led after 1f, headed 3f out, led again over 2f out, came well clear approaching final furlong, easily
chased leaders, ridden well over 2f out, weakened over 1f out, went remote 2nd final furlong, no chance with winner
held up, brief effort 3f out, soon weakened, tailed off
held up in touch, hung left after 2f, headway 4f out, ridden and weakened well over 2f out
prominent, pushed along 5f out, weakened 3f out
led for 1f, prominent, pushed along and weakened quickly 3f out, tailed off
held up in touch, headway halfway, led 3f out, headed over 2f out, weakened and lost 2nd final furlong, finished tired
Monteforte gets the vote here ahead of Riders Revenge and Again Jane. Monteforte is by Alflora out of the Cesarewitch winner Double Dutch and, if inheriting just a little of his mother's ability, must have a good chance of winning the bumper. Riders Revenge showed promise on his bumper debut and was immediately sent to the Cheltenham Festival, where he finished tenth. One subsequent run was indifferent but, now with Venetia Williams, he can put his experience to good use and run well here. Stern Leader was fourth behind a Venetia Williams-trained runner on his debut over course and distance, displaying a little promise. Little Fern is out of a mare who won five chases at around three miles so should stay well, while Luristan has shown some promise, a comment that applies to Malcolm Jefferson's Again Jane, who will probably have less use made of her this time around than when she ran over course and distance last time out. As ever with these race, watch the betting market but, without the aid of that, we'll side with Monteforte in the card's finale.
