made all, clear last, stayed on gamely
towards rear, slow 6th, not fluent 11th, soon behind, tailed off
held up in rear, headway 12th, mistake 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
mistakes, prominent, outpaced in 3rd before 2 out, weakened before last
mid-division, mistakes, hampered 4th, closed 6th, ridden and every chance 2 out, no impression on winner before last
mid-division, pushed along 12th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
prominent, blundered and unseated rider 4th
Flying Verse is the senior runner in this and has become hard to place but he should run his race again. Time To Bite has placed twice over shorter trips here since arriving from Ireland while a switch to fences should suit Rock On Rita. Clear On Top has found only one too good the last twice but BOLSOVER BILL ran his best race over the larger obstacles so far when only beaten a neck at Fontwell and his rider that day, Harry Bannister, is doing the steering again.
Flying Verse 5-1 (11-13) Disputed lead, led 3rd, headed 8th, remained close up, ridden after 3 out, held by winner from 2 out, kept on, 2nd of 8, 3 1/2l behind Easkey Lad (11-0) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Rock On Rita (IRE) 3-1fav (11-8) Chased winner, outpaced 3 out, weakened last, 6th of 9, 28 1/4l behind Jaunty Soria (11-12) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Counteract 8-1 (11-6) Always in rear, detached at halfway, pulled up, at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Time To Bite (IRE) 3-1fav (10-9) Tracked leader, hit 3rd and nearly unseated rider, led 6th, blundered 8th, ridden and headed narrowly 2 out, every chance last, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1 3/4l behind Jack Thunder (10-11) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (5) gd in Oct.
Bolsover Bill (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, led before 3 out, ridden before 2 out, 4 lengths ahead last, kept on until no extra and headed final strides, 2nd of 4, nk behind Who Is That (10-3) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Oct.
Eairsidh (IRE) 3-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened 2 out, pulled up before next, at Leicester 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Mar.
Clear On Top (IRE) 9-2 (10-3) Jumped right at times, led after 2nd, headed before 2 out, no impression last, kept on, 2nd of 6, 3 3/4l behind Oceans Red (10-2) at Uttoxeter 3m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
