led to 6th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off
held up, headway when blundered 4th, chased winner from 7th, mistake 3 out, no impression approaching 2 out
held up, headway 5th, jumped slowly and lost place 7th, slow again 8th, rallied 2 out, stayed on flat
held up, mistake 2nd, headway approaching 4 out, ridden after 2 out, weakened flat
held up, headway 4th, niggled along approaching 8th, beaten after 3 out
tracked leader, mistakes 1st and 3rd, led 6th, ridden when clear last, ran on well flat
Overstrand stands out off the page here on his chasing debut and is nominated to beat Presenting Copper and William Bonney. The selection has been contesting grade one and two hurdles in the past season and is rated 145, well clear of his rivals here, over hurdles. Cut in the ground suits him, as does this trip, and with a clear round he will take all the beating. Presenting Copper could prove to be the danger. Philip Hobbs' charge won a Tipperary bumper on soft ground a couple of years ago and so he acts on the surface and put a chasing debut fall behind him to run well when second at Ludlow last time. With improvement to come he is respected. William Bonney is rated 21lbs below the selection over hurdles but he does act with cut in the ground and there is no reason why he can't improve over fences coming from a yard going well. Malakiya is suited by cut and this trip and his yard came back with a winner recently after a period in the wilderness, so he is not totally ruled out but they all have plenty to find with Overstrand, who gets the vote.
Kinkeel (IRE) 7-2 (10-6) Led, headed 6th, soon ridden, weakened 4 out, 4th of 5, well behind Sturbury (11-8) at Wincanton 2m nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gf in May.
Le Burf (FR) 11-2 (11-0) Held up, in rear when fell at the 6th in race won by Oceanos des Obeaux (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m beg chs (4) gs, 8 ran.
Overstrand (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Always in rear, struggling 3 out, 8th of 13, 23l behind Ring The Boss (10-0) at Sandown 2m lst hcp hdl (1) hvy.
William Bonney (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Held up, hit 3rd, chased winner 4 out, weakened last, 3rd of 8, 8l behind Kruguyrova (10-2) at Plumpton 2m 1f nov chs (3) sft.
Malakiya (IRE) 8-1 (10-10) Held up in rear, ridden before 3 out, some late headway, never dangerous, 4th of 5, 14l behind Marodima (10-10) at Warwick 2m 4yo nov chs (3) gs in Nov.
Presenting Copper (IRE) 5-2 (10-6) Led, headed 5th, led again 9th, blundered 4 out and headed, weakened approaching last, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Enlightenment (11-5) at Ludlow 2m nov chs (3) gd.
