took keen hold, held up last, brushed 4th, hit 3 out, headway into 4th on long run before 2 out, travelling well when mistake and pecked 2 out, soon ridden and weakened
tracked leading pair, close 2nd 2 out, chance until approaching last, driven and one pace run-in
last pair, hit 5th, never on terms, tailed off
mostly jumped well, slight lead and set steady pace, not fluent 3 out, increaed tempo on long run before 2 out, driven before 2 out, in command approaching last, stayed on strongly
tracked leading trio until after 3 out, soon weakened
with winner, lost 2nd 2 out, soon driven and one pace in 3rd, mistake last
The four-year-old Forecast broke a blood vessel on his hurdling debut in May but ran out a convincing winner, despite a narrow margin, on his reappearance at Hereford three weeks ago, though that was on good ground. PRIME VENTURE made a successful bumper debut on heavy going at Ffos Las in December and though outclassed in a much better race at Newbury bounced back with a comfortable success on his hurdling debut at Sedgefield a fortnight ago and can complete a quick double. Daklondike won a point-to-point in Ireland on soft going and has found the ground too quick in his two bumper starts so he's expected to do better and though Sissinghurst was only fourth of five at Sandown earlier this month he gave notice of more to come.
Forecast 20-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st or 2nd, headway from 6th, challenged from last bend, led and edged right last, driven out, won at Hereford 2m 4f (4) gd in Oct beating Jennys Day (11-4) by 1/2l, 7 ran.
Prime Venture (IRE) 5-2 (10-12) Held up in touch, went 2nd before last, led soon after, held on well, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f (4) gs in Nov beating Ca Le Ferra (10-12) by 3l, 6 ran.
Beaufort Boy (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Held up in rear but in touch, took keen hold, weakened after 4 out, 6th of 7, dist behind King Edmund (11-5) at Plumpton 2m 5f (4) hvy in Dec.
Daklondike (IRE) 7-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden after 2 out, went 3rd before last, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 12l behind Rather Be (10-12) at Hereford 2m (4) gd in Oct.
Lough Derg Mystery (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Close up, weakened before 3 out, last of 8, dist behind Hey Bill (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Sissinghurst (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Disputed close 2nd, definite 2nd 5f out until pushed along 3f out, chased leading pair, ridden and one pace over 1f out, lost 3rd post, 4th of 5, 6l behind Bardd (11-0) at Sandown 2m (4) gd in Nov.
