made virtually all, reached for and breasted 8th fence,had a good look at passing stables before 13th and niggled along, not fluent 16th, came clear next, virtually pulled up flat
not fluent, chased winner, ridden along after 15th, tired and no chance from 17th, mistake when lost 2nd 3 out, tailed off
close 3rd, stumbled 10th, no chance with winner when hit 17th, went poor 2nd 3 out, tailed off
FLAMING GORGE has been placed in five of his seven starts over fences and should enjoy little more than an exercise canter against a couple of modest rivals here if Daryl Jacob can manage his stamina. There probably isn't a great deal to choose between Perfectly Willing and Solitary Palm on the form book but the former is much less exposed and probably the one for forecast-backers keen to have an interest.
Flaming Gorge (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Tracked leader until 6th, led after 4 out, ridden next, headed last, held towards finish, 2nd of 10, 2 1/4l behind Hunt Ball (10-13) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Feb.
Perfectly Willing (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Led, not fluent 7th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon held, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Referent (11-0) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f mdn chs (5) gd in Apr.
Solitary Palm (IRE) 14-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly 9th, brought down 16th, in a race won by Colin's Desire (10-4) at Wincanton 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Apr, 9 ran.
