jumped right throughout, raced keenly, led, ran around and jumped right 1st, not fluent and headed next, chased leaders, went second 4th, mistake 5th, lost place next, pushed along before 2 out, soon beaten, well held when fell last
mid-division, pushed along before 2 out, badly hampered and carried left by loose horse 2 out, soon ridden, made no impression
raced keenly, chased leaders, went second 3 out, chasing leader when hampered and left in lead 2 out, showed signs of greenness and jumped slowly last, comfortably
close up when carried right 1st, chased leaders 4th, ridden approaching 2 out, hampered by loose horse 2 out, no extra last
chased leaders, led 2nd, going clear when fell 2 out
held up in rear, pushed along after 3 out, well held when badly hampered and carried left by loose horse 2 out, left poor second approaching last
Alphonse Le Grande is a rare National Hunt runner for Ed Dunlop and connections are probably here as their charge looks to have lost his way badly on the Flat. CAPTAIN SQUARE may be out of a dam that had a preference for soft ground but he’s not been without promise on the level and Tom Lacey attempts to have located a weak race for starters. Intriguing Lady already has a previous experience to draw upon though Hill Station is preferred as his stable had a 40% strike rate with their runners here last term.
Alphonse Le Grande (IRE) 11-1 (8-13) Disputed lead early, held up, outpaced over 2f out, well behind over 1f out, last of 6, 22l behind Achnamara (9-8) at Beverley 1m 4f hcp (4) gf in May.
Beerenberg 17-2 (9-9) Mid-division, switched right and headway entering final furlong, kept on same pace final 100 yards, 3rd of 12, 2 1/4l behind Circle Time (9-10) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in May.
Captain Square Evensfav (8-9) Keen tracked leader, led over 2f out, ridden and slightly hampered when headed approaching final furlong, stayed on, 2nd of 6, 2l behind Ming Dynasty (9-12) at Leicester 1m 4f stks (4) gd in May.
Dicktate 25-1 (9-8) Tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 11 3/4l behind Stormbreaker (9-9) at Salisbury 1m 4f hcp (6) gf in May.
Hill Station (FR) 33-1 (9-8) Always towards rear, never landed a blow, 8th of 11, 11 1/4l behind Captain Kane (9-7) at Wolverhampton 1m 4f hcp (6) pol in May.
Intriguing Lady (IRE) 14-1 (10-5) Pressed leader, blundered and almost unseated rider 1st, wandered around before 3rd, ridden and weakened 2 out, 4th of 8, 32 1/2l behind Free Chakarte (10-5) at Hexham 2m (4) gd in Jun.
