mid-division, headway 7th, blundered and unseated rider 12th
chased leaders until mistake 4th, mistake 6th, headway next, outpaced 13th, mistakes 4 out and 3 out, rallied 2 out, led flat, stayed on
jumped right, led until 12th, led again next, headed flat, held towards finish
towards rear, not fluent 3rd, headway 6th, lost place when not fluent 8th, outpaced before 11th, well beaten after
held up, pecked badly 4th, not fluent 6th, mistake 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, no impression
prominent, not fluent 8th, mistake 4th, no extra before last
prominent, led 12th until next, every chance before 3 out, no extra flat
mid-division, fell 2nd
held up, blundered 2nd, headway 5th, lost place when mistake 7th, behind 9th, pulled up before next
ran without declared tongue strap, held up in rear, headway after 10th, outpaced 4 out, mistake and no impression 3 out
Pentiffic won this last year when trained by Venetia Williams and should go close to staging a repeat. But SERGEANT DICK runs in his first hunter chase having finished third in a handicap at Taunton only last month and looks a better bet under the experienced Sam Painting. Tartan Snow landed the Aintree Fox Hunters' in 2013 and was second in that race 12 months ago. He's a 15-year-old now but retains all of his enthusiasm and is fit from a campaign between the flags. Calgary Bay, however, is a light of former days while Musselburgh third Little Fritz has never won a race of any description.
Hidden Future (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Held up mid-division, headway 7 out, led 5 out, headed 2 out, weakened last, 4th of 9, 22l behind Douglas Julian (11-6) at Kelso 2m 7f hts chs (6) gs in Feb.
Pentiffic (NZ) 9-2 (11-6) With leader until before 16th, soon beaten, 7th of 8, 26l behind Jurisdiction (10-12) at Cartmel 3m 6f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in May.
Sergeant Dick (IRE) 7-1 (11-7) Led and soon clear, ridden and headed 3 out, soon no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 6, 15l behind Midnight Lira (11-4) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Feb.
Tartan Snow 7-1 (11-0) Prom til wknd aft 3 out, 5th of 8, 34l behind Catspan (11-0) at South Herefordshire 3m ptp hvy.
Chiquilline (FR) 14-1 (12-7) (h) held up; hdwy 8; one pce 2 out, 4th of 6, 6l behind Benedictus (12-7) at Combined Services 3m ptp gf in Feb.
Himalayan Express 22-1 (12-5) Led 4-6; lost plce 12; strugg 15; to, 5th of 6, 42l behind Quantum Theory (12-5) at Midlands Area Club 3m ptp gs in Feb.
Calgary Bay (IRE) 13-2 (11-10) In rear, weakened from 6 out, 4th of 5, 46l behind Paint The Clouds (12-4) at Doncaster 3m 2f hts chs (6) gs in Feb.
Little Fritz (FR) 40-1 (11-6) Towards rear, headway before 4 out, in 3rd and ridden before 3 out, kept on, 3rd of 13, 4 1/2l behind Drom (11-9) at Musselburgh 2m 4f hts chs (6) gd in Feb.
Market Maker (IRE) Evens (11-7) Ld 5-15; wknd 2 out, 2nd of 4, 15l behind Dungleddy Storm (12-0) at Pembrokeshire 3m ptp gs in May '13.
Paco Jack (IRE) 5-1 (12-0) (tt) hdwy 11; no imp 3 out, 3rd of 13, 13l behind Cocacobana (12-0) at Albrighton & Woodland (North) 3m ptp sft in Feb.
