held up in rear, steady headway on inside approaching 10th, 6th when blundered 14th, soon outpaced, plugged on into modest 5th before 2 out, mistake last, went 4th in closing stages
held up, mistake 2nd, headway tracking leaders 8th, close 3rd when hit 4 out, driven into 2nd before 2 out, kept on run-in but never quite going pace to challenge
race wide and jumped right, chased leader, made most from 9th until ridden and headed 2 out, no impression when dropped to 3rd before the last
took keen hold, held up, headway tracking leaders 8th, travelling well in 2nd 3 out, led 2 out, clear before the last, kept on strongly
jumped left, le duntil 9th, chased leader, blundered 14th, pushed along when went left and lost 2nd 3 out, weakened before next
tracked leaders on inside, lost place 9th, disputing 6th when fell 13th
chased leading pair, weakened 4 out
took keen hold, raced wide, held up, hampered 6th, never a factor, tailed off
tracked leaders in 5th when blundered and unseated rider 6th
Plenty of these have a shout with only a tentative vote going to HARRY'S FAREWELL. He went close at Wincanton the last time he encountered fast ground and is preferred to Buddy Love, a runner-up at Exeter last time. Favoured Nation also has claims back on this surface having ran below par in testing ground on his latest start but Tothemoonandback has lost his way since landing a double back in November. Brody Bleu is not easily dismissed off the same mark as when second at Leicester but Representing Celtic and Sunny Ledgend have both gone up the weights after finding one too good at Plumpton and Ludlow respectively.
Tothemoonandback (IRE) 14-1 (10-13) Mid-division, mistake 7th, pulled up before next, in a race won by Azure Fly (11-0) at Newbury 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Dec, 11 ran.
Favoured Nation (IRE) 11-2 (11-8) Held up in rear, pushed along and struggling in 4th before 5 out, never involved, tailed off, 4th of 6, well behind Fourovakind (11-11) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy in Jan.
Brody Bleu (FR) 7-2 (11-12) Tracked leader until before 3 out, went 2nd again after 2 out, every chance last, held final 100 yards, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Bearly Legal (11-5) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
Representingceltic (IRE) 3-1fav (10-11) Chased leading trio on inside, 2nd before 2 out, challenged 2 out, driven and edged left briefly between last two, every chance when not fluent last, kept on same pace and held run-in, 2nd of 7, 1l behind Roberto Pegasus (11-7) at Plumpton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Feb.
Sunny Ledgend 9-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders, hampered 6th, went 2nd 8th, not fluent when every chance 3 out, 1 length down flat, stayed on, just held, 2nd of 9, nk behind Kerryhead Storm (11-4) at Ludlow 2m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gs in Feb.
Bayley's Dream 8-1 (11-2) Towards rear, mistake 6th, reminder after 11th, ridden and weakened after 5 out, tailed off, 6th of 10, well behind Tales Of Milan (10-12) at Doncaster 3m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Nov.
Withoutdefavourite (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 13th, bumped next, every chance 2 out, no extra flat, 4th of 8, 6l behind Shuil Royale (11-12) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.
Carhue (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Always in rear, struggling from 9th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out, in a race won by Ultimatum Du Roy (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft in Feb, 8 ran.
Buddy Love 7-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, steady headway approaching 10th, disputing 3rd before 4 out, stayed on flat, went 2nd post, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 4l behind Silvergrove (11-2) at Exeter 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft in Jan.
Harry's Farewell 6-1 (10-11) Held up, mistake 2nd, hampered next, not fluent and reminder 4th, hampered 6th, headway 13th, went 2nd before 2 out, no impression on winner, not fluent last, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 6, 9l behind Opening Batsman (11-11) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Feb.
