behind, ridden and headway approaching 3 out, onepaced from 2 out
behind, mistake 1st, headway 11th, weakend 14th
behind, headway 9th, led approaching 14th, clear 3 out, soon ridden, hit 2 out, soon headed, hit last, soon weakened
chased leaders, mistake 3rd and 14th, ridden to lead after 2 out, headed last, onepaced flat
held up, headway 9th, outpaced 14th, rallied approaching 2 out, led last, ran on
behind from 7th, tailed off and pulled up before 14th
behind, some headway 13th, soon weakened
led 2nd, chased leaders, lost place 11th, behind when pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, mistake 9th, weakened after 11th
mistakes, led 2nd to 4th, led again 6th, ridden and headed approaching 14th, weakened approaching 2 out
behind, blundered and unseated rider 9th
towards rear, headway 13th, soon ridden, weakened approaching 4 out
mid-division, headway 11th, ridden 3 out, kept on onepaced
with leader, led 4 to 6, mistake 11th, ridden and 3rd when fell 3 out
Not as competitive as this looks on paper and this hunter chase can be taken by Epsilo De La Ronce, with The Bounder a potential danger. Steve Flook's 11-year-old will have his stamina tested to the full here, and though he has generally been campaigned over shorter, he has always looked as though he could get home over further, so he is worth chancing in a race where there are plenty of question marks about the opposition. Not the easiest of rides, Epsilo De La Ronce tends to needs kidding along in his races and if he takes the spoils he is likely to have felt the whip once or twice along the way. However, he does respond to being driven and vitally he relishes the fast ground. He can score. Meanwhile The Bounder is proven over three miles in the past and has been some useful sorts in his time, so cannot be discounted. Third in a point recently after a long lay-off, he should come on for the run and can go close. Of the remainder Esprit De Cotte stands out, but he does not win very often and in any case would prefer juice in the ground.
