held up, not fluent 4th, jumped right and pecked 8th, remote 4th before 10th, left 3rd approaching 2 out, pressed for 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
made all, drew well clear from 6th, unchallenged
chased clear leaders, left 2nd behind clear winner before 10th, demoted to 3rd after 4 out, pulled up approaching 2 out
held up, not fluent 7th, behind 9th, soon tailed off, pulled up after 4 out
chased clear leaders, left 3rd before 10th, chased clear winner after 4 out, never any chance, held on for 2nd
chased winner 2nd, clear of rest after next, winner went clear from 6th, reminders and reluctant after 9th, soon behind
always in rear
MORESTEAD ground it out from the front over a slightly longer trip at Lingfield seven days ago and, as that was a conditionals' event, can race off a 2lb lower mark here. He's likely to be taken on for the lead by Marodima but that rival hasn't raced since June and, with the excellent Brendan Powell taking the reins again, the seven-year-old can come out on top. There And Then has plenty to prove over fences and veteran Massini Sunset isn't the force of old, but Pocket Aces and Green To Gold have the past form to figure if forgiven their latest efforts.
There And Then 28-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, mistake 8th, under pressure 4 out, soon weakened, last of 5, 32l behind Problema Tic (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 4f beg chs (4) sft in Dec.
Marodima (FR) 7-4fav (11-9) Led, soon clear, pushed along 11th, headed approaching last, no extra, 2nd of 4, 2 1/4l behind Lost Glory (11-4) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Jun.
Pocket Aces (IRE) 6-1 (10-12) Mid-division, mistake and unseated rider 6th, in a race won by Valley View (11-1) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy in Dec, 11 ran.
Green To Gold (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Towards rear, ridden after 5th, behind next, pulled up after 4 out, in a race won by Triple Bluff (10-0) at Taunton 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Dec, 10 ran.
Massini Sunset (IRE) 10-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, headway 8th, pushed along before 4 out, soon weakened, 5th of 11, 30l behind Valley View (11-1) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy in Dec.
Morestead (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) Made all, edged right flat, stayed on well, driven out, won at Lingfield 2m 4f cond hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy beating Sawago (11-3) by 4l, 6 ran.
Jordan 9-1 (10-13) Behind, headway 11th, modest 6th when blundered badly 14th, pulled up before next, in a race won by Reblis (10-13) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Dec, 11 ran.
