held up in rear but in touch, pushed along 12th, chased leaders next, driven to challenge 3 out, kept on under pressure
prominent, led 4th, headed approaching 7th, blundered next, soon weakened struggling in rear 10th, behind when pulled up 5 out
chased leaders, under pressure when fell 12th
blundered 1st, tracked leaders, led before 7th, driven clear after 2 out, stayed on well
in touch, not fluent 7th, under pressure 4 out, soon weakened
led until 4th, mistake 4 out, blundered next, no extra approaching last
in touch, blundered 3rd, mistake 7th, chased leaders 11th, weakened 4 out
Nonrunner
Nonrunner
Masters Hill and Chase The Spud are also entered at Chepstow and will go there, weather permitting. Kruzhlinin hasn't had much racing over the last couple of years and might need this but LE REVE should now be cherry-ripe after two starts this winter. The top weight is only a pound higher than when second in the BetBright Chase here last February so looks the one to be on. Seefood continues to disappoint and Shangani has never won over 3m, though looked unlucky last time at Ascot. If there is to be an upset, Grandads Horse could be the one to provide it as he can't get much lower in the weights and Charlie Longsdon's stable has been showing signs of a resurgence lately.
Le Reve (IRE) 20-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, lost place 17th, weakened before 3 out, 10th of 17, 17 1/4l behind Sausalito Sunrise (11-3) at Cheltenham 3m 3f hcp (1) gs in Nov.
Poole Master 15-2 (10-10) Mid-division, headway before 5th, mistake 9th, outpaced 13th, weakened before 15th, 7th of 13, dist behind Bennys Mist (10-4) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Seefood (IRE) 25-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, 5th halfway, pushed along and no impression 2 out, soon weakened, 10th of 20, 37 1/4l behind Rogue Angel (11-2) at Galway 2m 7f hcp Yielding in Jul.
Kruzhlinin (GER) 20-1 (11-0) Led, ridden before last, kept on and headed last 100 yards, 2nd of 12, 2 3/4l behind Dawalan (11-9) at Musselburgh 3m hcp (2) gd in Feb.
Grandads Horse 25-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, some headway on inside 16th, hit next, weakened 18th, 12th of 15, dist behind Carole's Destrier (11-10) at Sandown 3m 5f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Harry's Farewell 14-1 (11-0) Prominent when fell 1st, at Kempton 3m hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Shangani (USA) 12-1 (10-13) Reminder leaving start, in rear, headway approaching 13th, 7th and chasing leaders when slipped up on bend before 3 out, at Kempton 3m hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Masters Hill (IRE) 5-1jfav (11-3) Tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, not fluent 11th, blundered and lost place 13th, weakened 3 out, behind when pulled up before last, at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp lst (1) sft in Nov.
Chase The Spud 9-2 (11-10) Tracked leader, led 4th, headed before last, regained lead as winner idled 100 yards out, headed last strides, 2nd of 7, nk behind Wilton Milan (11-11) at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (3) hvy in Nov.
