held up in touch, improved 4 out, ridden to chase leader 2 out, one pace approaching last
held up in touch, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out, mistake last
mid-division, lost place 5th, pulled up 7th
tracked leader, led soon clear approaching 2 out, 6 lengths clear when blundered badly last, lost momentum, headed final 100 yards
close up, outpaced from 5th, ridden and headway after 3 out, stayed on to take 4th from last
led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened
held up in rear, headway from 3 out, chased clear leader approaching last, ridden to lead final 100 yards
always in rear, reminded 3rd
Bolitree Bob gets the vote over Pauntley Gofa and No Greater Love, while Lindsay needs to be watched until coming down the weights. Bolitree Bob has won over the course-and-distance before, and ran well in defeat at Wincanton three weeks ago when second to Surfboard. He goes well right-handed, and with in-form Tom Scudamore on board again, looks the answer. Pauntley Gofa meets the selection on 4lb better terms than when the pair met at Wincanton, but that is not enough for him to turn around a deficit of over 15-lengths. No Greater Love races from just a pound out of the handicap, and the five-year-old should be kept in mind for an imminent success as he was still going quite well at Uttoxeter when a blunder two out put paid to his chances. As stated, Lindsay appears to have too much weight and is best watched, with preference for Bolitree Bob.
Lindsay (FR) 11-2 (10-5) Raced keenly in mid-division, mistake 8th, progress when mistake 4 out, slightly outpaced after 3 out, stayed on same pace flat, 4th of 12, 3l behind Glengarra (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Apr.
Mr Bigglesworth (NZ) 7-1 (11-12) Chased leaders, pushed along and lost place 6th, 7th of 12, 42l behind Brown Teddy (11-10) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Mar.
Ground Breaker 28-1 (10-8) Prominent, led approaching 3rd, ridden 2 out, headed last, no extra, 4th of 15, 4 1/2l behind General Smith (10-12) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf.
Dalriath 11-1 (10-7) Prominent, effort 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 8, well behind Compton Star (10-5) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs.
Bollitree Bob 4-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, led approaching 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, hit last, kept on, 2nd of 6, 1 1/2l behind Surfboard (12-0) at Wincanton 2m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf.
Pauntley Gofa 6-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, led after 9th, hit next, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, gradually faded, 3rd of 6, 17l behind Surfboard (12-0) at Wincanton 2m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf.
No Greater Love (FR) 5-1 (10-4) Held up, headway 8th, led 3 out, blundered and headed 2 out, weakened flat, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Kids Inheritance (11-9) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd.
Moscow Gold (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) In rear, mistake 5th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Milton Des Bieffes (11-4) at Hereford 2m hcp chs 0-90 (5) hvy in Jan, 9 ran.
