led 2nd, soon headed, led 8th, not fluent and headed 2 out, weakened flat, lost 3rd towards finish
in rear, slow 1st, not fluent 5th, mistake 9th, struggling from next, tailed off from 3 out
mid-division, slow 1st, headway after 5th, mistake and lost place 11th, mistake next, well behind from 3 out, tailed off
chased leaders, blundered 2nd, not fluent 3 out, challenged from 2 out, every chance when blundered last, not recover
not that fluent, led 1st until 2nd, chased leaders, hit 5th, reminders 11th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
fell 1st
held up in rear, headway when mistake 2 out, went 3rd towards finish, never dangerous
towards rear, jumped left 4th, some headway 12th, weakened before 2 out
led until 1st, led after next, headed 8th, led 2 out, pressed when left in command last, stayed on
Rootless Tree won his bumper here and was quite highly tried over hurdles last season after winning at Leicester, though has changed stables since last seen in March. Lough Har has been a beaten favourite the last twice but his jumping went to pieces last time at Southwell. Darsi In The Park should make a chaser and Northern Bound has already won over the larger obstacles and may still be on a decent mark, despite a 6lb rise. ZOUTOISE has won a bumper and a hurdle race but she is bred to jump fences being a half-sister to Whisper among others and this looks a good starting point. Belargus has already run four times over fences and needs more.
Zoutoise (FR) 10-11fav (10-12) Held up in touch on outside, tracked leader after 3 out, shaken up and not quicken after next, soon ridden, 11/2 lengths down last, stayed on under pressure to lead final strides, won at Catterick 2m (4) sft in Mar beating Ilaya (11-10) by shd, 10 ran.
Darsi In The Park (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) Well off the pace towards rear and pushed along most of way, stayed on approaching 2 out, kept on into never dangerous 3rd run-in, 3rd of 11, 10 1/4l behind Earth Moor (11-8) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Wynford (IRE) 125-1 (9-6) Led, headed but still in touch halfway, ridden and weakened from over 4f out, 9th of 11, dist behind Ben Lilly (9-0) at Redcar 1m 6f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
Belargus (FR) 8-1 (11-11) Held up behind, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 7th of 10, dist behind Neachells Bridge (12-2) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Lough Har (IRE) 11-10fav (11-9) Mistakes, led, headed 3rd, hit 4th, not fluent 6th and 7th, mistake 9th, bad mistake 12th, pulled up before next, at Southwell 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Rootless Tree (IRE) 6-1 (11-3) Chased leaders, weakened 2 out, 7th of 13, 30l behind Le Cameleon (11-3) at Stratford 2m hcp (3) sft in Mar.
Landin (GER) 25-1 (11-11) Towards rear, no chance when mistake 3 out, plugged on, 6th of 16, 21l behind Worthy Farm (11-10) at Ascot 3m hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Northern Bound (IRE) 3-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway from 12th, led 2 out, edged right before last, clear flat, reduced lead towards finish, held on, won at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Sep beating Anti Cool (10-0) by nk, 8 ran.
Champagne Noir (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Led, pushed along and headed before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 6th of 7, dist behind I'd Better Go Now (11-0) at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gd in Mar.
