tracked leaders, went 3rd 9th, not fluent next, outpaced when mistake 3 out, soon weakened
held up in 4th, went 3rd approaching 5th, went 2nd 8th, led before 2 out, clear last, stayed on
led, clear 5th until 10th, headed before 2 out, soon beaten, eased flat
fell 1st
chased leader until before 5th, not fluent 6th, last 9th, weakened approaching 3 out
Randolph O'Brien was pulled up on his return from a long break at Warwick but should strip fitter here. Investment Affair was also returning from an absence when a well-beaten fourth at Fakenham but still makes more appeal than veteran Kercabellec. So this may rest between Overlaw, who won twice last spring and ran well for a long way on his reappearance at Bangor, and SILVER DOLLARS. David Arbuthnot's grey gets the vote on account of his back-to-form win at Warwick last month as he's probably still on a decent mark.
Randolph O'Brien (IRE) 5-1 (11-9) Chased leader until 9th, 3rd until before 14th, weakened after next, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Chico Time (10-7) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd in Nov, 7 ran.
Silver Dollars (FR) 7-2fav (10-12) Tracked leaders, effort 2 out, soon ridden, challenged last, led narrowly flat, held on towards finish, won at Warwick 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Dec beating Rateable Value (11-0) by nk, 8 ran.
Overlaw 9-1 (11-3) Led, headed after 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 9, 28l behind Douglas Julian (11-4) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Dec.
Investment Affair (IRE) 8-1 (11-1) Raced keenly tracking leader, led 6th, headed 8th, mistake next, soon lost place, rallied 4 out, tracked leader next, weakened after 2 out, left in remote 4th at last, 4th of 6, 37l behind Flying Squad (11-0) at Fakenham 2m 5f Am hcp ch 0-100 (4) sft.
Kercabellec (FR) 25-1 (9-7) Chased leaders, dropped to mid-division 5th, outpaced when blundered 11th, behind when pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Autumn Red (11-12) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd, 10 ran.
