tracked leaders and jumped left 1st, ridden and weakened 4 out
held up, hampered 1st, ridden 14th, soon weakened
held up rear, mistake 12th and 13th, headway 4 out, ridden to lead soon after 2 out, clear approaching last
led, ridden 3 out, headed and weakening soon after 2 out, hit last
keen in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway to chase leaders 4th, ridden 14th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before next
in rear and keen, mistake 2nd, headway 12th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened 2 out
prominent and bumped 1st, ridden 10th, pecked 11th, jumped right next, mistake when weakening 3 out
Ex-pointer Kilbeggan Blade looks the percentage call ahead of Blue Sovereign and Westmeath Flyer. Kilbeggan Blade certainly appears no world beater on paper but he did plug on to take second in a Worcester event with the remainder well behind. That was his first run for a new trainer and hopefully some further improvement can be gleaned. Blue Sovereign was well touted ahead of his debut under rules. He has not been seen since on the racecourse and the market is watched. 11-year-old Westmeath Flyer won a selling hurdle at Southwell. He does have some fair chasing efforts in and amongst his runs although they have largely occurred when the mud is hock deep. Lowe Go had every chance of landing his first chase at Wincanton before unshipping Sean Curran. A chancey jumper, he would not want any more rain. Parsons Fancy won a mares point-to-point race in March but has shown precious little under rules. A poor race in which Kilbeggan Blade is offered as only the most tentative of selections.
Blue Sovereign 7-2co-fav (11-2) In touch, ridden after 12th, disputing close 3rd when blundered badly 14th and pulled up 5 out in race won by Bob The Builder (11-2) at Leicester 2m 7f mdn chs (E) gd in Dec, 8 ran.
Carricklee Boy (IRE) 33-1 (10-9) Not always fluent, in touch, ridden 12th, struggling next, tailed off when pulled up 5 out in race won by Floreana (10-0) at Plumpton 3m 2f beg chs (4) gf, 7 ran.
Kilbeggan Blade 14-1 (11-8) Held up in touch, ridden to chase winner 4 out, one pace flat, 2nd of 11, 1l behind Classic Rock (10-9) at Worcester 2m 7f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf.
La Griffe (IRE) 17-2 (11-4) Prominent, blundered 5th, led and mistake 6th, headed 9th, weakened before 3 out, 8th of 14, 43l behind Coole Glen (11-11) at Cheltenham 2m hts chs (5) gd.
Scarlet Boy 66-1 (10-11) Led 2nd, headed 4th, ridden 11th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out pulled up 4 out in race won by Oakfield Legend (10-4) at Worcester 2m 7f nov chs (4) gd, 12 ran.
Westmeath Flyer 4-1 (11-7) Held up, headway 3 out, led approaching last, driven out, won at Southwell 2m 5f sll hdl (5) gf beating The Flyer (10-9) by 2l, 11 ran.
Parsons Fancy 14-1 (11-2) Mid-division, lost touch from 11th, tailed off when pulled up before last pulled up at the last in race won by Denvale (12-3) at Towcester 3m hts chs (5) gs in Apr, 8 ran.
Lowe Go 14-1 (10-8) Led and jumped left throughout, headed 2nd, led 15th to after 17th, close 2nd when pecked badly and unseated rider 4 out in race won by Roddy The Vet (10-0) at Wincanton 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd in Apr, 6 ran.
