in rear when brought down 1st
held up in touch, improved to 4th 4 out, chased leading pair 2 out, kept on one pace
held up and fell 1st
mid-division when fell 6th
mid-division, lost place after 3rd
held up, headway 8, mistake 10th, ridden when unseated rider 3 out
mid-division, ridden and weakened 5th, pulled up before next
led, mistake 8th, headed next, soon ridden, weakened before 3 out
close up, led 9th, ridden and headed 2 out, rallied briefly last, kept on one pace
held up in rear, reminders 3rd, headway 7th, joined leader 9th, led 2 out, ridden out
chased leaders, ridden and weakened 7th, pulled up 3 out
chased leaders, ridden 8th, weakened next
chased leader until 9th, soon ridden, weakened 3 out
A poor race that won't take a lot of winning and So Brash is only a tentative selection ahead of In Extra Time and Kirkby's Vic. So Brash is far from the most fluent of chasers as his technique is distinctly agricultural. He handles decent ground and if his jumping holds together, connections have found a bad enough race. In Extra Time is related to some useful chasers of the past. He is yet to justify a couple of gambles that have accompanied his most recent starts and it would be no surprise to see a rush to grab compensation. Kirkby's Vic would have to be one of the worst horses to be in the Twiston-Davies yard. He will attract followers in spite of a 0/13 record. Kaparolo looks to have completely lost the plot these days while Madam Harriet put up one of her best performances to date last time out...unfortunately that hasnt said a lot for what obtained before. Furze Hill could be capable of improvement for better ground so is accordingly noted in the market. So Brash is put forward to the most minimal of stakes.
Curradoon (IRE) 20-1 (11-2) Always towards rear, mistake 3 out, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Adare Prince (11-3) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (4) sft in Jan, 10 ran.
Northern Quest (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway 4 out, soon chasing leaders, weakened 2 out, 4th of 10, 12l behind Adare Prince (11-3) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (4) sft in Jan.
Bluecoat (USA) 33-1 (10-11) Always in rear, tailed off, 5th of 6, well behind Desert Quest (11-6) at Fakenham 2m nov chs (3) gs in Dec.
So Brash (IRE) 6-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, outpaced 4 out, headway next, mistake when every chance 2 out, kept on, not pace of winner, 2nd of 14, 2 1/2l behind Tosula (10-0) at Taunton 2m 3f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Dec.
Madam Harriet 80-1 (10-9) Led to 6th, soon outpaced, kept on again flat, 3rd of 5, 7l behind Souri Des Champs (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 4f mrs nov chs (3) sft.
Red Ensign 25-1 (11-9) Mid-division, mistake 8th, ridden when unseated rider at the 10th in race won by Wild Ground (11-0) at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs, 15 ran.
Kaparolo (USA) 100-1 (10-10) Led 2nd, headed 4 out, soon weakened, 15th of 17, well behind If Only I Knew (9-13) at Leicester 2m amt hcp hdl 0-100 (4) hvy in Jan.
Fourpointone 14-1 (9-10) Never a factor, 10th of 20, 38l behind Glenfolan (10-13) at Naas 3m hcp chs 0-109 gd in Nov.
William Butler (IRE) 16-1 (10-2) With leaders, led and hit 10th, ridden and headed approaching 12th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up 5 out in race won by Phareight Dei (9-7) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp chs 0-110 (4) hvy in Jan, 15 ran.
Minella Lodge 100-1 (10-11) Held up, hampered 3rd, headway next, weakened 11th, tailed off and pulled up 3 out in race won by Karanja (11-0) at Taunton 2m 7f beg chs (4) sft, 13 ran.
Sharbasia (IRE) 66-1 (10-11) Always in rear, 8th of 15, well behind Wild Ground (11-0) at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs.
Furze Hill (IRE) 20-1 (9-11) Held up towards rear, headway 7th, chased leader after 3 out, led approaching last, headed and no extra towards finish, 2nd of 14, 1l behind Ask The Umpire (10-5) at Towcester 2m cnd hcp chs (5) hvy in Jan.
Kirby's Vic (IRE) 13-2 (10-12) In touch, chased winner from 3rd, ridden 4 out, struggling when unseated rider 4 out in race won by Littleton Aldor (10-8) at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-90 (5) gs, 11 ran.
In Extra Time (IRE) 13-2 (11-8) Held up, struggling 10th, hit 4 out, tailed off when pulled up at the last in race won by Follow Your Heart (11-4) at Folkestone 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Dec, 9 ran.
