led, joined entering final furlong, ridden and stayed on until headed towards finish
dwelt, took keen hold and soon chased leader, pushed along 3f out, ridden to challenge over 1f out, upsides entering final furlong, stayed on to lead towards finish
ran loose before start, chased leading pair, effort on inside 2f out, soon driven and outpaced
Kingscroft was winning for the third time in four starts when holding off Dasho over a similar trip at Wolverhampton earlier this month. He's won here in the past and may be able to dominate this small field but a 6lb weight rise could be a problem against a couple of scopey individuals in BUNCE and Conducting. The latter will be all the better for his fourth over C&D on Saturday but the former improved in leaps and bounds on turf once stepped up to this distance and may prove a bit better than a handicapper this year. Toms River Tess has shaped with some promise recently but may just be a shade high in the weights at present.
Bunce (IRE) 11-2 (8-5) Led, headed narrowly over 4f out, led again 2f out, ridden and ran on, won at Warwick 6f 2yo hcp 0-95 (3) hvy in Oct beating Zenella (9-0) by 1/2l, 6 ran.
Kingscroft (IRE) 6-1 (8-11) Tracked leaders, ridden halfway, chased leader 2f out, driven to lead final strides, won at Wolverhampton 7f 3yo hcp (4) pol beating Dasho (8-11) by 3/4l, 12 ran.
Toms River Tess (IRE) 11-1 (8-11) Held up, ridden on inside over 2f out, plugged on, one pace inside final furlong, 4th of 6, 6l behind Ceffyl Gwell (8-8) at Kempton 6f 3yo hcp (4) pol.
Conducting 25-1 (9-1) Slowly into stride, held up in touch, headway to chase leaders over 2f out, effort over 1f out, soon one pace, 4th of 6, 8l behind Dubawi Gold (9-1) at Lingfield 7f 3yo Listed stks (1) pol.