tracked leaders, left 2nd 12th, led before 3 out, clear from next, stayed on well
ridden away from start, pressed leader, often niggled along, led when not fluent 3rd, headed before 3 out, no impression on winner from next, one pace
led, not fluent and headed 3rd, ridden after 9th, not fluent 11th, close up when fell next
held up in rear, not fluent 10th, in touch from 12th, weakened 4 out
tracked leaders, not fluent 9th, one pace before 3 out, no extra flat
towards rear, jumped slowly 1st, pushed along before 4th, last from 7th, behind when hampered 12th, pulled up before next
MILOSAM has won four of his six starts over this course and distance. He's 13lb higher than for the last of those victories but still looks the one to beat given none of his rivals look particularly well treated either. Copper Birch has won a hurdle and a point-to-point but has got nowhere near over fences so far while Smart Money has shown little in his two starts this campaign. Mission Complete also has plenty to prove while Mrs Jordan tries a new trip, but Dan's Wee Man had excuses at Lingfield last month and isn't out of this.
Copper Birch (IRE) 6-1 (10-11) Heldup, headway tracking leaders 5th, pushed along in 4th before 4 out, left modest 3rd next, 3rd of 8, 36l behind Cadeau George (11-2) at Ffos Las 3m 1f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Dec.
Mission Complete (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Pushed along to chase leaders early, soon behind and tailed off, 7th of 8, well behind Arctic Ben (11-11) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs.
Milosam (IRE) 3-1fav (11-8) Chased leader, ridden before 4 out, lost 2nd next, chased leading pair, well held when not fluent 2 out, weakened into 4th between last two, lost poor 4th post, 5th of 10, 19l behind Silvergrove (11-2) at Exeter 3m hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft.
Smart Money (IRE) 9-2 (11-12) Prominent until 2nd, mid-division, jumped slowly 5th, closed 13th, weakened 2 out, 6th of 8, 40l behind It's A Steal (11-11) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft in Dec.
Dan's Wee Man 6-1 (9-10) Held up in rear, in touch on outside 13th, lost place after 4 out, weakened before next, 6th of 8, 29l behind Count Guido Deiro (11-2) at Lingfield 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) hvy in Dec.
Mrs Jordan (IRE) 14-1 (10-7) In touch in 4th, mistake 5 out and reminders, ridden before 4 out, went 3rd before 3 out, kept on, 3rd of 6, 9l behind Ballyheigue Bay (11-8) at Fontwell 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Dec.
