held up in 4th, closed on leaders 3 out, upsides 2 out, led between last 2, pushed out run-in, readily
led to 2nd, not fluent next, chased leader until weakened under pressure well before 2 out, tailed off
always last, struggling 4th, tailed off when mistake 2 out, and soon pulled up
raced keenly, led 2nd, jumped right 4th and next, headed approaching 2 out, weakened and jumped right last 2
held up in 5th, closed on leaders 3 out, challenged on outside and upsides 2 out, no extra between last 2
tracked leading pair, slight lead and mistake 2 out, headed between last 2, kept on under pressure run-in but not pace of winner
In an event lacking strength in depth, William Bonney gets the vote ahead of King's Thought and Over The Flow. In a nutshell, William Bonney, a Cheltenham winner in January who has followed up with a couple of fair effort, looks the one to beat, having acquired a rating in the 120s from his efforts. He looks to hold a very good chance. Having finished third to the promising Monfils Monfils at Huntingdon last time, King's Thought can bag some place money, while Over The Flow has also shown enough to be suggested as competitive for a place. They look best of the rest but king of the heap looks to be William Bonney, who is the selection.
William Bonney (IRE) 3-1 (11-11) Held up, headway 2 out, went 2nd before last, no chance winner, 2nd of 14, 17l behind Hobbs Hill (11-4) at Folkestone 2m 1f nov hdl (4) gs in Jan.
Calver's Conquest 40-1 (10-9) Towards rear, brief effort 9f out, weakened 6f out, eased, tailed off, 11th of 14, well behind Delena (11-0) at Taunton 2m 1f mdn nhf (6) gs in Mar.
Homebred Star 100-1 (10-12) Not fluent, chased leaders, mistake 4th, driven and lost touch after next, tailed off, 10th of 15, well behind It's Blue Chip (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 4yo nov hdl (E) sft in Jan '05.
King's Thought 33-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, led 4 out, headed 2 out, blundered last, one pace, 3rd of 17, 12l behind Monfils Monfils (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Suntini (GER) 28-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, some headway after 3 out, weakened next, 8th of 14, 47l behind Oceanos des Obeaux (10-12) at Newbury 2m 3f nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Over The Flow 10-1 (10-13) Mid-division, headway 6th, effort 3 out, held when left 3rd 2 out, 3rd of 14, 17l behind Gaspara (10-9) at Taunton 2m 3f mrs nov hdl (4) sft in Jan.
