raced wide, mostly chased leading pair until mistake 9th, soon beaten
raced keenly chasing winner until after 9th, remained in 3rd, weakening when mistake 3 out
jumped well, made all, clear before 2 out, stayed on strongly, unchallenged
tracked leading pair on inside, hit 5th, went 2nd after 9th, closer 4 out, ridden and well held after next, never any chance with winner
Moabit was a 134-rated hurdler when last seen and makes his chasing bow off a mark of 126. He’s unlikely to fail through lack of preparation but THE FLYING SOFA found plenty to get off the mark over fences at Fakenham and may be more resolute than Exeter scorer Breaking Waves. Colorado Doc didn’t do a lot wrong when second at Hereford and adds to the interest.
Breaking Waves (IRE) 4-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, led 2nd until 6th, left in lead next, clear when dived at 4 out, blundered badly 2 out, hung left and not look resolute run-in, won at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) hvy in Jan beating Fox Pro (11-3) by 5 1/2l, 4 ran.
Moabit (GER) 7-4fav (11-12) Tracking leader when fell 1s, at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Colorado Doc 5-1 (10-12) Led, headed before 4th, ridden to chase winner, kept on and always held, 2nd of 4, 3l behind Dame du Soir (10-5) at Hereford 2m (4) hvy in Jan.
The Flying Sofa (FR) 5-4fav (12-1) Led until mistake 4 out, ridden and led again after 3 out, pressed last, driven flat, held on, won at Fakenham 2m hcp (4) gs in Jan beating Eskendash (12-2) by 1/2l, 4 ran.
