led, mistake 16th, headed 4 out, weakened 2 out, tailed off
always prominent, ridden after 3 out, challenged 2 out, bumped last, led towards finish
held up, headway 8th, steadied after next, headway 13th, lost place 16th, weakened after 3 out
tracked leaders, not fluent 7th or 9th, led 4 out, mistake last, headed towards finish
held up, ridden to close 15th, not fluent 3 out, outpaced approaching 2 out, stayed on flat
in touch, mistake 7th, 4th and one pace 2 out, no extra
tracked leaders, hit 11th and pushed along, lost place and ridden 14th, never back on terms
held up, mistake 10th, headway after 14th, not fluent 15th, lost place when not fluent 4 out, rallied 2 out, clsoe 3rd when not much room last, stayed on
Whinstone Boy would prefer more cut in the ground, but it was fast going when Trigger The Light was only beaten a length over C&D last month. He'd won at this track in December and another bold bid looks likely although he does have a bit to find on earlier running with CAUSING CHAOS. The latter followed up a fourth over these fences with a victory at Folkestone last time and looks capable of better still on only his third start over the larger obstacles. Vin De Roy also arrives on the back of a win but this is more competitive and recent Leicester runner-up Toby Belch is preferred with Maraafeq struggling to reproduce his best this term.
Whinstone Boy (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Prominent until weakened approaching 3 out, 10th of 13, 45l behind Painter Man (9-12) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-145 (2) sft in Feb.
Trigger The Light 9-2fav (10-12) Prominent, led 5th, headed 11th, tracked leader, ridden to challenge 2 out, every chance last, one pace, 3rd of 11, 1l behind Fortification (11-12) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Feb.
Minella Theatre (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Behind, outpaced 19th, plugged on from 2 out, never near leaders, 7th of 13, 22l behind Midnight Appeal (11-5) at Sandown 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Feb.
Causing Chaos (IRE) 15-8fav (11-10) Tracked leading pair, hit 11th, went 2nd 4 out, ridden to challenge approaching 2 out, went left and led last, driven out, won at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Jan beating Quazy De Joie (11-12) by 2 1/2l, 5 ran.
Incentivise (IRE) 12-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, led 3rd, headed before and hit 6th, towards rear and blundered 16th, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Portrait King (11-8) at Newcastle 4m 1f hcp chs 0-150 (2) gs in Feb, 11 ran.
Toby Belch (IRE) 11-4fav (11-1) In rear, not fluent and niggled along early, headway approaching 8th, 3rd when jumped left 4 out, every chance when jumped left 2 out, no impression on winner towards finish, 2nd of 9, 2 1/4l behind Dont Tell Sailor (11-3) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Jan.
Maraafeq (USA) 9-2 (10-0) Tracked leaders early, soon mid-division, headway to go 2nd after 5 out, ridden before next, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 8, 17l behind Drumbaloo (11-1) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd.
Vin De Roy (FR) 4-1 (11-9) Towards rear, headway 11th, led after 4 out, pressed and half a length up when left clear last, won at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Feb beating Whiskey Ridge (11-1) by 7l, 10 ran.
Emperor Concerto 14-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly 11th, never back on terms, left 4th last, 4th of 7, 19l behind Sound Accord (10-13) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy.
