held up in 6th on inside, hit 4 out and weakened quickly, tailed off
raced wide, held up in 7th place, headway chasing leaders 7th, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, behind and no chance after
held up in last trio, bit closer at 7th, chasing leaders and hung left from 3 out, left modest 3rd next, weakened into 4th between last 2
tracked leading pair, pushed along and went 2nd briefly before 3 out, hung left and weakened before next
made all, clear before 3 out, 1 length ahead last, joined run-in, headed and no extra final 100 yards
never fluent, chased leaders, hit 3rd and next, pushed along hanging left before 3 out, driven and no impression in 3rd when hit 3 out, hit 2 out stumbled on landing and unseated rider
held up in rear, headway out wide approaching 2 out, left 4th 2 out, went 3rd and kept on same pace between last 2, no chance with leading duo
not fluent 1st, always behind
chased leaders, went 2nd and hit 3 out, ridden and one length down last, driven ahead final 100 yards, won going away
chased winner until before 3 out weakened rapidly, soon behind, tailed off
Theligny hasn’t run over the smaller obstacles in more than three years. Sultans Pride didn’t handle heavy going when on a hat-trick at Ayr in October and hasn’t raced since but Supakalanistic arrives in good form having won a jumpers’ bumper and placed on the Flat since winning a hurdle at Kempton in the autumn. Mr Scrumpy has disappointed the last twice but is only a pound higher than when scoring at Wetherby in October. Ashfield Paddy appeared to appreciate a return to hurdling at Wincanton but this can go to BIG BRESIL, who is the least exposed and was clear of the rest when runner-up to Flight Deck on his handicap debut at Bangor. Portstorm ran well in a Grade 2 novice event over 3m here last time but may not have the pace for this on a quicker surface.
Theligny (FR) 18-1 (11-12) In rear, some headway and went third after 4 out, mistake 3 out, soon beaten, 3rd of 6, 19 3/4l behind Nearly Perfect (10-13) at Wetherby 3m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Mr Scrumpy 13-2 (11-1) Held up in touch, pushed along and brief progress before 4 out, soon ridden and weakened before 2 out, last of 7, 30 1/2l behind Captain Zebo (11-12) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Portstorm 50-1 (10-12) Patiently ridden in rear, headway out wide before 2 out, went 2nd 2 out, soon ridden and no chance with winner, just held on for 2nd, 2nd of 12, 9l behind The Cob (10-12) at Doncaster 3m (1) sft in Jan.
Mr Clarkson (IRE) 80-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, pushed along after 6th, lost place before 8th, soon tailed off, 9th of 10, dist behind Supremely Lucky (11-11) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
Supakalanistic (IRE) 11-2 (11-10) Held up in mid-division, smooth headway 4f out, led over 1f out, ridden and kept on until headed and not pace of winner final 110 yards, 2nd of 14, 1 1/4l behind Strong Glance (11-4) at Lingfield 2m (4) pol in Feb.
Big Bresil 8-1 (11-10) Prominent, not fluent 5th, led narrowly before 3 out where not fluent, ridden before 2 out, headed narrowly before last, stayed on but no extra flat, 2nd of 8, 2 3/4l behind Flight Deck (11-8) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Jan.
Ashfield Paddy (IRE) 11-1 (11-5) Held up last, closer on inside approaching 3 out, chased leaders after 3 out, 3rd and one pace before next, 3rd of 7, 10l behind Brinkley (11-12) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
French Paradoxe (FR) 3-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, not always fluent, headway 6th, ridden and struggling before 3 out, not much room and bumped 2 out, mistake last, 4th of 7, dist behind Shannon Bridge (11-4) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
Sultans Pride 7-1 (10-10) Mid-division, ridden and lost ground after 4 out, ran on well again after last, 4th of 10, 3 3/4l behind Justatenner (11-10) at Ayr 3m hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Shah An Shah 6-1 (10-9) Prominent on outside, ridden after 7th, lost place next, tailed off before 4 out, pulled up after, at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
