in touch, blundered repeatedly, reminders 5th, behind 8th, pulled up 3 out
held up, headway 5th, tracked leader next, left in lead 7th, clear 8th, eased flat, comfortably
in touch, hampered 7th, chased winner next, mistake 4 out, weakened and lost 2nd 2 out
tracked leader until 6th, hampered next, weakened 4 out
tracked leaders, hampered 7th, outpaced next, rallied to go moderate 2nd 2 out
led until fell 7th
Prince Louis won a modest affair at Lingfield three weeks ago and a 14lb rise in the weights looks a bit harsh. Restezen D'Armor looks to have a chance dropped in class, but his best recent efforts have been over longer trips, and OWNER OCCUPIER makes more appeal. Chris Gordon's chaser went close when runner-up to the promising Valley View over 2m at Folkestone last time and looks capable of winning off his current mark. He had the inconsistent She's Humble well behind last time but the latter won over C&D on her penultimate start and is not easily written off.
Prince Louis (FR) 8-1 (11-12) Jumped left throughout and mistakes, chased leader, led after 2nd, made rest, went badly left and blundered 7th, went badly left and blundered 3 out, in command next, eased flat, won at Lingfield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft beating Mr Bond (11-1) by 11l, 6 ran.
Restezen D'armor (FR) 9-2 (10-7) Held up, not fluent 4th, headway when not fluent 4 out, no impression from 2 out, 5th of 10, 6l behind Peplum (11-8) at Ludlow 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd.
Owner Occupier 8-1 (11-0) Led at decent pace, not fluent 5th,joined 2 out, kept narrow advantage, pressed last, headed soon after, soon readily held, just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind Valley View (11-1) at Folkestone 2m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd.
Sumdancer (NZ) 14-1 (11-4) Mid-division, hit 4th, ridden and outpaced approaching 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Massini Sunset (11-5) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) hvy in Jan, 9 ran.
She's Humble (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Raced wide, pressed leader until before 8th, lost 2nd next, weakened quicly, last and struggling 3 out, tailed off, last of 7, 28l behind Valley View (11-1) at Folkestone 2m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd.
The Hardy Boy 18-1 (11-9) Chased leaders in 3rd and 4th, lost place before 7th, left poor 4th rallied to modest 5th before 4 out, left poor 4th 3 out, plugged on, 4th of 10, 25l behind Randjo (11-10) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Jan.
