held up towards rear, hit 6th, headway to to chase leaders 4 out, driven before last, upsides last, led flat, ran on
held up behind leaders, in rear but in touch when ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out
pressed leader, ridden to lead 2 out, joined last, headed flat, stayed on close home but could not match winner
led, ridden after 3 out, headed before 2 out, one pace from last
tracked leaders, close up 8th, ridden and lost place 3 out, weakened before 2 out
NonRunner
Though he’s clearly talented, Fiddlerontheroof has already been beaten a couple of times over fences and he was well behind ALLART (NAP) in the Supreme Novices’ at Cheltenham in March. On the evidence of that race, Nicky Henderson’s six-year-old is set to take high rank among this season’s novice chase crop and his lack of experience and a recent run should be no barrier to success today. Surprisingly beaten at Market Rasen, Pic D'Orhy was just starting to struggle against Chantry House here four weeks ago when falling three out while Chepstow winner Antunes faces a much tougher task but Bold Plan took the notable scalp of The Big Breakaway at Exeter and is useful when in the mood.
Allart (IRE) 33-1 (11-7) Towards rear of mid-division on inside, headway 3 out, chased leaders after next, ridden before last, soon no impression, gradually weakened flat, 5th of 15, 15 1/4l behind Shishkin (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m (1) sft in Mar.
Antunes 11-8fav (11-0) Made all, joined briefly 4 out, edged right 3 out, clear flat, idled, held on, won at Chepstow 2m (4) sft in Nov beating Mr One More (11-0) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Fiddlerontheroof (IRE) 4-5fav (11-1) Led, slow and headed 2nd, jumped right 7th, not fluent and pushed along 11th, pressed leader before 4 out, led before 3 out, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on flat, 2nd of 3, 4l behind Caribean Boy (11-1) at Newbury 2m 4f (1) gd in Nov.
Kiltealy Briggs (IRE) 10-3 (10-12) Led, ridden and joined 3 out, headed before 2 out, ran on under pressure from last but could not reach winner, 2nd of 6, 1l behind Whoshotthesheriff (10-12) at Carlisle 2m (2) hvy in Nov.
Pic D'Orhy (FR) 3-1 (11-1) Led, joined but still going well when fell 3 out, at Ascot 2m 3f (3) sft in Nov.
Bold Plan (IRE) 7-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders, moved into 2nd before 4 out, close up 2 out, upsides last, led flat, ran on strongly, won at Exeter 2m 3f (2) sft in Dec beating The Big Breakaway (11-8) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
