prominent, led after 11th, ridden 4 out, headed approaching 3 out, rallied and kept on from last
led to 4th, prominent until ridden and chased leaders 4 out, one pace after
prominent, led 4th until after 11th, soon ridden and weakened, pulled up before last
held up, headway after 4th, ridden and chased leader 4 out, weakened after 2 out
mid-division, weakened 10th, pulled up before 4 out
in touch, mistake 11th, ridden to lead approaching 3 out, kept on under pressure flat
Theatre Diva is well-treated at the weights and Venetia Williams' mare is taken to return to winning ways at the main expense of Double Intruder. The selection has had two starts over fences and having disposed of the useful Manhattan Boy (who has won since) on her first try over birch, her form looks solid. In the main she jumps well and receiving weight from most of her rivals she can make them pay. Genghis can run well but he may just need the outing returning from a hefty break, so of more interest may be Double Intruder who is buillt for fences and should go well on his chasing debut. Cathedral Rock has ability but has been letting down his followers with his jumping, whilst Keepthedreamalive has plenty of experience and has been keeping better company than this of late. Marvellous Dream took well to the blinkers last time out when making all at Huntingdon, but it will be interesting to see whether they work for a second time now faced with a slog in the mud. A decent contest then in which jumping will no doubt play a major part, and we will side with Theatre Diva.
Cathedral Rock (IRE) 15-8 (11-4) Close up, mistake 1st, chased winner 6th, mistake 10th, pushed along when fell at the 10th in race won by Burren Legend (10-12) at Leicester 2m 7f nov chs (3) gs in Feb, 6 ran.
Double Intruder (IRE) 15-2 (10-11) Mid-division, headway 6th, led briefly after 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on, 2nd of 20, 11l behind Sound Accord (11-0) at Newbury 3m mdn hdl (4) sft in Jan.
Genghis (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, led 4th, ridden clear 2 out, mistake last, kept on, won at Hereford 2m 3f nov chs (4) gf in Jun beating Hero Again (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 16 ran.
Keepthedreamalive 25-1 (11-3) Chased leaders until lost touch 7th, tailed off, 3rd of 5, well behind Noland (11-3) at Sandown 2m nov chs (2) gd in Feb.
Marvellous Dream (FR) 17-2 (10-7) Led until 14th, led again approaching 2 out, kept on under pressure, won at Huntingdon 3m nov chs (4) gf beating Autumn Red (11-0) by 6l, 5 ran.
Theatre Diva (IRE) 11-8fav (11-4) Tracked leaders, outpaced 9th, led when hit 3 out, headed after next, no extra, 2nd of 5, 6l behind Souri Des Champs (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 4f mrs nov chs (3) sft in Feb.
