contested lead, bumped 2nd, headed before 3rd, led 5th, joined 7th, headed and ridden 3 out where jumped left, went left again 2 out, kept on
held up in rear, took closer order 5th, joined leader 7th, clear lead 3 out and soon ridden, headed 2 out, rallied late on to almost join leader, just failed
contested lead, bumped 2nd and rider briefly lost irons, clear lead 3rd, headed before 5th, niggled after 4 out, ridden to lead 2 out, dived at last, almost rejoined late on, all out
Second at Chepstow and Hereford last season, Fabrique En France should be winning soon over fences. Spark Of Madness was a winner over hurdles in the autumn but BOB’S BAR won a shade cosily at Bangor last month and should cope with a 3lb rise.
Fabrique En France (FR) 6-1 (11-12) Close up, led 10th, pressed before 3 out, pushed along after 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened quickly run-in, 2nd of 6, 13l behind Keep Rolling (12-2) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Bob's Bar (IRE) 4-1 (11-10) Made all at modest pace early, ridden after 2 out, mistake last, pressed run-in, stayed on gamely, won at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Apr beating Harry Du Berlais (10-11) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Spark Of Madness (FR) 10-1 (10-7) Raced wide prominent, ridden 2 out, kept on same pace, 5th of 14, 6 3/4l behind The Navigator (10-6) at Musselburgh 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Mar.