made all, pressed from 4 out, stayed on gamely
held up, slow 3rd, mistake 6th, weakened 3 out, soon tailed off
in touch, lost place after 6th, behind when pulled up after next
in touch, effort 3 out, never on terms
held up, headway to case leaders after 4 out, effort 2 out, kept on under pressure
tracked leader, mistake 13th, driven after 4 out, kept on same pace approaching last
A tricky puzzle to solve but Jaunty Flyer should be the pick of the two Tim Vaughan runners with Richard Johnson booked. This is Vendredi Trois’ time of year and Master Burbidge definitely goes on the short-list after a better effort at Newbury. Aubusson was s smart hurdler but he has a poor strike-rate over fences. HEY BILL (NAP) has been flattering to deceive but won this last year when 9lb higher so gets one final chance to come good again.
Aubusson (FR) 100-1 (11-4) 9th of 15, dist behind Tiger Roll (11-4) at Cheltenham 3m 6f (2) sft in Mar.
Electron Bleu (FR) 5-1 (11-0) 3rd of 9, 29l behind Khage (11-7) at Chepstow 2m (4) gs in Mar.
Jaunty Flyer 9-1 (11-0) 4th of 11, 24 1/4l behind King Of Realms (11-8) at Ascot 3m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Master Burbidge 14-1 (11-8) 2nd of 8, 4l behind Graceful Legend (12-0) at Newbury 2m 6f hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Vendredi Trois (FR) 12-1 (11-10) 3rd of 9, 9l behind Cloth Cap (11-10) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Hey Bill (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) 4th of 7, 21l behind Uallrightharry (10-10) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
