mid-division, headway 13th, ridden after 3 out, one paced
held up behind, steady headway from 4 out, stayed on well
held up last, good headway from 4 out, led 2 out, soon clear, readily
mid-division, headway 4 out, ridden and mistake 2 out, weakened
mistakes, jumped right throughout, blundered 9th, soon behind, pulled up after 16th
unseated towards rear, slipped and unseated rider 3rd
in touch till 9th, soon behind
held up, mistake 12th, ridden after 4 out, kept on same pace
tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened
in touch, ridden and headway after 16th, mistake next, weakened
held up, headway 13th, mistake 4 out, soon ridden, stayed on
in touch, weakened quickely after 4 out
mid-division, headway 4 out, mistake next, not recover, eased
never dangerous, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, weakened approaching 4 out
mid-division, blundered, unseated rider 5th
mid-division, weakened after 4 out
in touch, ridden after 3 out, weakened after next
in touch till 12th, soon behind, pulled up before 16th
led after 3rd, headed 7th, prominent till weakened approaching 3 out
prominent till 15th, soon behind
led, headed after 3rd, led 7th, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on but no chance with winner
always behind
Nonrunner
A maximum field of 24 have been declared for the amateur¿s very own Gold Cup, the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Challenge Cup. Although the last Irish winner of this amateur event was Greasepaint 20 years ago, Christy Roche¿s runner Silver Steel is well to the fore in the betting and is expected to go close in the colours of J P McManus. Victorious from The Bunny Boiler over hurdles at Navan in November, he was a close second over the smaller obstacles at Thurles the following month and has been saved for this race. A winner three times over fences, he could be the one to lay the Irish hoodoo. To do it though he will have to turn the tables on the other McManus entry, Jonjo O¿Neill¿s Rith Dubh, who had him 13 lengths behind in third when landing the four-miler here 12 months ago, and is only 3lbs worse off at the weights. In a decent renewal, the dropped in grade Montreal is another to consider, along with the consistent Lord Jack. Moor Lane put his case forward when returning to winning ways at Kempton recently, while Spinofski is sure to give an honest account off a light weight. The one that catches the eye though is Ibis Rochelais, who bids to give trainer Albert Ennis a Festival winner with his first ever runner. This seven-year-old has had plenty of experience, having had nine outings over fences, and came good on the last of them when beating Spinofski. A rise of 6lb does not look harsh, considering that the third horse was 12 lengths away, and with the excellent Larry McGrath on board, he will lack for nothing in the saddle. Ennis is confident of a good run, but revealed that he would not want the ground to dry out too much for Ibis Rochelais, who has already come in his summer coat. Nicky Henderson saddled The Bushkeeper and Ceanannas Mor to be first and second last year, but Katarino has topweight to overcome, so his other entry Ifni du Luc is preferred of the pair. She appears to be well-handicapped, is a sound jumper and will appreciate the going more than she did when fourth in heavy ground at Sandown last time. All in all, there are many in with chances, but Ibis Rochelais gets the vote.
