chased leaders, mistakes 2nd and 4th, lost place 7th, behind from next
in rear and niggled along 3rd, some headway 8th, not fluent 4 out, soon weakened, 4th from 3 out
chased winner, not fluent 5th, hit 7th, not fluent 4 out, lost 2nd and hit 3 out, weakened next
held up in rear, some headway 4 out, no impression, weakened before next
raced freely, made all, blundered 10th, mistake 4 out, clear 2 out, stayed on well
chased leaders, went 2nd and mistake 3 out, hit 2 out, no impression
Factor Fifty could be the type to do well over fences but Stephen Hero doesn't really have a jumping pedigree, though has proved fairly consistent over hurdles. Greybougg won twice over timber in March while Frampton will have learned plenty from his third at Kempton last month. RISK A FINE (NAP) needs to curb his headstrong tendencies but maybe jumping fences will help him settle better. He has stamina and undoubted ability and gets a tentative vote in this.
Factor Fifty (IRE) 25-1 (10-3) Never better than mid-division, weakened before 2 out, behind and pulled up before the last, in a race won by Brother Tedd (11-7) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gs in Apr, 18 ran.
Frampton (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Tracked winner until blundered 12th, one pace from 3 out, 3rd of 5, 34l behind Art Mauresque (12-0) at Kempton 2m 4f nov chs (3) gd in May.
Greybougg 6-1 (10-12) Led until well before 2 out, lost 2nd before 2 out, chased leading pair but no chance, weakened into 4th between last 2, mistake and dropped to 5th last, 5th of 6, 29l behind Vieux Lion Rouge (10-12) at Towcester 2m 6f nov chs (4) gs in May.
I'm A Joker 100-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders in 4th, soon settled into mid-division, weakened before 3 out, in 7th when unseated rider last, in a race won by Southfield Royale (11-8) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gs in Mar, 8 ran.
Risk A Fine (IRE) 9-2 (11-6) Raced freely, led, clear until reduced lead before 6th, joined 3 out, headed approaching next, chased winner, no extra before the last, kept on for clear 2nd, 2nd of 8, 5l behind Weather Babe (11-8) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in May.
Stephen Hero (IRE) 25-1 (10-13) Always towards rear, never a factor, tailed off, 12th of 18, well behind Brother Tedd (11-7) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) gs in Apr.
