held up, steady headway 11th, ridden to lead 2 out, driven out
mid-division, ridden 11th, weakened 4 out
in touch, lost place 6th, soon towards rear, ridden and hit 12th, kept on from 2 out to go poor 3rd close home
always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 11th
led to 8th, stayed prominent, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out
towards rear, mistake 1st, tailed off 5th
towards rear, mistake 2nd, tailed off 5th, pulled up before 11th
tracked leaders, ridden 12th, weakened 4 out
held up, headway to track leaders 6th, mistake 4 out, ridden to lead after 3 out, headed 2 out, kept on one-paced
prominent, led 8th, hit 12th, ridden and mistake 3 out, soon headed and weakened 2 out
tracked leaders, lost place after 7th, never a factor after
Epsilio De La Ronce and David Mansell teamed up to good effect at Cheltenham last time and a repeat performance of the stronger handling that explained the geldings return to form looks assured. The ten-year-old should have benefited from that confidence booster and is taken to see off the challenges of Sacrifice and Gipsy Cricketer. Manhattan Castle is also not without a chance and, he to will have been boosted by his latest points outing.