (4) sft in Oct.
Going Nowhere Fast (IRE) 7-2 (9-11) Mid-division, headway before 3 out, soon went 2nd, led narrowly 2 out, ridden and headed before last, kept on and no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Prompter (11-3) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd in Oct.
Lucky Prince 8-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, reminders after 6th, ridden and weakened 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Mr Tingle (11-5) at Worcester 2m 7f nov hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Jun, 14 ran.
Loughalder (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Led, headed before 5th, mistake 6th and 7th, weakened before 3 out, 8th of 10, well behind Copper Carroll (10-1) at Ffos Las 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Oct.
Get Home Now 8-1 (10-1) Tracked leaders on inside, mistake 6th, soon hampered, no impression before 3 out, 7th of 15, 25l behind Shabak Hom (10-8) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Oct.
Titch Strider (IRE) 20-1 (10-7) Always behind, 6th of 10, 35l behind Ivor's King (10-10) at Wincanton 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Oct.
