led, hit 17th, pushed along before 2 out, narrowly headed last, edged left run-in, battled on gamely under pressure to lead again towards finish
raced keenly tracking winner, settled 3rd at 8th, 2nd again on inside travelling well before 2 out, led narrowly last, hard ridden and edged left run-in, headed and outbattled towards finish
raced wide, held up in4th, bit slow 13th, closer 4 out, went modest 3rd 2 out, no chance with leading duo
raced keenly in 3rd, went 2nd at 8th, ridden after 3 out, bad mistake and weakened next
It’s disappointing that only four go to post for this Grade 2. FRODON and Born Survivor met in a similar race at Kempton early last year with the former, brave winner of the King George in December, having 11 lengths to spare over the latter. Bryony Frost’s willing partner can take advantage of this drop in class to end another successful season on a high. Mister Fisher has been let down by his jumping the last twice and the selection takes no prisoners but this intermediate distance should suit. Militarian has little chance on these terms.
Frodon (FR) 16-1 (11-10) Led, ridden and headed after 3 out, weakened before 2 out, lost 4th flat, 5th of 12, 33 3/4l behind Minella Indo (11-10) at Cheltenham 3m 2f (1) gs in Mar.
Mister Fisher (IRE) 15-2 (11-7) Led, mistake 11th, mistake and unseated rider next, at Aintree 3m 1f (1) gs in Apr.
Born Survivor (IRE) 5-2jfav (11-12) Tracked leader, led 2 out, clear next, ran on, won at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Mar beating Colorado Doc (11-8) by 14l, 7 ran.
Militarian 250-1 (11-7) Mid-division, headway after 11th, mistake 13th, struggling 4 out, weakened before next, pulled up before 2 out, at Aintree 3m 1f (1) gs in Apr.
