raced freely, made all, jumped well throughout, went clear before last, easily
midfield but well of the pace, ridden and struggling 3 out, never on terms
midfield but well off the pace, went modest fourth 3 out, kept on well from 3 out, went modest third after the last, promising
prominent, went second home turn, ridden and chased clear leader, 2 out, well held by winner when not fluent last
took keen hold, towards rear, stumbled 4 out, well behind when pulled up after 3 out
tracked leader, ridden and lost second home turn, weakened and lost third run-in
always in rear
towards rear, never on terms
in touch with leaders, ridden and lost position 3 out, weakening when fell 2 out
Matterhorn made all for a very convincing success over 2m3f here then got outpaced when dropped to the minimum at Huntingdon. Harry Cobden is likely to make this a stiffer test but the concession of 7lb to ZONDA may prove beyond him. Jonjo O‘Neill‘s charge made an eventful debut at Chepstow where he made several mistakes and almost fell at the fourth. He still managed to be beaten six lengths and a better round of jumping can see him off the mark. Titan Discovery showed plenty of promise in bumpers and will be better for last month‘s hurdling debut at Carlisle while Tiny Tetley has a smart pedigree and is one to note for the future.
Matterhorn (FR) 6-4fav (11-9) Led, not fluent 1st, faced challenge 2 out, ridden and headed narrowly run-in, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Western Zephyr (12-0) at Huntingdon 2m (4) gs in Apr.
Captain Marco 100-1 (11-3) Never better than midfield, 8th of 15, 32 1/4l behind Lowry's Bar (11-4) at Wincanton 1m 7f mdn (4) sft in Oct.
Hobbs Joy 200-1 (11-4) Towards rear, not fluent 5th, pushed along after next, soon behind, tailed off, 8th of 12, dist behind Big Fish (11-4) at Exeter 2m 3f mdn (4) gd in Oct.
Tiny Tetley Passing Glance gelding out of Setter's Princess.
Titan Discovery 4-1 (11-0) Took keen hold in mid-division, made steady headway from 4 out, shaken up after 3 out, ridden and kept on after 2 out, no extra flat, 4th of 11, 23 3/4l behind Supremely West (11-0) at Carlisle 2m 1f (4) hvy in Oct.
Yogi's Trail 300-1 (11-0) Mid-division, lost touch 4th, pulled up, at Warwick 2m (4) sft in Nov.
Zonda (FR) 10-3 (11-0) Held up in rear, bad mistake 5th, headway before 3 out, mistake 2 out, 3rd and no impression last, 3rd of 12, 6 1/4l behind Donnacha (11-0) at Chepstow 2m (4) gs in Oct.
Basman Palace (SAF) 14-1 (10-8) Prominent out wide, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and weakened over 1f out, 7th of 9, 29 1/4l behind Walks Like The Man (11-2) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (5) hvy in Oct.
Fortuitous Favour (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, pushed along and weakened 3 out, 8th of 12, 23 1/4l behind A Tickatickatiming (11-2) at Plumpton 2m mdn (4) gs in Nov.
Jukebox Annie (IRE) 40-1 (10-13) In rear, wide and some headway 6f out, pushed along and weakened over 2f out, 9th of 13, 27l behind Future Fortune (10-6) at Hereford 2m (5) gd in Oct.
Sammy's Guarantee 33-1 (10-12) Took keen hold, mid-division, headway when hampered before 3 out, no impression, 7th of 16, 37 1/4l behind Victoria Milano (11-0) at Ludlow 2m 5f (4) gs in Oct.
