Major Milborne couldn't justify favouritism over hurdles at Fontwell on Boxing Day and is 8lb higher than when scoring over fences at Newbury earlier, though Thomas Garner takes off 5lb. He might be worth opposing with BONOBO, who has shown definite promise in a couple of starts behind Vivaccio at Ludlow and has his sight lowered a little today. Future Gilded has plenty of scope and is sure to have benefited from his run at Plumpton while Pearls Legend ran his best race for a while at Leicester, though has had his chances.
Major Milborne 6-4fav (11-9) Jumped big, held up in last pair, headway and mistake 5th, 3rd approaching next, keeping on same pace and no impression when mistake 2 out, 3rd of 5, 12l behind Beau Lake (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft.
Future Gilded (FR) 20-1 (10-13) Tracked leaders, led 4th, headed before 7th, ridden 4 out, mistake next, soon weakened, 3rd of 4, 43l behind Chris Pea Green (11-4) at Plumpton 2m 1f nov chs (3) hvy.
Bonobo (IRE) 8-1 (10-13) Took keen hold, led until 2nd, chased leader until 6th, chased winner fom after 7th until after 9th, chased leading pair, well held 2 out, lost modest 3rd towards finish, 4th of 8, 11l behind Vivaccio (11-6) at Ludlow 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs.
Pearls Legend 7-2 (11-10) Held up towards rear, blundered 6th, headway before 4 out, stayed on to take 2nd near finish, no chance with winner, 2nd of 10, 7l behind Malibu Sun (11-9) at Leicester 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd.
The Pier (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders until ridden and weakened after 3 out, last of 7, 31l behind Rock On Rocky (11-8) at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Nov.
