prominent, jumped left 2nd, lost place after 6th, well behind from next, tailed off
jumped left and bumped 1st, held up in touch in mid-division, not much room 2nd, no fluent 7th, soon lost place, well beaten 4 after 4 out
mid-division on outside, jumped left, lost place before 7th, soon behind, tailed off
led until 4th, jumped left 7th, every chance 3 out, no extra 2 out, left 3rd last
held up in rear, took keen hold, some headway 8th, no impression, well beaten 3 out
chased leader, led 4th, ridden and headed 2 out, beaten 3rd when left 2nd last, well held by winner flat
held up in rear, headway 5th, lost place after 4 out, well beaten 3 out, left 4th last
jumped right and not fluent, held up in rear, mistake 3rd, closed before 7th, went 2nd from 2 out, about 4 lengths off winner and held when fell last
hampered 1st, held up in touch, close up 3 out, led before 2 out, clear last, easily
Johnny B has placed in his last four and reverts to novice company after two runs in handicaps but he is starting to look exposed. Father John almost certainly needed his run in a Warwick bumper last month, his first since wind surgery, while Presenting Jeremy showed promise in a couple of points in the autumn. Despite some indifferent jumping, NO FIXED CHARGES (NAP) finished ahead of a couple of previous winners when second at Fontwell on his debut under Rules and any improvement on that should make him hard to beat.
Barbarian 80-1 (11-1) Settled just behind leaders but dropped to mid-division at halfway and pushed along briefly after 6th, under pressure after next and little response, 9th of 12, dist behind Grandads Cottage (11-1) at Taunton 2m 3f (4) gd in Mar.
Benny Flies High (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Mid-division, pushed along final circuit, weakened approaching home turn, tailed off, last of 9, dist behind Bumpy Johnson (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 2f (5) sft in Oct.
Deep Inferno (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Pressed leader, raced keenly, lost 2nd over 2f out, soon beaten, one pace, 3rd of 5, 11 1/4l behind Colonial Empire (10-11) at Exeter 2m 1f (5) gf in Apr.
Every Breakin Wave (IRE) 14-1 (12-0) Prom til lost plce 8; rallied bypassing 15; wknd aft bypassing 2 out; 9th when ur last, at Larkhill 3m gd in Dec.
Father John (FR) 6-1 (11-9) Raced keenly early, pressed leader until 11f out, ridden over 3f out, hung left 2f out, soon weakened, 8th of 12, 23 3/4l behind Revasser (10-11) at Warwick 2m (5) gd in Apr.
Johnny B (IRE) 10-3 (11-6) Raced keenly, tracked leading pair out wide, 2nd after 4 out, led before next, ridden and headed before last, stayed on same pace run-in, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Bells Of Peterboro (11-4) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Mighty Mustang 150-1 (11-4) Tracked leader, pushed along after 4 out, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 10th of 14, dist behind Thomas Kershaw (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m mdn (4) gd in May.
No Fixed Charges (IRE) 22-1 (11-0) Held up off the pace in last pair, went right 3rd, closer at 8th, chased leaders before 3 out, stayed on into 2nd final 100 yards, well held, 2nd of 7, 1 1/4l behind One Handsome Dude (11-0) at Plumpton 2m 5f (3) gd in Apr.
Presenting Jeremy (IRE) (12-2) Tr ldrs, 4th 1/2way, prog into 2nd 2out, 1l down when fell last, at Tinahely 3m hvy in Nov.
