made all, jumped well, clear 2 out, comfortably
tracked leader, lost 2nd 13th, rallied to chase winner 2 out, kept on under pressure, never a threat
tracked leaders, lost place 13th, no danger after, well held in 4th when mistake 2 out
with leader when blundered and unseated rider 2nd
held up in rear, pushed along 7th, detached 10th, behind when pulled up after 14th
in touch, headway into 2nd 13th, ridden 3 out, weakened next
held up towards rear but in touch, mistake 5th, beaten 5 out
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THOMAS CAMPBELL wasn’t particularly impressive at Ludlow 13 days ago but may find the necessary improvement to land a potentially-informative contest ahead of the doubly penalised Bags Groove. Harry Fry’s charge won't go down without a fight, however, and Red Rising is also interesting after a promising first run over the larger obstacles at Carlisle. Bastien should make a chaser and Now Mcginty came up against the smart The Worlds End at Chepstow. Chameron will need to jump better than at Chepstow but has scope along with the returning Silver Kayf.
Bags Groove (IRE) 6-5fav (11-2) Mostly jumped well, made all, well in command 2 out, mistake last, unchallenged, won at Wincanton 2m 4f (1) gd in Nov beating Secret Investor (11-2) by 9l, 5 ran.
Thomas Campbell 4-7fav (11-2) Made all, clear 2nd until before 5th, pushed along briefly paddock bend after 9th, clear after 4 out until last, just shaken up and always doing enough, won at Ludlow 2m 4f (4) gd in Nov beating Psychedelic Rock (11-2) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
Bastien (FR) 50-1 (10-10) Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, weakened next, 17th of 26, 23l behind Bleu Berry (11-2) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (1) sft in Mar.
Now Mcginty (IRE) 5-2 (11-4) Led, jumped right, headed before 5 out, no impression 2 out, 2nd of 5, 14l behind The Worlds End (11-4) at Chepstow 3m (3) gd in Oct.
Oh Land Abloom (IRE) 13-2 (11-8) Led, headed 5th, led 7th, driven 2 out, headed last, held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 2l behind Notwhatiam (11-7) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Red Rising (IRE) 5-1 (11-2) Prominent, led 4 out, headed after next, weakened approaching last, 4th of 13, 18 1/4l behind Vinndication (11-2) at Carlisle 2m 4f (3) sft in Nov.
Silver Kayf 10-1 (11-4) In touch in mid-division, mistake 4th, not fluent 5th, soon lost place, not fluent 7th, well beaten from 3 out, 13th of 14, 26 1/2l behind Diese Des Bieffes (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 4f (2) gd in Apr.
Chameron (FR) 6-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders on inside, mistake 5th, 3rd and held when fell 4 out, at Chepstow 3m (3) gs in Oct.
