held up in touch, left 2nd 4 out, challenged last, hung left in behind winner and no extra flat
held up, weakened quickly 12th, tailed off and pulled up before 14th
tracked leaders, went 2nd 12th, left in lead 4 out, pressed last, ran on well flat
led, not fluent 10th, pecked 11th, headed next, weakened 14th, no chance when badly hampered 4 out
with leader, mistake 6th, led 12th, not fluent 14th, one length ahead when blundered and fell 4 out
ran in snatches, in rear, jumped right 6th, driven from 13th, out paced by leading pair after 3 out
A small but competitive field goes to post for this Novices Chase. French Executive was third behind Strong Paladin under similar conditions last time out and he looks sure to make his presence felt but a chance is taken on Multi Talented. The gelding from the Lawrence Wells yard has more scope for improvement than his rivals as he has only ran three times. He is goes on the ground and the booking of Leighton Aspell catches the eye. Take The Stand won a poor race in good style last time out and he to is proven on the ground, but he looked far from an easy ride and for that reason he is over looked. Stormy Skye is from an in form yard but his best efforts have come with more cut in the ground. Kingston Banker ran well when second behind El Bandito last time but he looked in the handicappers grip and he runs off the same mark here. Just Ruben looks woefully one paced and is readily passed over.
