led 1st and headed, soon ridden along, slow jump 7th, tailed off 9th, pulled up before 2 out
towards rear, weakened 11th, pulled up before 2 out
prominent, led 5th until headed after 14th, soon ridden and weakened
in touch, mistakes and lost touch 7th, ridden 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
prominent until mistake 9th and 10th, soon lost place, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
led from 2nd to 4th, tracked leader, mistake 8th, weakening when mistake 12th, fell 3 out
held up mid-division, headway after 9th, in touch when mistake 4 out, led after 3 out, hung left last, all out
slow jump first in rear, ridden along 12th, pecked last, nearest at finish
in touch and mistakes, weakened from 12th
held up and keen, headway 7th to track leaders, went 2nd approaching 2 out, rallied flat, always held
mistakes in rear, tailed off when pulled up before last
mistake 1st, not jump well in rear, blundered 10th, pulled up before 4 out
Kingston Banker represents the all-conquering Sue Alner team and can take this race at the expense of Keltic Lord and Cloudy Creek. Kingston Banker has been in fair form between the flags and has taken two points this year from three starts. He was rated in three figures between the regulation obstacles when with Robert Alner and should be too good for these. Keltic Lord unseated his rider on his last point start although is another to have been successful between the flags. It is worth noting though that his regulation form is significantly weaker than a number of these rivals. Cloudy Creek plugged on to be a distant third behind Unlimited Free at Folkestone. That run came after a long absence and there could be more to come. Carbonado has a decent lady pilot booked but invariably ruins his chances with the odd blunder or two. Far be it from us to oppose the Sue Alner string in hunter chases and we will stick with Kingston Banker today.
