tracked leader to 6 out, pushed along before 4 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, led 2 out, kept on run-in, held on towards finish
towards rear and keen, headway before 3 out, kept on from last
led, mistake 1st, ridden and headed 2 out, weakened before last
held up in rear, headway before 3 out, challenged 2 out, every chance last, kept on and held towards finish
Fox Norton is an interesting declaration here as at the time of writing he's scheduled to run at Huntingdon on Tuesday evening and it would surprise to see this very useful handicap hurdler take up both engagements. Should he bypass Huntingdon, he'd probably be the one to beat but in his presumed absence DORMELLO MO is the choice. Making his fencing debut for the champion trainer, he's been competitive over the past couple of season in good-quality handicap company, including when scoring two impressive victories last term. He'll take some beating here if taking to his new discipline. Minella Present did little wrong when second on his chasing debut to Art Mauresque, a stable companion of the selection. He should benefit from that experience and could prove a danger, although he will need to better the level of form achieved that day.
Chill (IRE) 28-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, mistake and lost place 5th, struggling before 9th, pulled up approaching next, in a race won by Somchine (10-10) at Wincanton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) hvy in Jan, 7 ran.
Dormello Mo (FR) 10-1 (11-1) Behind, effort before 2 out, never dangerous, 12th of 21, 10l behind Astre De La Cour (10-10) at Aintree 2m cond hcp hdl (2) gd in Apr.
Minella Present (IRE) 2-1 (10-12) Chase winner, hit 8th, ridden and no impression from 3 out, 2nd of 3, 4 1/2l behind Art Mauresque (11-5) at Taunton 2m nov chs (4) gf in Apr.
Too Scoops (IRE) 14-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, kept on same pace, no impression when not fluent last, 4th of 8, 13l behind Good of Luck (11-4) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (4) gd.
Union Saint (FR) 8-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd before 6 out, challenged 2 out, just held close home, 2nd of 3, hd behind Far West (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f nov chs (3) gd in Apr.
Fox Norton (FR) 5-1 (11-7) Raced wide, held up in last pair and keen, closer in 4th place after 4th, 2nd before 2 out, led between last two, pushed out and kept on well run-in, won at Taunton 2m 1f hcp hdl (2) sft in Feb beating Tornado In Milan (11-0) by 2 1/2l, 6 ran.
