held up, steady headway 10th, went 3rd and bumped 3 out, 2nd after 2 out, led approaching when bumped and awkward on landing last, headed run-in, kept on same pace
tended to jump right, led and set steady pace, ridden and headed 2 out, soon dropped to 3rd, rallied into 2nd approaching the last where went right and bumped, driven to lead again run-in
held up in 5th, closer in 4th 6th, not fluent 11th, 3rd 4 out until 3 out, weakened next
with leader, ridden to lead 2 out, headed before the last, son dropped to 3rd, one pace run-in
tracked leading trio until 6th, dropped to last 9th, reminders and struggling after next, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
chased leading pair, mistake 3rd, not fluent and lost 3rd 4 out, pushed along and looked struggling when fell next
VIC DE TOUZAINE is bred to jump fences and makes his debut over the bigger obstacles after showing potential over hurdles since arriving from France. He looks the one to be on, despite a big weight. Agincourt Reef is a regular around here over timber and won at this fixture two years ago but could just need this after a very long absence. Amidon has disappointed over hurdles after looking a decent prospect, mainly due to poor jumping. He might find fences more to his liking and looks well enough handicapped. Winning hurdler The Mumper made an encouraging start over fences two years ago but failed to build on that in his next two starts that season and has an extremely long lay-off to overcome.
Vic De Touzaine (FR) 11-4fav (10-12) Tracked leaders, led approaching 2 out, headed just after, weakened flat, 3rd of 10, 14 1/4l behind Maxanisi (10-12) at Chepstow 2m (4) sft in Nov.
Amidon (FR) 6-5fav (10-12) Held up in touch, reminder after 8th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before next, at Southwell 3m (4) sft in Nov.
Agincourt Reef (IRE) 5-1 (11-1) Held up, headway after 6th, ridden before 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, 4th of 9, 6 1/2l behind Castlemorris King (11-10) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (3) gd in May.
Jack By The Hedge 11-1 (11-10) Held up in touch, pushed along before 3 out, weakened before next, 6th of 8, dist behind Jigsaw Financial (10-11) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Sep.
Hold The Bucks (USA) 10-1 (11-5) Chased leader until after 1st, chased leaders, reminder before 4th, lost place soon after, rallied into modest 4th under pressure before 2 out, 4th of 7, 19l behind Rathealy (11-3) at Plumpton 2m hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
The Mumper (IRE) 4-1fav (11-2) Held up in touch, ridden in 4th before 5 out, went modest 3rd before next, 3rd of 9, 28l behind Entertain Me (10-13) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
