held up, reminders 6th, headway 13th, ridden 3 out, kept on
mid-division, headway 8th, led 4 out, easily
held up, headway 9th, ridden after 13th, stayed on flat
chased leaders, hit 12th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 3 out
prominent, led 13th, ridden and headed 4 out, no extra flat
mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, ridden 3 out, stayed on flat
behind from 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 12th
in touch, ridden after 13th, weakened next, no chance when blundered and unseated rider 2 out
held up and keen, headway 3rd, jumped slowly 10th, ridden 4 out, one pace flat
prominent to 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 12th
led to 13th, weakened quickly, behind when pulled up before 4 out
always behind
jumped left, behind from 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
Guignol du Cochet can put one over on Mouseski, with Route One and Good Heart the only others to make any appeal at all. The latter has been point-to-pointing and will line up fit enough, while Route One has a couple of wins in hunter chase company to his name this year. However, both face a massive task against the principals, with preference for the Steve Flook-trained Guignol du Cochet. The ten-year-old currently leads the Brightwells Insurance Group Challenge, open to horses purchased through the company, and as there is ¿4,000 up for grabs at the end of the season, Flook will want to make sure that he adds to the 54pts already amassed. Guignol du Cochet won readily here at the beginning of April and followed up nicely at Newton Abbot recently. He should have plenty left in the locker and can account for Mouseski who is looking for his third straight win. However, he only scraped home at Exeter and did not beat much in atrocious conditions at Cheltenham next time. He met nothing of the calibre of Guignol du Cochet that evening, and will find the latter possibly too tough to handle.
