chased leader, led 3rd, headed 7th, with leader when left in front 10th, ridden approaching 4 out, kept on well
tracked leaders, left close 2nd 10th, ridden and hung left approaching 4 out, one pace
led to 3rd, remained with leader, led again 7th until fell 10th
held up in touch, pushed along after 6th, lost place from 8th, tailed off when blundered 4 out
Arctic Ghost, Hold The Bid and Duke Orsino are the three to concentrate on here and the vote is given to Arctic Ghost. The selection got off the mark over jumps last time out when beating Jeringa at Sedgefield. He is a big scopey individual so he looks the type who should be open to plenty of improvement and with ground conditions also in his favour he looks the one to be on. Hold The Bid is considered as well as he ran a blinder behind Swift Thyne at Catterick last time. However, all his best form is on more testing ground and for that reason he is taken on. Duke Orsino ran a fair race when third behind First Look at Ayr last time but the reality is that he is fairly exposed and although he should be capable of getting competitive, the likelihood is that he will find a couple too good. It will be a surprise if Rash Moment is good enough but for the winner we will stick with Arctic Ghost.
Arctic Ghost 11-10fav (11-3) Chased leaders, went 2nd 4 out, led approaching 2 out, kept on well, won at Sedgefield 2m 4f mdn chs (4) gd in Mar beating Jeringa (11-3) by 5l, 9 ran.
Duke Orsino (IRE) 11-2 (11-2) Chased leaders, ridden approaching 4 out, left 3rd 2 out, one pace, 3rd of 7, 11l behind First Look (11-2) at Ayr 2m 4f beg chs (4) sft in Mar.
Hold The Bid (IRE) 4-1 (11-4) With leaders, led 8th, ridden 2 out, headed flat, no extra, 2nd of 11, 8l behind Swift Thyne (11-4) at Catterick 3m 1f beg chs (4) hvy in Feb.
Rash Moment (FR) 9-1 (11-1) Not jump well, mid-division, ridden and weakened 5 out, 5th of 10, 26l behind Kerstino Two (11-6) at Huntingdon 3m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Nov.
