tracked leader, led 7th, mistake and headed 10th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 13th
held up, headway 6th, went 2nd 11th, led 13th, mistake 3 out, headed approaching next, soon weakened, tired when not fluent last
led, headed 7th, soon ridden, lost touch 13th, soon behind
held up, reminder approaching 7th, outpaced 12th, stayed on again under pressure approaching 3 out, left in lead next, headed briefly and went right flat, rallied to lead again final stride
mistake 1st, soon dropped rear, headway after 11th, not fluent 14th, ridden 3 out, challenged last, soon led, caught final strides
in touch, mistake 9th, soon weakened
held up, niggled along approaching 9th, soon hard ridden, stayed on again from 3 out, never nearer
in touch, ridden 14th, one pace from 3 out
tracked leaders, reminders after 7th, weakened 14th, soon no danger
went prominent 5th, reminder approaching 8th, led 10th, headed 13th, stayed prominent, slight lead when mistake and unseated rider 2 out
Lightly raced over fences, Never Wonder is open to improvement, but he has no easy task giving weight away all round. Roller Blade has more to do than when winning a moderate event at Southwell, but that was only his second outing over fences and further improvement looks likely. Normarange will not have to carry any over weight this time and looks sure to run well, while Woodlands Beau will need to jump better here than at Fontwell if he is to figure.
