in touch in last pair after jumping slowly 2nd, mistake 9th, awkward landing 11th, niggled along 12th, weakened from 4 out, tailed off
led, hit 12th, went left and not fluent 14th, mistake 3 out, soon headed, 3rd and well held approaching 2 out, went 2nd flat, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, not fluent 6th, went 2nd 12th, 4th and well held approaching 2 out, weakened before last, tailed off
tracked leader until 12th, not fluent and ridden next, last 14th, soon behind, tailed off after 3 out, soon pulled up
held up in touch in rear, not fluent 3rd, headway 14th, challenged 3 out, no impression on winner before 2 out, hit last, lost 2nd flat
tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, challenegd 3 out, soon led, clear before next, easily
Oscar Papa made a bad error on his chasing bow at Newbury and was quickly pulled up. He should be capable of better in time while Cabinet Minister will be all the better for his fourth at Exeter and is lightly-raced for his age. Winning pointer Betavix could be interesting now tackling fences but Lawney Hill also saddles Genuine Pearl, who was a decent performer in bumpers in Ireland in his earlier days and hasn't many miles on the clock. Emmaslegend won a mares' hurdle at Ascot last month and gets 7lb from her rivals but we'll take a chance on the fitness of SOIR D'ESTRUVAL. Related to winning chasers in France, he wasn't disgraced in a couple of starts over hurdles for Alan King last season and will be suited by this big step up in trip.
Betavix 11-4 (11-5) Tracked winner, ridden and well held after 3 out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 13, 11l behind Manger Hanagment (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Sep.
Cabinet Minister (IRE) 12-1 (11-12) Tended to jump right, led, clear 4th, reduced lead and headed approaching ommited 4 out, chased leaders until weakened after 2 out, 4th of 15, 10l behind Bless The Wings (11-11) at Exeter 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Nov.
Genuine Pearl (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Prominent, led after 2nd, headed after 9th, led 2 out, ridden and hung left flat, stayed on well, won at Worcester 3m mdn hdl (4) gf in Jun '10 beating Chesapeake (11-0) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Oscar Papa 16-1 (11-7) Mid-division, bad mistake and lost place 4th, pulled up after 7th (water), in a race won by Roalco De Farges (11-6) at Newbury 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Nov, 15 ran.
Soir D'estruval (FR) 13-2 (11-8) Held up on inside towards rear, headway 4th, edged right and ridden after 3 out, 4th and weakening when fell last, in a race won by Handy Andy (10-12) at Newbury 2m 5f nov hdl (4) sft in Mar, 13 ran.
Emmaslegend 6-1 (10-11) Took keen hold, chased leaders, went 2nd 5th, led after 3 out, clear when hit next, kept on strongly, easily, won at Ascot 2m 6f mares hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Nov beating Annimation (10-6) by 12l, 11 ran.
