tracked leader, mistake 10th, soon ridden and struggling, weakened after 13th, tailed off
tracked leaders, went 2nd approaching 13th, ridden next, led approaching 3 out, driven clear flat
in touch, chased leader 11th until approaching 13th, ridden to chase winner when hit 3 out and next, no impression flat
held up, not fluent 6th or 9th, took closer order 13th, ridden approaching 4 out, 4th and staying on when fell 3 out
led, mistake 1st, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened next
Just the five runners but a very good race nonetheless. Hersov stays well but the feeling is that he falls just short of the best of the novice division. Arguably, the same can be said of Stormez, who made hard work of winning at Kempton last time but the track did not really suit. Both are very useful stayers in the making. Spice is added to the event by Paul Nicholls running Chepstow winner Ask Henry. He had earlier finished second to Henderson's highly-regarded Irish Hussar and, in receipt of 4lbs from Hersov and Stormez, ought to go well. Before that he'd been short headed by the useful Sir Rembrandt. The National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham is said to be his target and he can land this on the way to contesting that four-mile race. Jaloux d'Estruval and, in particular, Denada, will have to show much-improved from to feature here.
