mostly tracked winner, ridden and brought to stands rail briefly before 2 out, went left and mistake at hurdle, held when jumped left last, stayed on same pace
made all, shaken up when jumped left last, easily
mid-division on outside, bumped 2nd, not fluent 4th, soon struggling, behind when blundered next, pulled up before 2 out
tracked leaders, took keen hold, jumped slowly 1st, not fluent next, jumped slowly and reminder next, soon in rear, pulled up before 5th
mid-division, not fluent 1st, headway after 4th, weakened next
tracked leaders, ridden and every chance briefly before 2 out, weakened last
in rear, not fluent 1st, headway after 4th, weakened before next, pulled up before 2 out
held up in rear, jumped left and not much room 2nd, well beaten 5th
VICTOR LEUDORUM appears to improving at a rate of knots judged on his defeat of King Edmund over a longer trip at Uttoxeter last month. The soft ground is a bit of an unknown but he will be just as much at home on the surface as Traditional Bob, who has also shown his best form over shorter trips and has to conceded 7lb if taking Gavin Sheehan's claim into consideration. It's very difficult to see many of the others getting involved though Kruseman didn't make a bad debut over hurdles when runner-up at Worcester.
Traditional Bob (IRE) 9-4fav (11-1) Held up in touch on inside, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, chased leading pair next, switched right and rallied when hit last, stayed on to to go 2nd flat, not reach winner, 2nd of 8, 1 1/2l behind Sweet World (10-3) at Worcester 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in May.
Victor Leudorum (IRE) 10-3 (11-5) Tracked leader, led approaching 2 out, ran on well flat, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in May beating King Edmund (10-12) by 4l, 10 ran.
Court Humour 150-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, pushed along after 4th, jumped and veered badly right 5 out, soon pulled up, in a race won by According To Trev (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gd, 11 ran.
Dont Worry 150-1 (10-7) In rear, blundered and pecked badly 3rd, unseated rider, in a race won by Martial Law (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) gd, 13 ran.
I'm In Charge 3-1 (12-0) 2nd of 4, 2l behind The Magherally Man (12-0) at Holnicote 3m ptp gs in May.
Kruseman 66-1 (10-12) Mid-division, not fluent 2nd, effort 5th, soon outpaced, switched right when rallying flat, stayed on, no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Faha (10-5) at Worcester 2m nov hdl (4) gd in May.
Our Georgie Girl 100-1 (10-7) Well in rear, mistake 3rd, tailed off when blundered 2 out, 9th of 11, well behind Battlecat (10-11) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f mdn hdl (4) gf in May.
Millie O'brien 25-1 (10-2) Always behind, tailed off 3 out, 6th of 9, well behind Grand Lahou (10-12) at Stratford 2m nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Thomas Bell (IRE) 66-1 (10-10) Reluctant to race and lost many lenghts, always behind, tailed off, 12th of 13, well behind Our Mick (11-3) at Hereford 2m 1f NH mdn hdl (4) gs in Feb '11.
