held up last, headway after 8th, challenged on bit 3 out, led approaching 2 out, soon clear, easily
led to unseated rider 2nd
chased leader, left in lead 2nd, headed 3rd, ridden 8th, weakened 9th
held up behind leaders, led 3rd, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon beaten, lost action after last
This poor race should be well within the scope of Fountain Crumble, with Buy Onling the only conceivable danger. This is a poor novices' hurdle, and connections will be disappointed if Fountain Crumble cannot follow up her recent victory at Exeter in a contest of this nature. Successful at Newton Abbot in May, she has been slowly but surely coming back to the boil, and having found the ground too fast at Ludlow the time before last, it was no great surprise when she returned to form under today's rider. They were going to put her away afterwards, but probably cannot resist these easy pickings. Buy Onling will no doubt be all the better for his recent return from an eight-month break at Wincanton, but he has a mountain to climb surely to beat the selection based on his past form, while the other two here are just impossible to fancy. Fountain Crumble is hard to oppose.
Fountain Crumble 3-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, headway 6th, challenging when mistake 3 out, led and hit 2 out, ran on well, won at Exeter 2m 6f amt nov hdl (4) gd in Oct beating Tanning (10-9) by 3l, 10 ran.
Buy Onling (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, weakened 8th, 9th of 11, well behind Cruising River (11-5) at Wincanton 2m 6f nov hdl (4) sft in Oct.
Jane's Rug Rat 150-1 (10-12) Held up in touch, weakened before 4th, behind when pulled up 2 out in race won by Pepporoni Pete (10-12) at Wincanton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Oct, 9 ran.
The Langer (IRE) 100-1 (10-13) Led to 8th, weakened approaching 3 out, 5th of 9, 40l behind Hot 'n' Holy (11-2) at Worcester 3m mdn hdl (5) gd in Mar.
