held up in mid-division, mistake 9th, behind and pulled up before 4 out
mid-division, headway 5th, chased winner 12th, hard ridden approaching last, weakened flat
held up in touch, headway before 10th, ridden and stayed on from 2 out
held up last, mistake 1st, tailed off 10th, pulled up before 13th
made all, pushed along 4 out, clear 3 out, easily
chased leaders, outpaced approaching 4 out, blundered 3 out, rallied and ran on to take 2nd close home
prominent, mistake 3rd and 4th, lost place and blundered 6th, tailed off and pulled up before 12th
held up towards rear, tailed off 11th, pulled up before 12th
held up in touch, ridden 11th, one-paced after
prominent, headway to chase leader 9th, weakened approaching 4 out
Several of these come in to the race in good heart after wins in the point-to-point division not least of which is Charlie Strong after winning his last two starts and also boasts a course and distance victory last season. The nine-year-old will prove hard to beat even though he has a little to find with Noyan strictly at the weights. The latter is getting to the veteran stage of his career and has proved too headstrong for his own good in recent outings. Team Captain was an impressive scorer at Wincanton last month and was far from disgraced next time but may have to settle for a place while Epsilo De La Ronce looks anchored under his double penalty.
