made all, jumped well, driven clear before last, stayed on well under pressure
tracked leaders, went 2nd approaching 5th, ridden to challenge 2 out, kept on well under presssure
mid-division, headway to chase leaders halfway, stayed on strongly to go 3rd closing stages
tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, blundered 3rd and 4th, lost place 9th, blundered 12th and 13th, pulled up before next
prominent, mistake 5 out, under pressure when hit 4 out, mistake next, soon weakened
mid-division, weakened 13th, behind when pulled up after next
held up in rear, headway to chase leaders 4 out, no extra after last
always in rear, mistake 6th, weakened 14th, pulled up before 2 out
A big weight has proved no obstacle to winning this in recent years so Creevytennant, fourth to Soll in one of these at Exeter last time and successful in the hunter chase on this card in 2013, is respected. But RELAX was beaten less than a length by Soll at Newbury last month in a race in which Roalco De Farges was pulled up. He looks the pick of Venetia Williams' two runners ahead of Doncaster winner Aachen, who was pulled up when Wayward Prince came right back to form in the Grimthorpe at the latter track, though whether Hilary Parrott's 11-year-old will reproduce that form here is anybody's guess. Five Star Wilsham can't be ignored but Chartreux was never travelling and quickly pulled up last time at Kempton so has a bit to prove while this might be too tough for Firm Order.
Creevytennant (IRE) 25-1 (11-0) Led, joined from 4 out, headed after 2 out, no extra flat, 4th of 14, 11l behind Soll (10-8) at Exeter 3m hcap ch (2) gs in Feb.
Roalco De Farges (FR) 7-1 (11-5) Not fluent 1st, behind, hit 7th, struggling 16th, tailed off from 3 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Soll (11-4) at Newbury 3m 2f hcap ch (2) gs in Feb, 12 ran.
Wayward Prince 25-1 (10-2) Tracked leaders, challenged 12th, led 14th, left about 4 lengths clear before 4 out, stayed on well, won at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp chs (2) gd in Feb beating Drop Out Joe (10-10) by 7l, 12 ran.
Relax (FR) 8-1 (10-11) Always prominent, disputed lead from 13th, ridden and every chance 2 out, 2 lengths down in clear 2nd when not fluent last, stayed on under pressure towards finish, just held, 2nd of 12, 3/4l behind Soll (11-4) at Newbury 3m 2f hcap ch (2) gs in Feb.
Chartreux (FR) 11-1 (10-9) Raced on wide outside, chased leaders until lost place before 4th, well behind and struggling 11th, soon pulled up, in a race won by Rocky Creek (11-11) at Kempton 3m hcp chs G3 (1) sft in Feb, 14 ran.
Firm Order (IRE) 5-1 (10-10) Tracked leaders, effort 3 out, one pace in 3rd next, weakened approaching last, 5th of 9, 20l behind Ballyheigue Bay (10-9) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-140 (3) gs in Feb.
Aachen 14-1 (10-4) Prominent, blundered and lost place 1st, not fluent 12th, struggling 11th, pulled up before 13th, in a race won by Wayward Prince (10-2) at Doncaster 3m 2f hcp chs (2) gd in Feb, 12 ran.
Five Star Wilsham (IRE) 20-1 (10-7) In rear, headway before 5 out to chase leaders, went 3rd from 4 out, chased winner from last, no impression, 2nd of 9, 4l behind Global Power (11-3) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-140 (3) gs in Feb.
