mistakes, raced wide, held up 4th, stumbled 3rd, outpaced when not fluent next, lost touch 5th, tailed off and pulled up after bypassing omitted 7th
led 1st and set good pace, ridden after 4 out, clear after next, mistake last, reduced lead flat, driven out to hold on
tracked leading pair, 2nd before 6th, pushed along before 4 out, mistake and outpaced soon after next, soon driven along and struggling, closed on winner flat, always held
led until blundered 1st, chased winner, lost 2nd before blundered 6th, chased leading pair, soon outpaced, continued but tailed off
Carobello beat Full Ov Beans in last year's renewal but is 8lb higher today. The latter is no better off in this having won an amateurs race over hurdles last month off a much lower mark. However, LARTETA ran well behind Hi Tide when third over track and trip earlier in the month and he gets the nod to break his duck over fences. Dynamic Idol broke a blood vessel at Fontwell back in March and is having his first start since.
Dynamic Idol (USA) 5-1 (11-7) Held up towards rear, struggling from 4th, soon pulled up, in a race won by Keltic Rhythm (11-9) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gs in Mar, 7 ran.
Full Ov Beans 6-1 (10-13) Chased leaders, went 2nd from 4th, not fluent and led next, 2 lengths clear last, pushed out, won at Stratford 2m 6f 4yo Am hcp 0-100 (5) gd in Oct beating Always Bold (11-12) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Larteta (FR) 7-4fav (11-1) Led, ridden and headed soon after 2 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 4, 4l behind Hi Tide (11-4) at Fakenham 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs.
Carobello (IRE) 9-2 (10-8) Prominent, led 2nd, riders rein came undone after 4 out, rider lost whip and edged left flat, held on well, won at Ludlow 2m 4f am hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Oct beating Kings Apollo (11-3) by 1l, 6 ran.