took keen hold and prominent, ridden after 5f, soon struggling, tailed off
held up, headway under pressure 5f out, edged left over 2f out, held when swerved badly left over 1f out, rallied to regain 2nd close home
led for 4f, prominent, led again 6f out, edged right 3f out, soon headed one pace
pulled hard in mid-division, behind from half way, tailed off
prominent, eased over 6f out, pulled up over 5f out
held up, headway 7f out, led going well over 2f out, easilly
held up, effort half way, soon ridden, weakened over 3f out
prominent, led half way, headed 6f out, weakened over 2f out
held up, headway over 5f out, weakened over 2f out
in touch until weakened 7f out
prominent, ridden half way, weakened 4f out
prominent, led after 4f until half way, ridden and weakened 5f out, tailed off
prominent, ridden over 3f out, stayed on same pace final 2f
The final leg of the bumper is a hard one to call, and the newcomer Mountain Mix is only a tentative choice over Valuso, with Iris's Prince and Izzykeen two others to conjure with. Nicky Henderson has a great strike rate in this department and Mountain Mix, who has plenty of speed in his breeding, is sure to have ben well prepared for his debut. He is by no means the only one to note here though as Jonjo O'Neill and Tony McCoy team up with Iris's Prince who could be anything. Valuso was down the field on his Chepstow debut but the experience will not be lost, while Izzykeen was a fair third at Market Rasen and enters calculations. Bets are best kept on the small side in the finale, but Mountain Mix may be good enough at the first time of asking.
