led, jumped left 4th, headed 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next
held up in mid-division, headway 7th, went 2nd after 3 out, led on bit 2 out, clear last, very easily
held up, headway on inside 7th, ridden and lost place next, weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up before next
tracked leaders, ridden and lost place when awkward 7th, soon behind, tailed off
tracked leaders, ridden approaching 8th, weakened before 3 out, pulled up before next
held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 9th, went 3rd after 3 out, stayed on same pace, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner
held up, blundered and dropped to last 5th, effort 3 out, soon went 4th, stayed on same pace, no impression
tracked leader, led 3 out, headed 2 out, soon beaten, lost 2nd close home
Placed on his last two starts, Lidar has given the impression he'll appreciate today's longer trip and has to come into the reckoning while Connectivity returned to action with a good second to Extreme Impact at Chepstow and looks capable of better. Prophete De Guye won over fences here last month and can race off a lower mark back over timber, but Whitewater Dash has done all his winning so far over the larger obstacles. PREMIER DES MARAIS found the step up in class beyond him last time, but had won nicely at Huntingdon before that, and he gets the vote back racing at this level.
Lidar (FR) 7-2 (11-8) Chased leader, hit 3rd, ridden before 2 out, kept on from last, 2nd of 10, 1 1/2l behind Drive Time (11-8) at Doncaster 2m 3f nh nov hdl (3) gd.
Connectivity (IRE) 20-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway 7th, every chance 3 out, hit 2 out, stayed on, held by winner, 2nd of 13, 4l behind Extreme Impact (11-12) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd.
Premier Des Marais (FR) 5-1 (10-8) Held up towards rear and keen, ridden before 2 out, 8th of 12, 27l behind Five Star Wilsham (10-13) at Doncaster 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gd.
Kilbeggan Blade 25-1 (11-9) Behind, plugged on from 4 out, hit next, went poor 5th flat, 5th of 16, 26l behind Ammunition (11-2) at Exeter 3m 6f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs.
Whitewater Dash 14-1 (10-12) In touch, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 19l behind Teaforthree (10-12) at Ffos Las 3m nov hdl (4) gs in Nov.
Prophete de Guye (FR) 10-1 (10-4) Held up in rear, hit 2nd, headway approaching 3 out, went modest 3rd appproaching 2 out, 3rd of 8, 29l behind Mon Parrain (11-8) at Sandown 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd.
She's On The Case (IRE) 9-1 (11-4) Raced wide, close up, weakened before 6th, behind when hit 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before next, in a race won by Black Phantom (10-12) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs, 12 ran.
Earcomesthedream (IRE) 16-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, hit 2nd, jumped slowly next, lost place 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Extreme Impact (11-12) at Chepstow 3m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd, 13 ran.
