tracked winner, lost place 9th, ridden and outpaced approaching 2 out, soon beaten, left 14 lengths down in 3rd last, no chance with leading pair
chased leaders, lost place 5th, struggling when hit next, lost touch and pulled up before 7th
held up in touch, mistake 5th, chased leading when blundered 10th, mistake 3 out, ridden and outpaced after next, one pace when pulled up quickly before last
raced keenly, held up in rear, headway to track leading pair 4th, blundered 7th, went 2nd 9th, led narrowly 4 out, ridden and headed flat, not pace of winner towards finish
tracked leading pair, lost place 4th, soon behind, struggling 6th, lost touch and pulled up before next
made most, headed narrowly 4 out, ridden 2 out, rallied to lead again flat, ran on towards finish
Kercabellec was a long way out of the handicap when ending a four-year barren spell at Huntingdon last week so a 7lb penalty shouldn't be an inconvenience. But whether the 13-year-old will repeat that effort here is another matter. Jack's Lad has struggled since scoring at Folkestone in December and though Mister Watzisname would make short of work of these if this was a hurdle race, his form over fences leaves much to be desired so preference is for CHORD. Simon Earle's charge can be forgiven his run on heavy ground at Leicester after a break and is only a pound higher than when scoring at Plumpton in the autumn.
Mister Watzisname (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Pressed leader, led 11th to 13th, soon ridden, weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Duke Of Ormond (11-4) at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (4) sft in Feb, 11 ran.
Chord 8-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders and raced wide, led approaching 5th, headed 9th, lost place after 11th, went 4th 2 out, no impression on leaders, 4th of 8, 23l behind French Ties (11-8) at Leicester 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-90 (5) hvy.
Jack's Lad (IRE) 3-1 (11-8) Held up, headway after 4th, went 2nd 9th until approaching 3 out, soon beaten, jumped right last, 3rd of 5, 31l behind Bertenbar (11-3) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs in Feb.
Wee Ziggy 40-1 (10-4) Led, not fluent 5th, headed after 3 out, soon weakened, 14th of 15, well behind Manshoor (10-9) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Oct.
Brimley 22-1 (10-11) Led until approaching 6th, tracked leader after until before 12th, soon lost place, weakened 13th, tailed off, 5th of 7, well behind Maraafeq (11-0) at Ludlow 3m beg chase (4) gd in Feb.
Kercabellec (FR) 20-1 (9-7) Led 1st, narrowly headed 10th, chased leader, ridden after 3 out, joined leader 2 out, led before last, came clear soon after, won at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd beating King Of Leon (11-5) by 15l, 5 ran.
