tracked leading pair, hit 6th, went 2nd before 3 out, upsides when bumped 2 out, soon ridden, challenged last, driven to lead final 150 yards and won going away
jumped left at times, led, mistake 5th, headed briefly approaching 8th, jumped slowly 10th, joined when went left and bumped winner 2 out, urged along and strongly pressed last, headed and no extra final 150 yards
raced wide, held up tracking leaders, outpaced and not on terms from 7th, weakened 11th, went poor 4th run in, tailed off
held up tracking leaders, outpaced and not on terms from 7th, blundered 10th, struggling 12th, tailed off when jumped slowly 4 out, lost poor 4th run-in
led until after 3rd, chased leader, led briefly before 8th, pushed along before 10th, pushed along and lost 3rd before 3 out, no chance with leading duo, well clear of rest
Craiglands is well treated on his best form, despite carrying more than his allotted weight, but seems to have lost the winning habit. Ultra Klass has shown nothing so far under Rules while Tafika appears out of sorts and Fredo is likely to find this much too sharp. TRIBAL DANCE is still a maiden over fences but has been placed a couple of times and won over hurdles back in the autumn. As long as his jumping holds up, he could have too much pace for these.
Fredo (IRE) 8-1 (11-2) Held up mid-division, headway before 7 out to chase leaders, blundered 6 out, soon weakened, 5th of 9, 27l behind Loughalder (10-2) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Feb.
Tafika 7-2fav (10-12) Prominent, led 2nd, headed and bumped 4 out, weakened 2 out, 6th of 8, 44l behind Good Order (11-11) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Dec.
Tribal Dance (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) In touch, pushed along and headway before 2 out, one pace, 5th of 13, 9l behind Dorry K (10-6) at Warwick 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Feb.
Ultra Klass (FR) 16-1 (11-5) Chased leaders, lost place before 5th, ridden after 8th, weakening when mistake 2 out (normal 4 out), tailed off, 6th of 10, well behind Lord Navits (10-5) at Leicester 2m nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
Craiglands (IRE) 10-1 (10-4) In touch in mid-division, not fluent 8th or 9th, ridden 13th, went 2nd after 3 out, no chance with winner, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 11, 22l behind Take The Mick (11-5) at Ludlow 3m cond hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Feb.
