held up in touch, chased leaders 4 out, ridden next, never able to challenge
chased leaders, lost place 7th
held up in rear, pushed along 11th, weakened 4 out, tailed off next
led, soon joined, headed approaching 3rd, remained prominent, under pressure 9th, fell next
jumped right throughout, held up in rear early, headway on outside to join leader before 2nd, led approaching next, mistake 5th and last, easily
held up in rear, mistake 1st, driven 7th, soon struggling, never on terms
held up in touch, chased leaders 8th, effort when jumped right 3 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace
soon chasing leaders, mistake 8th, kept on under pressure approaching last, never a threat
BLUE BULLET (NAP) hasn’t raced since second over hurdles at Wincanton last December but this won’t take much winning and Jamie Snowden’s top weight is a half-brother to useful chaser Rileyev. Celma Des Bois won over timber at Kempton in May while Champion Chase was a consistent sort in the spring but may need some help from the handicapper to get off the mark. The market should tell us all we need to know about the others.
Blue Bullet (FR) 5-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, mistake 2nd, not fluent next, driven to lead approaching 2 out, soon strongly challenged, headed flat, kept on, 2nd of 9, 3/4l behind Just Spot (10-6) at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (4) hvy in Dec.
Charlie Papa Lima (IRE) 50-1 (11-4) Led 2nd and soon went clear, reduced lead 5th, headed 4 out, chased leaders until next, weakened rapidly, 10th of 14, dist behind Marble Moon (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Lough Derg Mystery (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Held up in mid-division, not fluent 2nd, not much room after 3rd, lost place 6th, well beaten 9th on bend before 3 out, 6th of 14, 25 1/2l behind Galactic Power (10-2) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Champion Chase (FR) 9-2 (11-6) Jumped right throughout, keen, tracked leaders, led approaching 4th, strongly challenged 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace, 2nd of 8, 7l behind Bennachie (11-0) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Apr.
Celma Des Bois (FR) 9-1 (10-2) Reluctant leader and set slow pace until after 2nd, made rest, not fluent 6th, flashed tail under pressure from between last 2, 1 length ahead last, hung left but ran on well run-in, won at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May beating Goldslinger (11-2) by 5l, 9 ran.
Without Frontier (IRE) 16-1 (10-10) Raced keenly towards rear, ridden and no impression when hung left from 3 out, 6th of 11, 17 1/2l behind Bradford Bridge (11-11) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Dalkadam (FR) 8-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway to chase leaders halfway, every chance 2 out, weakened after last, 5th of 11, 7 1/2l behind Auenwirbel (10-12) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Lizzie Langton 20-1 (11-2) Led until 5th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off before next, soon pulled up, at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (5) gd in May.
