made all, clear 2 out, eased flat, comfortable
in rear, behind from halfway, pulled up before 5 out
tracked winner, blundered 12th, ridden when mistake 4 out, weakened next (dismounted after finish)
in touch, tracked leaders 13th, ridden to chase winner 4 out, outpaced by winner 2 out
tracked leaders, lost place after 13th, soon behind, very slow 4 out and 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
held up, headway 13th, ridden next, outpaced 4 out, kept on flat
Winning pointer Enter Paradise hasn't raced since finishing second in a hunter chase at Stratford last May but Like Minded has to go on the short list. Lightly-raced over hurdles, Paul Nicholls' charge was highly tried on occasions and isn't overtaxed on his first start over the larger obstacles. Kauto The Roc failed to build on his second at Huntingdon in November and finished more than 20 lengths behind QUENTIN COLLONGES at Leicester last time. The latter has been lightly raced in recent years but clearly has ability and can start making up for lost time here.
Enter Paradise (IRE) 20-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, 3rd from 2 out, went 2nd well before last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 15, 9l behind My Flora (11-3) at Stratford 3m 4f nov hts chs (2) gd in May.
Finnegans Rainbow 100-1 (10-7) Mid-division, struggling 9f out, soon behind, tailed off, 12th of 13, well behind Rory Boy (10-11) at Southwell 2m n h flat (6) std.
Kauto The Roc (FR) 12-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, outpaced after 5 out, never on terms, 4th of 6, 26l behind Loose Preformer (10-9) at Leicester 2m 7f nov chs (4) gd in Dec.
Like Minded 11-2 (11-6) Mid-division, headway 3 out, challenged next, every chance when bumped between last 2, ridden and kept on same pace flat, 3rd of 17, 2 1/2l behind Knight Pass (11-2) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Dec.
Patrick Dee 100-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, weakened from 6 out, pulled up after 4 out, in a race won by Sir Du Bearn (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 4f beg chase (4) hvy in Jan, 6 ran.
Romper Stomper 33-1 (10-7) Held up 3rd and last throughout, outpaced before 3 out, no chance with front pair, tailed off, last of 3, well behind Mic's Delight (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 6f beg chase (4) gs in Jan.
Quentin Collonges (FR) 9-4 (11-0) Led to 7th, tracked winner, every chance 4 out, lost place next, ridden 2 out, stayed on to regain 2nd last, no impression flat, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Loose Preformer (10-9) at Leicester 2m 7f nov chs (4) gd in Dec.
