towards rear, not fluent 11th, headway 4 out and soon chased leaders, outpaced before 3 out, ridden and stayed on run-in, took 3rd towards finish, not trouble front pair
led, headed and tracked leader 5th, not fluent 8th and lost position, hit 10th, bad mistake 3 out and beaten
raced keenly in rear, bad mistake 13th, lost touch next and pulled up
prominent, hit 4 out and reminders, mistake in 4th 3 out, plugged on same pace
pressed leader, led 5th, mistake 12th, ridden and headed home turn, not fluent 3 out, kept on one pace
tracked leaders, led home turn, ridden and headed 2 out, stayed on and switched left approaching last where 2 lengths down, rallied closing stages, just held
towards rear, not fluent at times, hit 5th, shaken up after 7th, never on terms thereafter
tracked leaders, pushed along after 4 out, no progress
mid-division, ridden after 4 out, headway to lead 2 out, edged right approaching last where 2 lengths ahead, just held on when challenged closing stages
Bumpy Johnson made mistakes at Ffos Las but should be capable of better. Balko Saint has placed in half of his 10 starts over fences but, along with Gingerbred, was behind Morfee at Wincanton last month. Hardy Boy has been generally thereabouts since winning at Huntingdon in May but remains 5lb higher while Hymac was pulled up on his reappearance. Something was probably amiss with RISKINTHEGROUND at Market Rasen and he could be well treated in this on earlier efforts with Tristan Durrell taking off 5lb. Game Winner will need to jump better than at Sandown.
Hymac (IRE) 4-1fav (11-8) Towards rear, closer in mid-division at 9th, ridden and weakened after 11th, towards rear and no chance after, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out, at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Bumpy Johnson (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, ridden before 4 out where slightly hampered by loose horse, soon outpaced, tailed off before last, 6th of 9, 36 3/4l behind Moriko De Vassy (10-8) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Old Town Garde (IRE) 40-1 (11-11) Mid-division, tracked leaders after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, soon dropped away, 10th of 12, 36 1/4l behind Thomas Mor (12-0) at Ascot 3m hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Game Winner (FR) 6-1 (10-11) Led until 3rd, led 5th, headed next, lost 2nd and pecked 2 out, jumped right and no extra last, 3rd of 4, 17l behind Le Patron (10-12) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Riskintheground (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Mid-division on outer, prominent after 7th, ridden home turn, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 28 3/4l behind Picks Lad (11-4) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Hardy Boy (FR) 9-2 (11-7) Chased leaders out wide, went 2nd before 11th until 4 out, went 2nd again turning in, led before 3 out, 2 lengths ahead last, headed final 100 yards, kept on, always held, 2nd of 8, nk behind Lady Kk (12-0) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Balko Saint (FR) 8-1 (12-1) Rear of midfield, pushed along 13th, dropped to rear 4 out, weakened from 2 out, 6th of 8, 21l behind Pilsdon Pen (11-8) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Gingerbred 8-1 (11-8) In rear, making effort when bad mistake 3 out, weakened from 2 out, 5th of 8, 14l behind Pilsdon Pen (11-8) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Morfee (IRE) 15-2 (11-4) Midfield, mistake 3rd, headway and went second before 3 out, made challenge after 2 out, not fluent last, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 8, 3l behind Pilsdon Pen (11-8) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
