close up, left in lead 4th, headed 6th, reminders before 14th, pushed along before 17th, weakened 18th
tracked leaders in 3rd on outer, with leader 9th, led 10th, jumped right 14th, headed 18th, weakening when mistake 2 out
held up in rear, pushed along after 17th and outpaced, headway on outer before 2 out, soon went 2nd, ridden to lead before last, kept on
held up in touch, led 6th, headed 10th, led again 18th, ridden and headed before last, no extra and lost 2nd place flat
led, blundered badly and unseated rider 4th
held up towards rear but in touch, went 3rd 3 out, chased winner flat, held towards finish
Pegasus Prince has won three times on the all-weather Flat and twice over hurdles and badly needed his debut run over fences at Hexham last month. Dual winning point-to-pointer Thats Ben had a stiff task on his chasing bow at Chepstow but was going on at the finish of that 3m event and he looks a real marathon performer. ALEXANDER ROAD and Wistow were similar types over timber having been successful in novice company though likely to do better over fences. The former just gets the vote as she is bred for this job and there's no better trainer to get the best out of a staying chaser.
Kingsmoss (IRE) 11-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders on inner, 5th halfway, no extra from 2 out, 7th of 11, 27l behind Miss Pepperpot (11-2) at Naas 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-109 in Nov.
Double Pride 3-1fav (11-12) Held up in touch, headway to join leaders 10th, close up in 2nd and every chance when blundered and unseated rider 4 out, in a race won by Columbus Secret (11-6) at Southwell 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Apr, 6 ran.
Pegasus Prince (USA) 3-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders in 4th, in rear from 5th, weakened from 2 out, last of 5, 32l behind Lightening Rod (11-0) at Hexham 2m Novice Handicap Chase (0-135) (4yo+) (3) sft in Nov.
Thats Ben (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Chased winner until mistake 5 out, weakened 2 out, went 3rd flat, 3rd of 7, 22l behind Viking Blond (11-4) at Chepstow 3m nov chs (4) gs in Oct.
Alexander Road (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Tracked leader, pushed along before 7th, weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Bunglasha Lady (11-4) at Ayr 3m mrs hcp hdl (2) gd in Apr, 8 ran.
Wistow 10-1 (10-10) Held up towards rear, headway and reminders before 5 out, went 3rd before 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 17l behind Chariot Charger (11-3) at Uttoxeter 3m beg chs (5) gs in Nov.
