tracked leader, blundered and dropped rear 4 out, stayed on again flat, just held for 2nd
led, mistake 16th (water), headed 18th, weakened soon after 3 out, tailed off
mistakes, held up in 4th, not fluent 1st, blundered 12th and 14th, effort to chase winner from 3 out, no chance from next, tired flat, just held on for 2nd
tracked leaders, led 18th, in no danger from 2 out, drew away flat, easily
in rear, blundered 4th, well behind when jumped 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 17th
A disappointing turnout for this decent prize, but a trappy contest nonetheless. Rudolph Rassendyll will be a popular choice having bolted up at Chepstow on his latest outing, and could still be well treated under his penalty, but while he is clearly a talented performer, he may be happier going left handed, for the last time he went this way around, he did nothing but hang to the left at Leicester. Chateau Rose is clearly better than he showed at Plumpton and if back to the sort of form he showed at Leicester, he must go well. Minella Silver has found life a little more difficult since leaving the Hunter chase ranks, but the Handicapper has started to relent a little and this sound jumper is taken to beat his rivals.
