soon with leaders, led 4 out, driven out
chased leaders, mistake and unseated rider 3rd
held up mid-division, headway 11th, chased winner flat, no impression
in touch, weakened 11th
held up, effort 4 out, never dangerous
held up, struggling halfway
prominent, lost place halfway, pulled up before 13th
chased leaders, led 6th, headed 4 out, hung right after last, no extra
held up, badly hampered and unseated rider 15th
always behind, fell 14th
Nonrunner
Bica has already made a good start to his British career, and can make the haul to Kelso pay off, with Jacksonville, Harlov, Jurancon II and Pillaging Pict all out to stop him. Bica was a useful hurdler and chaser in France a few years ago, and has been lightly raced since joining current connections. At the age of seven he has plenty of time to progress, and indeed has already shown what he is capable of when scoring with ease at Wetherby recently. He needs to visit the winner's enclosure again to qualify for the Foxhunter at Cheltenham, and on the evidence so far, that should be a formality against these exposed rivals. Jacksonville will need the run no doubt but is a course-and-distance winner and gets on well with Vicky Simpson, while Harlov is a bit long in the tooth but has a good pilot on board in David England for his hunter chase debut. Jurancon II is well held by the selection on Wetherby form, and Pillaging Pict needs to improve but will strip fitter for an outing between the flags just over three weeks ago. All in all, this is best left to the class horse in the line-up, Bica.
