tracked leader, led 4th to 14th, stayed chasing winner, kept on but held before last
always in rear, tailed off and pulled up before 16th
led to 4th, tracked leader to 8th, weakened and well behind from 12th, tailed off
always in rear, blundered 8th and 14th, tailed off
in touch, mistakes 3rd and 10th, stayed on under pressure to chase leading pair from 18th, never going pace to reach leaders
always towards rear, well behind from 18th, tailed off
held up, blundered 11th, well behind from 18th, tailed off
close up, ridden along from 10th, outpaced by leaders from 18th
close up, tracked leader from 8th, led 14th, shaken up after 2 out, in command last, comfortably
Tales of Bounty looks to hold solid claims and gets the vote over Raffles Rooster and Indien du Boulay. The selection was useful over hurdles and remains unexposed over the larger obstacles under rules having had only a couple of starts in novice events. However, he comes here having shown decent form in point-to-points and looks the one they all have to beat. Raffles Rooster, formerly with Venetia Williams, gave little sign of encouragement on his first start for new connections and of more interest may be Indien Du Boulay, who ran creditably in defeat behind Guilsborough Gorse at Musselburgh last month. The race fit Mr Smudge and The Queen's Braes Of Mar, who has a long absence to overcome, are others to consider but the vote goes to Tales Of Bounty, who gets a confident vote.
