led, not fluent at times, ridden 3 out, joined last, headed flat, kept on one pace
held up, headway to track leaders 8th, chased leader 4 out, ridden to join leader last, led flat, driven and tired towards finish, headed near finish
tracked leaders, tracked leader 6th until 10th, kept on same pace from 3 out
always in rear, outpaced soon after 7th, tailed off
in touch, outpaced 10th, pulled up 4 out
tracked leader until 10th, tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, looked held approaching last, ran on strongly flat to lead near finish
BERTENBAR lacked concentration on his reappearance at Fakenham when blundering his way round and eventually falling at the last. Cheekpieces are added today and he gets another chance given he landed a hat-trick at Fontwell early this year. Vent Nivernais unseated when last seen at Fakenham back in March but was placed over these fences earlier while Brice Canyon posted a better effort when third at Warwick recently. The remainder arrive out of form though Refused A Name has won three times over fences in Ireland in the past.
Bertenbar 2-1fav (11-12) Jumped right at times, led, mistake 3rd, headed 7th, tracked winner, ridden 3 out, held when blundered and fell last, at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Refused A Name 14-1 (9-10) Always rear, never a factor, reminder after 5th, no extra before 4 out, weakened, completely tailed off, 12th of 13, dist behind Eiri Na Casca (10-4) at Galway 2m 2f hcp gd in Oct.
Brice Canyon (FR) 11-2 (11-8) Held up in last pair, headway chasing leaders approaching 11th, outpaced before 2 out, went modest 3rd towards finish, 3rd of 8, 7 3/4l behind Foundation Man (11-12) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Royal Captain (IRE) 50-1 (11-7) Chased clear leader until 12th, lost place next, pulled up 15th, at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Vent Nivernais (FR) 11-10fav (10-13) Towards rear, blundered and rider lost iron, soon pushed along and headway before 11th, chased leaders in 3rd when pecked badly and unseated rider 12th, at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Asuncion (FR) 4-1 (10-0) Jinked left start, soon led, stumbled 1st, headed 2nd, chased leader, led again 4th until 8th, chased leader until after 8th, weakened approaching 4 out, behind and no chance when hampered 4 out, 5th of 6, 29 1/2l behind Lake Chapala (10-12) at Musselburgh 2m hcp (4) gd in Nov.
