prominent on inside, led 3 out, edged right before last, headed flat, no impression towards finish
led, hit 10th, headed 3 out, switched left and rallied last, led flat, stayed on gamely
ridden throughout, prominent until 2nd, last 4th, lost touch next, well tailed off
held up in touch in rear, mistake 6th, headway 8th, every chance 3 out, mistake next, one pace and beaten after
prominent, not fluent 6th, ridden and lost place after 9th, pulled up after next
held up in touch, ridden and outpaced after 10th, well beaten from next, pulled up before 2 out
David Pipe tries OBISTAR in first-time blinkers and if they have the desired effect the five-year-old can gain his first success. A staying-on second at around this trip at Exeter, he was well beaten after a bad mistake at Towcester on Boxing Day where the shorter trip did him no favours. Letbeso reverts to hurdling after a couple of runs over timber though he's untried on ground as testing as this. Winning Irish point-to-pointer Call The Detective followed a reasonable debut for new connections at Ffos Las with a moderate run at Southwell but Sweet Boy Vic looks more of a threat as he jumps and stays well and the heavy ground is exactly what he requires.
Letbeso (IRE) 5-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, hampered when left in 2nd at 7th, pushed along 4 out, weakened after next, modest 3rd, 3rd of 8, 26l behind Benevolent (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Dec.
Obistar (FR) 10-3 (11-6) Tracked leaders, went close up from 6th until blundered 8th, weakened after 3 out, 5th of 7, well behind Bouggietopieces (10-7) at Towcester 2m 5f nov hcap hdle (4) gs in Dec.
Promised Wings (GER) 16-1 (11-5) Ran in snatches, led until 3rd, led again after after 4th until headed and weakened 6th, soon behind, tailed off, last of 8, 31l behind Dawson City (11-8) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy.
Call The Detective (IRE) 13-2 (10-12) Mid-division, headway after 8th, 3rd and one pace 2 out, no chance with winner after, closed on 2nd flat, 3rd of 10, 22l behind Delgany Demon (10-12) at Southwell 3m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Sweet Boy Vic (IRE) 7-2 (10-4) Held up in last pair, headway after 7th, chased leaders next, outpaced approaching 3 out, one pace in 3rd next, 3rd of 8, 12l behind Dawson City (11-8) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) hvy.
Torero 11-1 (11-0) With leader, ridden after 5th, lost place before 3 out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 25l behind Hold The Bucks (11-3) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.
