tracked leader until led 3rd until 6th, chased leader until 8th, outpaced to 4th after 4 out, rallied to 3rd and mistake 2 out, driven to chase winner when went right and not fluent last, kept on same pace
tracked leading pair, not fluent 5th, headway in dispute of 2nd approaching 3 out, led 2 out, stayed on well from last, ridden out
led, went right 2nd, slow jump and headed next, chased leader, led again 6th until 9th, led again 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, chased winner, held when dropped to 3rd and mistake last
always last, not fluent 7th, lost touch 10th, tailed off and soon pulled up
held up in 4th, not fluent 1st, headway to join leaders 8th, led next, not fluent 10th, mistake and headed 11th, lost 2nd approaching and mistake 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off
POUNGACH ran poorly in the Grade 1 Feltham at Kempton on Boxing Day but had won nicely at Haydock before that. Paul Nicholls' charge can pick up the winning thread back at this level. Shoegazer is another dropping back into a more suitable grade having failed to figure at Cheltenham last time and he has a shout along with Bangor winner Tenor Nivernais, who unseated on his latest start. Orvita has won over hurdles at this track but is hard to fancy on his chasing bow in this company and Scampi Boy hasn't raced since 2010.
Poungach (FR) 9-2 (11-7) Made most, not fluent 9th, headed 4 out, weakened before next, 5th of 7, 25l behind Dynaste (11-7) at Kempton 3m nov chs Grade 1 (4yo+) (1) hvy in Dec.
Shoegazer (IRE) 12-1 (10-10) Mid-division, chased leaders when mistake 4 out, stayed on to chase clear winner 2 out until last, weakend flat, 5th of 16, 21l behind Katenko (10-13) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp chs G3 (1) hvy in Jan.
Tenor Nivernais (FR) 11-8 (11-4) Tracked leaders on inside, went 2nd after 7th, not fluent 11th, pushed along and every chance when hampered and unseated rider 3 out, in a race won by Milans Well (10-11) at Wincanton 2m 5f nov chs (4) hvy in Jan, 4 ran.
Orvita (FR) 12-1 (11-0) Last trio, struggling 7th, pulled up before next, in a race won by Azulada Bay (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Jun, 9 ran.
Scampi Boy (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Close up on inside, chased leaders 6th, badly hampered on inside 4 out, not recover, 14th of 23, well behind Aegean Dawn (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gs in Nov '10.
