held up in touch, headway to join leaders 10th, close up in 2nd and every chance when blundered and unseated rider 4 out
tracked leaders, driven and outpaced by leading pair after 4 out, no chance from next
led, ridden approaching 3 out, headed before next, kept on same pace in clear 2nd, no chance with winner approaching last
held up behind in touch, mistake 7th, headway when left 3rd 4 out, soon trcked leader, driven to lead before 2 out, drew clear approaching last
tracked leaders on inside, lost place and dropped to rear 12th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
tracked leader, lost place 11th, struggling 14th, left moderate 4th and last 4 out, tailed off
DUNKELLY CASTLE's last two runs have been disappointing but he appears to have the beating of top weight Double Pride on form lines in the autumn and it's only a couple of months since he was running Honourable Arthur to a length off a similar mark at Wincanton, suggesting he has the measure of King Jack, who was eight lengths behind the same horse at Huntingdon on his latest outing. Roger Curtis' charge gets the vote ahead of Grenoli, who shrugged off a six-month absence to score at Stratford recently and has won here in the past but is hardly a model of consistency. Columbus Secret has struggled to get home over this trip in the past.
Double Pride 100-1 (11-6) Held up behind on outside, headway into mid-division 19th, 7th and outpaced 3 out, soon ridden, weakened before next, 9th of 16, well behind Chicago Grey (11-6) at Cheltenham 4m am nov chs (2) gd in Mar.
Dunkelly Castle (IRE) 8-1 (11-9) Raced wide, chased leaders until lost place and in rear 16th, tailed off, 5th of 7, well behind Victory Gunner (10-10) at Folkestone 3m 7f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Mar.
King Jack 12-1 (11-9) Led narrowly to 4th, remained in touch, challenged and every chance 2 out until one pace approaching last, no impression flat, 3rd of 9, 8l behind Honourable Arthur (11-12) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Feb.
Columbus Secret (IRE) 5-1 (11-3) Held up in touch, hit 3rd, lost place 9th, rallied after 2 out, hit last, weakened flat, 5th of 8, 6l behind Qianshan Leader (11-12) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Mar.
Tisfreetdream (IRE) 7-1 (11-2) With leader, led 13th, headed after 2 out, soon ridden and weakened, 5th of 6, 28l behind Commemoration Day (11-3) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Mar.
Grenoli (FR) 8-1 (10-6) Held up in 4th, headway and in touch 13th, challenged and led 2 out, driven approaching last, kept on flat, won at Stratford 2m 7f 5yo nov hcp (4) gd in Mar beating Like Ice (10-12) by 1l, 5 ran.
