held up in rear, not fluent 4th, ridden after 15th, struggling next, soon pulled up
held up, headway 7th, ridden after 15th, left 2nd next, ridden 3 out, jumped left and beaten 2 out
tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, ridden after 13th, lost place next, slightly hampered and left 3rd 16th, weakened 4 out, tailed off
held up, hampered 16th and lost momentum, went 4th after 4 out, closed from 3 out, went 3rd after last, no impression
held up, jumped left, mistake 3rd, hampered 16th, went badly left next, closed in 3rd from 4 out, weakening when demoted to 4th just after last
tracked leaders, jumped slowly 9th, brought down 16th
hit 1st and unseated rider
tracked leader, mistake 3rd, left in lead 16th, clear after 2 out, stayed on well
jumped left at times, led, not fluent 5th, mistake next, fell 16th
Picture In The Sky and Normally have both failed to figure since winning at Towcester and Ffos Las respectively while The Boss has yet to run up to his fourth at Newbury over a year ago. Pacha D'Oudairies looks a safer option as he had On The Bridge well behind when runner-up at Newton Abbot last time when Solitary Palm failed to complete, though he's yet to score in 19 starts over fences. REYMYSTERIO was still in contention when falling on his latest start and had gone very close at Folkestone before that - he gets the tentative vote racing off the same mark today.
Picture In The Sky (IRE) 16-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, lost place 3rd, hit 8th, reminders soon after, driven along in rear 11th, 6th of 9, well behind Reach For The Top (11-12) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.
The Boss (IRE) 10-3 (10-11) Mid-division, mistake 2nd, slow and riden 8th, struggling in 7th place and not on terms 12th, stayed on to poor 5th last, 5th of 9, 30l behind French Ties (11-0) at Newbury 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Mar.
Normally 8-1 (11-1) Led until 3rd, led next until after 10th, ridden and lost place before next, soon behind, tailed off, last of 8, well behind Thomas Wild (11-2) at Exeter 3m nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.
Pacha D'Oudairies (FR) 6-1 (11-9) Pressed leader and clear of rest, bumped 3rd, lost 2nd at 11th, driven in 4th before 3 out, stayed on to 2nd again flat, no impression on winner, 2nd of 10, 2 1/2l behind Ladyvie (11-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd.
On The Bridge (IRE) 4-1 (11-9) Chased leaders, outpaced in 5th pace and driven 11th, stayed on to modest 4th 3 out, blundered last, 4th of 10, 12l behind Ladyvie (11-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd.
Solitary Palm (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Raced wide, held up, hit 4th, towards rear when blundered 9th, struggling after, pulled up after 10th, in a race won by Ladyvie (11-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd, 10 ran.
Ahwaak (USA) 14-1 (10-4) Held up, behind 11th, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Baltic Pathfinder (11-7) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Mar, 10 ran.
Colin's Desire 7-1 (10-5) Prominent, lost place 7th, behind when badly hampered and unseated rider 11th, in a race won by Ballyvoneen (10-6) at Plumpton 3m 2f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd, 7 ran.
Reymysterio (IRE) 8-1 (10-10) Led or disputed lead until fell heavily 8th, in a race won by Bring It On Home (10-12) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Dec, 10 ran.
