held up in last pair, weakened soon after 4 out, tailed off
chased leading trio, challenged on inside before 3 out, led and went right 2 out, idled run-in, headed last strides
chased leader, mistake 8th, led before 3 out, narrowly headed 2 out, rallied gamely run-in and pushed along to lead again near finish
held up last, blundered 5th, outpaced 4 out, plugged on into 3rd before next until weakened between last 2
chased leading pair, mistake and went right 4th, pushed along before 8th, every chance 4 out, carried wide on home turn and weakened before next
hung right most of way, led until hung badly right on bend and headed before 3 out, rallied into modest 3rd between last 2
Several of these like to race up with the pace, including Big Time Frank, Goring One and and Bonds Conquest, who hasn’t raced since scoring at Leicester last March, and they could set the race up for a hold-up horse like BROTHER BENNETT. Page Fuller’s mount is only 2lb higher than when winning at Plumpton last April and made a satisfactory return to chasing at that track last month.
Hurry Henry (IRE) 50-1 (12-1) Soon led, headed 5th, weakened after next, 8th of 10, dist behind Seaweed (11-10) at Plumpton 2m hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Big Time Frank (IRE) 9-2jfav (10-10) Led until 3rd, led 10th, soon headed, led before 4 out, headed after 2 out, held flat, kept on, 2nd of 16, 1 3/4l behind Kilcrea Bridge (11-10) at Exeter 3m hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
Goring One (IRE) 12-1 (11-6) Led until 2nd, led again next, headed after 4th, led again 9th, headed before 11th, hampered 6 out, weakened 4 out, left remote 4th 2 out, 4th of 8, dist behind Lizzie Langton (11-4) at Wincanton 3m 3f hcp (5) gd in Dec.
Brother Bennett (FR) 10-1 (10-8) Held up, headway 3 out, chased leaders next, never a threat, 4th of 9, 13 1/2l behind Shintori (10-9) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (5) sft in Dec.
Bonds Conquest 5-1 (10-1) With leader, led 2nd, jumped right next, ridden before 4 out, stayed on gamely, drawing away final 75 yards, won at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Mar beating Kavanaghs Corner (10-5) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Monet Moor 66-1 (10-0) In rear, behind and ridden 7th, tailed off 12th, pulled up after, at Exeter 3m hcp (5) hvy in Dec.