soon settled last, not fluent 3rd, left 3rd after 11th, blundered 13th, one pace in 3rd when blundered 3 out, plugged on and no chance after
soon dropped to 4th, left behind from 13th, lost touch soon after, rallied to press for place before 2 out, weakened quickly soon after, virtually pulled up flat
led until 4th, chased leader until 7th, went 2nd again next, blundered 13th, left in narrow lead after 11th, headed and reminders next, mistake 15th, no chance with winner from 3 out,
chased leading pair, went 2nd 7th, led next, ridden clear from 9th, rider pulled up circuit early, continued well in rear until pulled up before 13th
took keen hold, headway to go prominent after 2nd, led 4th, went left 7th, went left again and headed next, left disputing 2nd after 11th, led next, clear from 3 out, unchallenged after
RUN TO FLY hasn't show a great deal so far over hurdles but his pedigree suggests he will come on in leaps and bounds now tackling fences and Peter Bowen is starting him off at a realistic level. The six-year-old can get the better of Quartz Du Montceau, who was runner-up over C&D earlier in the month but has rather struggled since scoring at Plumpton last April. Points winner Bohemian Rock has been disappointing so far under Rules, while the mare Romney Marsh invariably finds at least one too good and Delgany Gunner seems devoid of any pace and again races from out of the handicap proper here.
Bohemian Rock 33-1 (11-0) Held up in last, not fluent 1st, not much room next, headway approaching 4 out, weakened next, 4th of 7, 36l behind Tafika (11-0) at Leicester 2m 7f mdn chs (5) gd.
Quartz Du Montceau (FR) 5-1 (11-5) Chased leading pair, went 2nd 10th, challenged 13th, led 15th, headed after next, led again well before 2 out until approaching 2 out, no chance with winner soon after, clear 2nd best, 2nd of 6, 18l behind Ilewin Tom (10-0) at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd.
Run To Fly (IRE) 100-1 (11-5) Mid-division on inside, weakened 4 out, tailed off, 10th of 12, well behind Storming Gale (11-5) at Ffos Las 2m 4f mdn hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Romney Marsh 8-1 (11-4) Held up in touch, slow 4th, soon towards rear, rallied 6th, pushed along 12th, weakened 5 out, 7th of 8, well behind Atherstone Hill (10-11) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-90 (5) sft in Jan.
Delgany Gunner 10-1 (9-10) Held up in last, took keen hold, not fluent 7th, went remote 4th 4 out, went 3rd flat, 3rd of 7, 23l behind Mister Wiseman (11-8) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) hvy in Jan.
