towards rear, not much room 2nd, pushed along 5th, some headway 13th, pushed along after 15th, struggling from next, plugged on from 2 out
soon chasing leaders, lost place before 16th, behind when not fluent next, pulled up before 18th
chased leaders, not fluent 7th or 8th, blundered 16th, disputing 2nd when hampered before 2 out, soon beaten, weakened last, lost 3rd flat
chased leader until after 2nd, in touch, went 2nd again 16th, led last, stayed on well to draw clear flat
towards rear, reminder 6th, mistake 8th, reminder next, behind from 15th, pulled up before 16th
in rear, behind 15th, pulled up before 16th
towards rear, some headway after 15th, struggling next
led, clear at times, mistake 8th, ridden and headed last, well held by winner flat
held up in mid-division, pushed along 16th, 11 lengths 6th when fell 4 out
chased leaders, lost a few places 5th, pushed along after 12th, hampered 4 out, stayed on approaching 2 out, went 3rd flat
mid-division by 4th, went handy 16th, weakened from 3 out
chased leaders, not fluent 16th, soon beaten
chased leader after 2nd until before 16th, soon weakened, pulled up after 3 out
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Impulsive Star won this last year but has pulled up in all three subsequent starts. Le Breuil stays extreme distances, as he showed when landing the National Hunt Chase at Cheltenham, and his rider's claim puts him on a fair mark. Bobo Mac went up 10lb for scoring at Ludlow but ran well on a return visit in a better race, though another 5lb rise makes this tougher. Robbie Power's presence on Darlac for the in-form Colin Tizzard catches the eye while Petite Power only just failed to complete a hat-trick over slightly further than this at Exeter. THE CONDITIONAL followed his victory at Cheltenham with a cracking effort in the Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury where he was only beaten just over a length after a mistake at the last. He'll take some beating in the kind of form though Kimberlite County ran a superb race when runner-up in the Becher Chase at Aintree, with the remainder well beaten, and looks a very potent threat.
Le Breuil (FR) 14-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway 15th (canal turn), ridden before 2 out, no extra before elbow, 7th of 18, 19 3/4l behind Walk In The Mill (10-8) at Aintree 3m 2f hcp (1) sft in Dec.
Crosspark 9-1 (11-13) Held up, headway 6 out, chased leaders next, weakened after 3 out, completely tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Lord Du Mesnil (10-8) at Haydock 3m 2f hcp (2) hvy in Dec.
The Conditional (IRE) 20-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, ridden before next, one pace and held when hit last, 2nd of 24, 1 1/2l behind De Rasher Counter (11-1) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (1) gs in Nov.
Kimberlite Candy (IRE) 11-1 (10-4) Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, went 2nd before elbow, unable to get to winner, stayed on, 2nd of 18, 2 1/2l behind Walk In The Mill (10-8) at Aintree 3m 2f hcp (1) sft in Dec.
Impulsive Star (IRE) 14-1 (11-1) Mid-division, reminder after 16th, lost touch 4 out, tailed off when blundered next, pulled up before 2 out, at Cheltenham 3m 2f hcp (1) sft in Dec.
Mysteree (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) In rear, mistake 6th (chair), behind 12th, pulled up before 4 out, at Aintree 3m 2f hcp (1) sft in Dec.
Bobo Mac (IRE) 7-2jfav (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway after 13th, chased winner from 3 out, kept on, no impression, 2nd of 9, 3l behind Roll Again (11-2) at Ludlow 3m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Captain Chaos (IRE) 14-1 (10-0) Held up rear of mid-division, closed on outside 13th, slow and struggling 17th, mistake next, well behind 5 out, soon pulled up, at Chepstow 3m 7f hcp (1) hvy in Dec.
Darlac (FR) 3-1 (11-8) Chased clear leader, lost 2nd on long run before 4 out, soon ridden and weakened in 4th, 4th of 5, 12l behind Musical Slave (11-2) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Petite Power (IRE) 9-1 (11-12) Mid-division, chased leaders after 5 out, went 2nd 3 out, ridden when switched left between last 2, kept on under pressure flat, not quite reach winner, 2nd of 11, nk behind Belle Empress (11-2) at Exeter 3m 7f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Head To The Stars 5-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, headway 9th, mistake 4 out, challenged from 2 out until last, held flat, 2nd of 8, 1l behind Mr Caffrey (11-1) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (3) hvy in Nov.
Joueur Bresilien (FR) 20-1 (10-8) Always behind, never on terms, 9th of 16, 25l behind Bennys King (11-1) at Newbury 2m 6f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Goodnight Charlie 33-1 (11-2) Chased clear leading pair until before 12th, chased leaders, weakened 14th, tailed off and pulled up before 16th, at Newbury 3m 2f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Rocky's Treasure (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Led until jumped slowly and headed 3rd, chased leaders, blundered 8th, behind when blundered 12th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out, at Newbury 2m 6f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Milansbar (IRE) 14-1 (11-9) Led until 18th, lost 2nd soon after, weakened after next, tailed off 4 out, pulled up soon after, at Catterick 3m 6f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
