held up, blundered 1st, headway 7th, lost place 10th, weakened next, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
held up, not fluent 7th, headway 9th, chased leader next, left in lead and hampered 2 out, soon headed, rallied last, kept on flat just tailed
held up, mistake 1st, fell 6th
led, mistake 1st, headed 8th, weakening when mistake 4 out, no chance when fell 2 out
held up, blundered 1st, headway 10th, mistake 4 out, left 3rd when hampered and fell 2 out
held up in touch, lost place 7th, headway and mistake 4 out, jumped right 2 out, soon led, jumped right again last, all out
tracked leader, led 8th, 5 lengths clear and staying on well when fell 2 out
Beauchamp Oracle, Scottish Roots and Gipsy Girl look the three to concentrate in this hunter chase and the tentative vote goes to Scottish Roots. The selection was a fair third behind Mid Summer Larch last time. The drop in trip and softer ground are sure to suit him better here and he will be hard to beat. Beauchamp Oracle rates the main danger he has won his last six points in good style and if he copes with these stiffer regulation fences he will be a danger to all. Gipsey Girl is another that could go well she is another that has been in fair form between the flags but this looks more competitive than the race she won last time. The remainder need to improve on all known form to trouble the principals and for the winner we return to Scottish Roots.
