mid-division, headway 6th, led when mistake 13th, headed 2 out, no impression on winner flat, stayed on same pace
held up in rear, headway 10th, challenged 3 out, led next, stayed on well to draw clear from last
tracked leaders, bad mistake 14th, soon beaten
held up in rear, headway after 14th, not fluent 4 out, no extra from next
prominent, led 8th, headed before next, bad mistake 10th, soon pulled up
tracked leaders, took keen hold, not fluent 6th, 3rd and one pace last
led 1st, jumped left 6th, headed 8th, led before next, headed 13th, 4th and no extra last
led until mistake 1st, prominent, ridden and lost place after 8th, behind 14th, pulled up before 4 out
mid-division, mistake 1st, in rear when not fluent 5th or 6th, behind 10th, pulled up before 13th
RAVETHEBRAVE has an excellent recent record between the flags and bolted up in a hunter chase at Fakenham three weeks ago. He will probably be a warm favourite here but is difficult to oppose getting 4lb from distant Sandown third Rash Move. Classinaglass wasn't unfancied for a hot-looking contest at Haydock last time but didn't run up to expectations. He needs to rediscover his best but is still preferred to Presentandcorrect, well beaten in a point-to-point last weekend, and Special Portrait. The latter did finish ahead of Classinaglass at Haydock but it would be no surprise if the placings were reversed here.
Rash Move (IRE) 2-1 (11-13) Tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, went close 2nd 9th, mistake next, not fluent 4 out, outpaced 2 out, weakened approaching last, 3rd of 4, 28l behind Bold Addition (11-10) at Sandown 2m 4f hts chs (6) sft in Feb.
Sorted (IRE) 7-4 (12-5) Ap; lft 2nd 4 out; no ex last; fin 4l 2nd; disq, in a race won by Earth Dream (12-5) at Cambridge University Draghounds 3m ptp gd in Feb, 9 ran.
Special Portrait (IRE) 20-1 (12-3) Towards rear, pushed along before 8th, weakened before
Classinaglass 9-2 (12-2) Towards rear, headway before 5 out, went 2nd before 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 9th of 10, well behind Cottage Oak (11-13) at Haydock 3m hts chs (4) hvy in Feb.
Presentandcorrect (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Hdwy 8; wknd aft 15, 6th of 8, 27l behind Quedillac (11-0) at Combined Services 3m ptp gs in Feb.
Ravethebrave (IRE) 9-4fav (11-7) Close up, hit 3 out, chased clear leader next, led before last, left clear last, eased flat, comfortably, won at Fakenham 3m hts chs (6) sft in Feb beating Or Bleu (11-7) by 32l, 5 ran.
Extra Bold 10-1 (11-0) Led 4-9 & 13 til hdd aft 2 out; no ex, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Master Medic (11-0) at Countryside Alliance Club 3m ptp gd in Feb.
Picabo Kid (USA) 5-1 (11-9) Chased leader, led approaching 4th until 8th, ridden before 11th, weakened approaching 14th, tailed off and pulled up approaching 3 out, in a race won by Itzacliche (11-13) at Kelso 3m 1f hts chs (4) gd in May, 10 ran.
Rustic John 50-1 (9-7) Chased leaders to 7th, behind when blundered 9th, pulled up before next, in a race won by Giant O Murchu (11-5) at Stratford 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Jul, 13 ran.
