held up towards rear, pushed along before 13th, never dangerous
with leader, led 4th, headed before emitted last fence, soon switched right, kept on, no impression on winner
mid-division, fell 1st
held up in rear, ridden before last, soon headway, kept on and no impression
led to 4th, pushed along before 14th, ridden before 17th, soon weakened
tracked leaders, headway17th, kept on same pace from last
brought down 1st
held up towards rear, hit 17th, kept on from last, no impression
held up mid-division, blundered 11th, soon lost place
tracked leaders in 3rd, blundered 7th, challenged 17th, led before emitted last fence, stayed on well flat
COLUMBUS SECRET won twice in April and looks to be on an upward curve. This is his toughest task to date but he's only a six-year-old and it's fair to assume there is plenty more in the tank. Course winners According To Pete and Heez A Steel are both capable of making their presence felt in this if fully wound-up, while Cool Mission was rarely beaten far in novice events last term. Charlie Longsdon has sent top weight Far More Serious up from Oxfordshire and he shouldn't be far away but Garleton looks to have too much weight, while Star Beat has a lot more on his plate than when beating Copper Gold by eight lengths over C&D earlier this month.
Far More Serious (IRE) 16-1 (11-10) Mid-division, in touch 9th, went 3rd after 4 out until jumped right next, one pace and no impression before next, 7th of 24, 42l behind Junior (11-6) at Cheltenham 3m 1f Am hcp chs 0-140 (2) gd in Mar.
Garleton (IRE) 15-2 (10-12) Tracked winner, lost place 14th, soon ridden, weakened from 3 out, 5th of 9, 20l behind Sonny Mullen (11-1) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gf in Jun.
Columbus Secret (IRE) 9-2 (11-11) Tracked leaders, not fluent 13th, challenged and jumped left from 3 out, led 2 out, clear last, edged right, stayed on, won at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Apr beating Sotovik (10-6) by 10l, 8 ran.
Hennessy (IRE) 13-2 (10-7) Led until 3rd, chased leaders, mistake 14th, ridden after 15th, not fluent 18th, 10 lengths 4th last, stayed on strongly, led near finish, won at Sandown 3m 5f hcp chs G3 (1) gd in Apr '09 beating Briery Fox (10-1) by nk, 14 ran.
Cool Mission (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Prominent, led 9th, headed 15th, ridden to lead again before 4 out, headed 2 out, 3rd and beaten last, 3rd of 10, 11l behind On His Own (10-7) at Ayr 3m 1f nov chs (2) gd in Apr.
According To Pete 9-2 (11-6) Held up mid-division on inner, headway 8th, led approaching and blundered 3 out, headed briefly, led narrowly next, headed narrowly and blundered last, rallied and every chance flat, kept on, just held close up, 2nd of 13, hd behind Skippers Brig (11-11) at Haydock 3m hcp hdl (2) hvy in Feb.
Heez A Steel (IRE) 66-1 (9-9) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 10th, tracking leaders 21st, blundered next, beaten 4 out, weakened next, 5th of 28, 32l behind Beshabar (10-4) at Ayr 4m hcp chs G3 (1) gd in Apr.
Captain Americo (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, joined leader 10th, hit 18th, lost place 20th, behind from 4 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Chicago Grey (11-6) at Cheltenham 4m am nov chs (2) gd in Mar, 16 ran.
Star Beat 11-2 (11-12) Tracked leaders, chased leader from 4 out, led final 200 yards, kept on well, won at Kelso 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs beating Copper's Gold (10-12) by 9l, 8 ran.
Bescot Springs (IRE) 11-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders, went 2nd 13th until 2 out, no extra next, 3rd of 12, 19l behind Power Pack Jack (10-3) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs in Sep.
