with leader, led approaching 6th, clear 14th to 18th, ridden clear when not fluent last, comfortably
tracked leaders, chased winner from 15th, ridden 3 out, no extra last
held up, effort 4 out, weakening when not fluent last
led to 6th, chased winner to 15th, soon behind
This has the makings of a decent affair, with Prince Sorinieres benefiting from the assistance of Tony McCoy to beat Un Jour A Vassy and Restless Wind. Martin Pipe's inmate beat Un Jour A Vassy by a head when they met at Taunton on 3 April and despite coming out on top is massively better off at the weights this time. That should ensure that he masters that rival again and he will be hard to beat despite finding one too good here two weeks ago. However he was conceding 9lb to his conqueror Banjo Hill so that was no mean effort. Restless Wind gets plenty of weight from the rest and has been a model of consistency-indeed there was a lot like about his latest Huntingdon success as it appeared beforehand as though the handicapper had tightened his grip due to an earlier Kempton victory. He will not be far away at the finish.
