ULTIMATE LIMIT has been well placed and can supplement his Taunton gains at the main expense of Milton Des Bieffes and Silly Wupple. The selection has a good record when fresh but did win back to back races at the start of last season and has been found a decent opening to do so this term as well. He's got a 10lb higher mark to overcome although connections have put up a claimer for this course and distance who faces a field of largely out of form performers. Milton Des Bieffes is, arguably, the exception as he's produced a couple of fair performances and he's been given a chance by the handicapper who has left his mark alone. Silly Wupple hasn't built on his early promise but is capable of landing a race of this nature whilst Tyup Pompey is something of a standing dish here. There are some capable performers in their grade amongst the remainder but all have questions to answer at present unlike Ultimate Limit who is hard to get away from.
Ultimate Limit 7-2fav (11-9) Held up towards rear, steady headway to chase leaders 8th, left in close 2nd 3 out, led on long run to 2 out, in command 2 out, easily, won at Taunton 2m 7f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Dec beating More The Merrier (11-12) by 10l, 13 ran.
Silly Wupple 25-1 (10-13) Always in rear, lost touch and pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Sound Stage (10-3) at Cheltenham 2m 5f cond hcp chs (4yo+) (3) sft in Dec, 17 ran.
Milton Des Bieffes (FR) 5-1 (10-10) Led, ridden after 4 out, headed when not fluent 2 out, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 7, 3 1/2l behind Western Whisky (10-7) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Dec.
Tyup Pompey (IRE) 8-1 (10-10) Prominent going to 1st, held up, headway 4th, went second 6th, not fluent 8th, left in lead approaching 4 out, soon headed, weakened approaching 2 out, hit last, 4th of 8, 26l behind Noble Crusader (11-3) at Ludlow 2m hcp chs 0-120 (3) sft in Dec.
Dream Falcon 33-1 (11-6) Led, ridden and headed after 15th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Plein Pouvoir (11-12) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Dec, 14 ran.
Gabreselassie (IRE) 7-2 (11-6) Chased leaders, went 2nd approaching 4th until 6th, outpaced approaching 4 out, stayed on flat, 4th of 8, 16l behind Pistolet Dove (10-6) at Leicester 2m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft in Dec.
Prophete de Guye (FR) 20-1 (10-6) Keen, in rear, headway from 10th, ridden and went 3rd 4 out, mistake and weakened 2 out, 7th of 11, 33l behind Bubble Boy (11-4) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Dec.
Marsh Court 8-1 (11-2) Behind, blundered 9th, ridden 11th, no impression 4 out, left poor 3rd last, 3rd of 13, 35l behind Fighting Chance (11-7) at Newbury 2m 2f hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft in Dec.
Glimmer of Light (IRE) 50-1 (11-5) Always in rear, tailed off, 7th of 12, well behind Afistfullofpebbles (11-12) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Dec.
