held up in rear, mistakes 3rd and 9th, headway approaching 11th, left clear leader 5 out, idle running, driven out
chased leader, joined leader 4th, weakened from 12th, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out
held up, blundered 2nd, good headway to lead 11th, mistake and unseated rider 5 out
faller, held up towards rear, behind when fell 12th
held up, mistake 5th, reminder after 7th, soon struggling, behind and pulled up before 5 out
chased leaders, pushed along and lost place after 10th, behind and pulled up before 5 out
mid-division, pushed along approaching 6th, soon lost place, tailed off and pulled up after 10th
chased leaders, left poor 2nd 5 out, ridden after next, kept on from 3 out, not reach winner
led to 11th, weakened next, left remote 3rd from 5 out
It is difficult to get a handle on the form of this race, so keep a very close eye on the betting market, as the point-to-pointers really know the time of day when it comes to these hunter chases. Without being armed with that knowledge, we'll nominate Jackson ahead of Supreme Silence, Abadou and Scottish Roots. The first-three-named are all recent pointing scorers, with the selection having a good rider booked. Scottish Roots should go well as he looked progressive in point-to-points last year and ran well over regulation fences last time out. As we say, watch the betting carefully but our tentative selection is Jackson.
