prominent, challenged 3rd, hampered badly 7th, not recover and pulled up before next
mid-division, headway 7th, weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up before 2 out
in rear, pushed along 4th, reminders after 5th, headway 7th, lost place next, rallied 4 out, no impression when taking 3rd 2 out until last
tracked leaders, lost place 4th, in touch and ridden approaching 4 out, outpaced by leaders before 3 out, no impression when taking 3rd last
in rear, hampered 7th, in touch and driven 4 out, weakened before 2 out
tracked leaders, lost place after 5th, not fluent next, slightly hampered 7th, went 2nd after 3 out, led approaching last, edged left flat, driven out
tracked leaders on outside, left in lead 7th, hit 10th, headed after 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off
prominent, hampered 7th, led after 3 out, headed approaching last, stayed on same pace flat
Difficult to be confident about the chances of any of these but CRYSTAL PRINCE has been placed on his last two starts and looks set to strike. He finished a well beaten third in better company at Huntingdon on his latest start and a bold bid is expected dropped in class today. Ilongue has been in better form of late but still needs more to figure in this, while Royial split a couple of poor efforts with a good run at Plumpton in November and has claims on that form. Lonesome Boatman and Killfinnan Castle are others to consider in an open contest.
Mister Watzisname (IRE) 13-2 (11-12) Tracked winner, lost place 9th, ridden and outpaced approaching 2 out, soon beaten, left 14 lengths down in 3rd last, no chance with leading pair, 3rd of 6, 21l behind Kercabellec (9-7) at Hereford 2m 3f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd.
Royial (FR) 40-1 (10-12) Held up towards rear, struggling from 5th, 11th of 18, well behind Pocketwood (11-9) at Exeter 2m 5f 4yo Am hcp 0-100 (4) gs in Dec.
Crystal Prince 13-2 (10-7) Held up in touch, went 3rd after 3 out, ridden before 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 10, 16l behind Douryna (10-13) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs.
Bohemian Rock 7-2fav (10-1) Close up, ridden 9th, kept on one pace from 3 out, jumped right next two fences, 3rd of 8, 7l behind Mr Goofy (11-4) at Leicester 2m 4f Am hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf.
Carmond (GER) 9-1 (11-2) Held up, ridden 5th, struggling from 8th, mistake 3 out, 6th of 7, 33l behind Betty Browneyes (11-4) at Folkestone 2m hcp chs 0-90 (5) gd.
Lonesome Boatman (IRE) 9-1 (10-4) Held up towards rear, went 4th at 12th, ridden 4 out, chased winner before 2 out, kept on, no impression, 2nd of 8, 11l behind Atherstone Hill (11-12) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs.
Ilongue (FR) 10-1 (9-12) Held up towards rear, steady headway before 8th, chased leaders next, 2nd after 4 out until after 2 out, stayed on flat to press for well held 2nd, no chance with winner, 3rd of 11, 4l behind Kirbys Glen (10-11) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp chs 0-90 (5) sft in Feb.
Jolibob (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, weakened after 7th, 6th of 9, well behind Inherent (11-0) at Chepstow 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Apr '07.
Monsieur Georges (FR) 13-2 (10-0) Chased leading pair until 5th, lost place 7th, struggling 10th, tailed off when blundered 14th, pulled up before 4 out, in a race won by Panzer (11-2) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Oct, 6 ran.
Romney Marsh 11-1 (10-8) Held up, ridden and weakened before 3 out, 5th of 7, well behind Theophrastus (11-10) at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd.
Killfinnan Castle (IRE) 9-2fav (10-8) Towards rear, driven along after 10th, no chance when pecked 4 out, tailed off, 10th of 11, well behind Delgany Gunner (10-6) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs.
