held up, struggling 6th, soon lost touch, tailed off 9th, soon pulled up
tracked leaders, mistake 10th, ridden after 4 out, led approaching last, stayed on to draw clear flat
held up in rear, headway on outside approaching 6th, outpaced before 4 out, stayed on same pace last
held up towards rear, hit 3rd, headway after 5th, not fluent 6th, led 3 out, hung right after 2 out, headed before last, hung left and no impression flat
prominent, led 3rd, not fluent next, hit 11th, headed 3 out, one pace approaching last
held up in rear, mistake 1st, 7th 4 out, never on terms
tracked leaders, lost place after 10th, well beaten 4 out, tailed off
led until 3rd, prominent, ridden 4 out, weakened next, tailed off
held up in rear, headway 8th, not fluent 4 out, never on terms, weakened flat
prominent, ridden approaching 4 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out
in touch, lost place 6th, behind 10th, tailed off
held up, ridden after 10th, soon behind, tailed off
Nonrunner
Carabinier still has a bit to learn about jumping fences but is starting to come down the weights and is less exposed than most of these. Soul Angel may be too high in the handicap now but Crystal Prince could improve for the fitting of a visor and Moscow Chancer came in for significant market support when third to Tavalu over C&D last month, though the winner didn't do a lot for the form at Folkestone next time. Brimham Boy has place claims on his best form but QUALYPSO D'ALLIER wouldn't need to improve much on his comeback third to figure here and gets the nod.
Sum Laff (IRE) 6-4fav (11-12) Tracked leader until 4th and again approaching 8th, not fluent 11th, lost 2nd and ridden 4 out, weakened going to 2 out, mistake and lost 3rd last, 4th of 5, 29l behind Mayolynn (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Nov.
Carabinier (FR) 7-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, outpaced 4 out, 5th and held when mistake next, soon weakened, 6th of 9, 26l behind Moleskin (11-5) at Kempton 3m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Jan.
Noble Witness (IRE) 80-1 (11-4) Tracked leader until 7th, chased leading pair but no chance until lost 3rd 3 out, hampered and hit last, 4th of 5, well behind Clash Duff (10-12) at Huntingdon 3m nov chs (3) sft in Jan.
Moscow Chancer (IRE) 2-1fav (11-10) Bumped 1st, held up, headway to 3rd 11th, went 2nd and went left 4 out, challenged 2 out, led and hung right approaching last, headed flat, soon hung right and one pace, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Tavalu (9-7) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (5) gd in Jan.
Brimham Boy 3-1 (10-13) Chased winner until after 5th, chased leaders, weakened 4 out, beaten when not fluent 2 out, tailed off, 5th of 6, 32l behind Morestead (11-9) at Lingfield 2m 4f cond hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Jan.
Qualypso D'allier (FR) 9-4 (10-11) Led, mistake 9th, driven after 2 out, went left and headed last, no extra flat, lost 2nd post, 3rd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Causing Chaos (11-10) at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Jan.
Soul Angel 25-1 (11-2) Led, headed before 8th, chased leader, pushed along 12th, reminders before 14th, weakened from 4 out, 6th of 7, 43l behind Et Maintenant (11-12) at Newcastle 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft.
Bennynthejets (IRE) 6-1 (11-11) Led narrowly to after 7th, led again next to 10th, regained lead narrowly approaching 4 out, headed soon after, weakened 2 out, 5th of 11, 39l behind French Ties (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp 0-100 (5) gs in Nov.
Crystal Prince 7-2 (10-4) Held up, hit 5th, headway 7th, ridden 3 out, beaten 2 out, weakened last, 3rd of 6, 37l behind Global Flyer (11-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Jan.
Gemini Jim (IRE) 7-2 (10-4) Pressed leader, narrow lead 9th, ridden and headed 2 out, soon no extra in 3rd, 3rd of 5, 12l behind Pingaro De La Vire (11-5) at Huntingdon 3m 5yo nov hcp (4) sft in Jan.
Tavalu (USA) 9-2 (10-0) Chased leaders, hit 5th, dropped to rear and ridden 9th, headway to 4th 4 out, no impression when mistake 2 out, 4th of 8, 19l behind Malin Head (10-4) at Folkestone 2m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Jan.
Mansonien L'as (FR) 10-1 (10-10) Behind, headway 11th, chased leader before 4 out, hung left before and pecked 2 out, soon dropped to 4th, rallied to well held 3rd again flat, 3rd of 10, 10l behind Petroglyph (11-4) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Jan.
The Grifter 40-1 (10-10) Always behind, soon tailed off, last of 6, well behind Rangitoto (10-13) at Wincanton 2m 5f nov chs (3) sft in Dec.
