tracked leaders, lost place 10th, soon behind
led, headed 2nd, reminders 7th, ridden after 13th, led approaching 2 out, challenged and blundered last, all out and headed close home
tracked leaders, led 2nd, mistake 2 out, headed, challenging when blundered last, all out to lead close home
in touch, ridden 11th, lost place next, weakened 4 out, jumped left last
held up, mistake 9th (water) behind when blundered 12th, pulled up soon after
held up, headway 11th, ridden and weakened 3 out
mid-division, not fluent 3rd, headway 7th, mistake 11th, one pace when mistake last
Nonrunner
Opera De Coeur is the most interesting runner here but can't be put forwards with confidence so we'll take a chance with PING PONG SIVOLA in a really good little race. Opera De Coeur looked likely to take high order over fences early in his career but he has had his problems and it remains to be seen how much ability he retains. Maletton is another runner at the head of the weights on a retrieval mission whilst Our Jasper failed to respond to the fitting of blinkers at Southwell. Majorca is respected but he's had a few chances and we prefer to take a chance with one of the less exposed contenders. Ambrosinni has progressed with each and every start and did well enough in his two runs over hurdles to believe that he can make his mark over fences this season and it's certainly interesting to see him start off here. Picot De Say isn't the biggest but he jumped well to score on his chase bow at this venue and may be able to cope with his 8lb higher mark although this is much tougher. Ping Pong Sivola has plenty of experience over fences in France but her latest run at Bangor was her first over fences on Albion's shores. That was a fair enough performance and she can be expected to improve for this step up to a more suitable trip and we'll take Ping Pong Sivola to hit the back of the net.
Maletton (FR) 10-1 (11-12) Held up, ridden and effort 18th, weakened 3 out, blundered 2 out and pulled up at the last in race won by Petite Margot (11-6) at Wincanton 3m 3f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Mar, 7 ran.
Our Jasper 14-1 (11-5) Prominent, led 6th, ridden and headed after 4 out, beaten 3 out and pulled up 2 out in race won by Gaelic Flight (10-1) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Oct, 7 ran.
Opera de Coeur (FR) 3-1 (11-1) Chased leader, ridden after 10th, weakened quickly 11th, tailed off when pulled up 5 out in race won by Beau Michel (11-1) at Taunton 2m 7f beg chs (4) gd in Dec, 9 ran.
Ambrosinni 3-1 (11-5) Tracked leader, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last, 2nd of 10, 11l behind Hinton Thunderbolt (11-1) at Plumpton 2m 5f nov hdl (4) sft in Mar.
Majorca 14-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, never able to challenge, 4th of 6, 16l behind Laoch Dubh (11-6) at Huntingdon 2m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs.
Tyup Pompey (IRE) 28-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, headway 4th, led 3 out, headed flat, not quicken, 2nd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Young Tot (11-7) at Ludlow 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Oct.
Picot de Say 2-1fav (11-4) Held up in 3rd, chased leader 6th, mistake 8th, led and hit 4 out, clear approaching last, stayed on well, won at Ludlow 2m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs beating Rustler (11-7) by 7l, 6 ran.
Ping Pong Sivola (FR) 13-2 (11-12) Prominent, one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 8, 6l behind Amble Forge (10-7) at Bangor 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy.
