jumped right most of way, held up in 3rd, left in 2nd place at 5th, plenty to do 3 out, closer next, ridden and stayed on run-in, led towards finish
led, ducked sharply right at pathway and nearly unseated rider before 1st, recovered, ducked sharply right again at same hurdle (5th) and unseated rider
never fluent, off the pace in rear, hit 4th, left in 3rd place next, hit 4 out, no chance when hit 3 out, tailed off
tracked leader, left in clear lead 5th, slightly hampered by loose horse 4 out, still clear 3 out until next where mistake, ridden and stayed on run-in, headed towards finish
Warranty, a winner on the Flat, has shown little in five starts over timber and has changed stables. NOTRE PARI scored over the track and trip just over two years ago after winning at Aintree earlier. He'd been chasing before being outpaced back over hurdles at Uttoxeter but this looks a lot easier. Garincha is best on testing ground as he showed when scoring at Wetherby on Boxing Day while Whistleinthedark landed a Plumpton maiden in December, though didn't appear to act on soft ground back there last month.
Notre Pari (IRE) 4-1 (11-7) Mid division, ridden and outpaced 2 out, plugged on from last, 3rd of 10, 13 1/2l behind Red Risk (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Garincha (IRE) 4-1 (11-5) Held up in last pair, pushed along in rear after 3 out, left modest 4th at the last, never on terms, 4th of 7, 18 1/2l behind Peejaybee (11-10) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Feb.
Whistleinthedark (IRE) 6-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders in 5th out wide, headway tracking leaders before 2 out, went modest 3rd between last two, 3rd of 8, 11 1/2l behind Neon Moon (11-5) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Feb.
Warranty (FR) 50-1 (9-4) Slightly short of room start, restrained and held up in last, headway when switched to far rail 4f out, pushed along in 2nd over 3f out, outpaced by winner well over 1f out and soon dropped to 3rd, no extra final furlong, 3rd of 5, 7 1/4l behind Stag Horn (9-12) at Pontefract 2m 2f stks (2) sft in Oct.
