led, ridden and headed before 2 out, kept on and held towards finish
in rear, pushed along before 7th, weakened before 4 out, fell
held up towards rear, blundered and unseated rider 4 out
tracked leaders, ridden before 3 out, led before 2 out, clear before last, edged left run-in, held on well towards finish
held up towards rear, headway before 4 out in 4th, went 3rd before 2 out in 3rd and looking one pace when fell last
blundered and unseated rider 1st
chased leaders, went 3rd from 4 out, weakened before 2 out
close up, lost place and pushed along 7th
Roberto Pegasus may not have beaten much when getting off the mark over fences at Plumpton and is likely to find this much tougher off a 6lb higher mark. Scotch Warrior will be warming up ahead of a return to his beloved Perth next month but Rowdy Rocher is certainly worth a second look having returned to winning ways at Wetherby. HOLD COURT doesn't stay 3m so is readily forgiven his latest run at Sandown behind the classy Unioniste. He'd jumped soundly and quickened well when successful in a beginners' chase at Ludlow previously and has more scope than the majority of these. Tahiti Pearl is well enough treated if anywhere near his best but Galway Jack struggles to win off this sort of mark, though went close at Doncaster in December.
Galway Jack (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Led to 7th, led again 10th, headed 3 out, one pace, 3rd of 9, 16l behind Oscar Rock (11-9) at Newcastle 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Feb.
Ambion Wood (IRE) 22-1 (10-12) Held up in touch on outside, not fluent and lost place 7th, well beaten before 3 out, last of 11, well behind Regal Encore (10-2) at Exeter 2m 7f hcp hdl (2) gs in Feb.
Scotch Warrior 6-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, ridden 10th, blundered 12th, soon well behind, 6th of 7, 31l behind Foundation Man (11-4) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Oct.
Carrigdhoun (IRE) 10-1 (11-5) With leader, led 10th, pressed from 4 out, hung right run-in, kept on gamely, all out, won at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Oct '13 beating Vic Venturi (10-13) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Hold Court (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) In rear, slight mistake 1st, pecked 6th, never remotely involved, struggling 16th (water), tailed off, 8th of 11, 50l behind Unioniste (11-6) at Sandown 3m hcp chs (2) sft in Jan.
Roberto Pegasus (USA) 3-1fav (11-7) Tracked leading pair, led 3 out, driven and joined 2 out, driven before last, kept on well to assert run-in, won at Plumpton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Feb beating Representingceltic (10-11) by 1l, 7 ran.
Rowdy Rocher (IRE) 5-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd after 5 out, led before last, kept on well, won at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Jan beating Free World (10-2) by 7l, 7 ran.
Tahiti Pearl (IRE) 14-1 (11-7) Tracked leader, led before 2 out, headed before last, one pace, 3rd of 4, 10l behind Sun Cloud (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 6f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft.
