held up last, ridden 13th, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out
held up in mid-division, ridden 14th, soon weakened
chased leader, led after 8th, quickened 13th, ridden approaching 4 out, mistake 2 out, headed approaching last, kept on flat
prominent, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened quickly 4 out, pulled up after 3 out
held up towards rear, headway 11th and chased leader, ridden approaching 4 out, weakened 3 out
held up towards rear, some headway 12th, mistake 4 out, ridden approaching 3 out, chased leader 2 out, led approaching last, pushed out flat
led, mistake 4th, headed 8th, pushed along 11th, ridden 14th, weakened 3 out, rallied to go poor 3rd close home
The Paul Nicholls-trained Le Jaguar is interesting on his debut in a handicap having stayed this trip well enough last time but the five-year-old has yet to convince with his jumping and preference is for Brave Spirit, who gets the vote over All In The Stars. The last mentioned has been in good form, winning twice at Plumpton before finding just the useful Cornish Rebel too good at Cheltenham last time. A further 9lbs rise since then looks a shade harsh for Paul Keane's gelding though and it may be that Brave Spirit is still ahead of the handicapper. Colin Tizzard's gelding has won five of his last six starts, latterly when staying on well to beat Levallios by a length-and-a-quarter at Taunton. A 9lb rise for that latest success leaves him with more to do but the seven-year-old is clearly progressing well and is hard to oppose in his current form. Martin Pipe's Headliner looked an awkward ride last time and is probably best watched at present, while both Bee An Bee and Twisted Logic have been largely disappointing this term. Kittenkat has to race from 3lbs out of the weights proper and a safer bet looks to be the in-form Brave Spirit, who gets the vote.
