led until mistake and headed 1st, chased winner, ridden 4 out, lost 2nd 2 out, soon weakened
towards rear, lost touch 10th, pulled up before next, dismounted
behind, headway 3 out, ridden and stayed on to go 3rd last, never on terms
behind, some headway when mistake 12th, no impression from 3 out
jumped well, led after 1st, clear half way, 20 lengths clear 2 out, easily
tracked leaders, blundered 7th, outpaced 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off
5th and outpaced and fell 12th
chased leaders to 5th, lost touch 8th, tailed off when pulled up after next
mid-division, headway halfway, 20 lengths down in 2nd 2 out, kept on, no chance with winner
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
It's Bertie won well enough over hurdles at Cartmel last time and could be of interest on his chasing bow but, along with Thedublinpublican, he may struggle to get the better of General Alarm who looks to have been found an ideal opportunity to gain an overdue first success over fences. The selection has the highest BHB rating of these and a reproduction of recent efforts should suffice in this company. Count Fosco gave little cause for optimism on his chasing debut at Cartmel last month, while Sovereign State was pulled up on his only previous start over fences and is on a long losing sequence. Three Mirrors could be of interest on his chasing debut although a bigger threat may come from the consistent Thedublinpublican, who is entitled to be thereabouts again. General Alarm has solid claims though and he gets the vote.
