tracked leaders, jumped slowly 2nd, not fluent 9th, soon ridden along and lost place, not fluent next, rallied after 11th, weakened approaching 5 out, pulled up before 3 out
held up in rear, mistake 3rd, headway 9th, mistake 5 out, chased winner after 4 out, stayed on same pace and lost 2nd flat
tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, with winner when reminder 6th, lost 2nd 4 out, weakened 3 out, tailed off
led until 1st, prominent, ridden briefly before 6th, lost place 8th and not keen after, well held before 5 out, mistakes 4 out and 3 out
held up, headway 8th, chased winner breifly when hit 4 out, kept on same pace from next, retook 2nd flat, no impression
led from 1st, mistake 5th, ridden when not fluent 2 out, stayed on well
With the return of better ground, Double The Trouble has come back to his best and is chasing a hat-trick after wins at Leicester and Southwell. He's back on a career-high mark now, however, and may be worth opposing today. All of Take It There's wins have been on right-handed tracks and softer ground, but Peplum can be forgiven his run at the Festival and isn't without a chance while Diamond Brook didn't appear to get home over 3m1f at Sandown on his latest start. Down The Stretch was second over C&D last month but POUVOIR has more scope and Alan King's eight-year-old should be capable of following up his Bangor win off a 7lb higher mark.
Peplum (FR) 18-1 (10-8) Mid-division, pushed along from 7th, under presure when hampered 4 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Holmwood Legend (10-6) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp chs G3 (1) gd in Mar, 20 ran.
Pouvoir (FR) 9-2 (11-1) Towards rear, headway to go 3rd from 8th, led before last, kept on well, pushed out, won at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Mar beating Simarian (10-10) by 3l, 7 ran.
Take It There 14-1 (11-11) Chased leading pair, went 2nd before 5th, led 8th, made rest, clear 3 out, about 2 lengths ahead and pushed along when left well clear last, won at Hereford 2m 3f hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb beating Come Out Firing (11-2) by 11l, 10 ran.
Diamond Brook (IRE) 13-2 (11-9) Raced in mid-division and off the pace, slow 11th, not on terms when hit 17th, weakened next, tailed off, 7th of 10, 48l behind Dashing George (11-7) at Sandown 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Feb.
Double The Trouble 13-8fav (11-8) Tracked leaders, chased leader after 4 out, challenged last, led run-in, kept on, driven out, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Mar beating Mud Monkey (11-7) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Down The Stretch 12-1 (10-13) Held up towards rear, headway 10th, every chance 3 out, stayed on from next, held by winner, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Requin (11-11) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Mar.
