led, set steady pace, hit 2nd, headed 4th, ridden 9th, fell 4 out
held up, short lived effort approaching 4 out
held up in touch, mistake 3rd, led approaching 4 out, ran on well
tracked leaders, lost place 4th, soon detached
tracked leaders and keen, led 4th, headed 7th, led briefly approaching 4 out, soon weakened
held up, pulled hard, not fluent 2nd, headway 3rd, led 7th, headed after 9th, mistake 3 out, soon held
in rear, blundered badly 8th
mid-division, headway 4 out, chased winner from 2 out, no impression
Greenbridge has been running well in similar company recently but despite also being the highest rated we think Paul Nicholl's has found a nice assignment for FIVE DREAM to score with Cortina's also a threat. Having placed in listed company in December the pick has held is form quite well in much better company and while he'd prefer a little more cut in the ground he should handle conditions just fine on his chase debut.Greenbridge has won a Novice and Beginners chase in his last two starts against very little resistance. He has much more to do here and though he should be close he concedes a lot of weight all round. Cortina's only found the high class Imsingingtheblues and re-opposing Greenbridge too good last time and his consistent form has him well in the picture here and he meets Greenbridge on much better terms this time. You could also consider Dishdasha here after a successful all-weather campaign but he will have to improve to score now back over fences with Five Dream taken to win at the first time of asking over the big stuff.
Greenbridge (IRE) 1-6fav (11-4) Mostly jumped well, led 3rd, clear 11th, canter, won at Fontwell 2m 6f nov stks (3) gd beating Personal Column (10-9) by 21l, 3 ran.
Cortinas (GER) 8-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, steady headway to chase leading pair from 4 out, stayed on same pace from next, 3rd of 11, 11l behind I'msingingtheblues (11-2) at Kempton 2m beg chs (3) gd in Oct.
Dishdasha (IRE) 4-1 (10-9) Pulled hard, held up in touch, headway and every chance 2 out, weakened quickly approaching last, 6th of 8, 13l behind Secret Tune (10-8) at Newbury 2m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Feb.
Finnegans Rainbow 40-1 (10-5) Mid-division, lost race 5th, soon behind, 7th of 9, 38l behind The Randy Bishop (10-5) at Market Rasen 2m 2f nov chs 0-115 (4) gs in Dec.
Kayceecee (IRE) 66-1 (10-7) Led in start and reluctant to race, started slowly, prominent by 1st, joined leader 3rd, led approaching 6th, not fluent 9th, headed approaching 4 out, soon weakened, last of 4, 46l behind William Bonney (11-0) at Ludlow 2m beg chase (4) gd in Mar.
Marsam (IRE) 22-1 (11-0) Held up, mistakes, weakened 9th, 7th of 9, 40l behind Idarah (11-0) at Ludlow 2m beg chase (4) sft in Jan.
Mr Tambourine Man (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Held up well in rear, raced keenly, headway approaching 4 out, weakening when blundered 3 out, 5th of 7, 30l behind William Bonney (11-4) at Ludlow 2m nov stks (3) gd.
Postmaster 12-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, steady headway between last 2, left poor 2nd last, 2nd of 9, 21l behind Tataniano (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m 1f nh nov hdl (2) gd.
Five Dream (FR) 20-1 (11-3) Held up, headway 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace, 4th of 9, 23l behind Ashkazar (11-7) at Wincanton 2m hdl G2 (1) sft in Feb.
Tyndall (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Mid-division, pushed along after 5th, weakened approaching 3 out, last of 13, well behind Melvino (11-5) at Stratford 2m ldys hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Oct.
