took keen hold, jumped left, chased winner, challenged and went left 9th, dropped to 3rd after next, went badly left and lost 3rd 4 out, well beaten when blundered last, tailed off
tended to jump left, tracked leading pair in 4th, chased winner after 10th, hit next, no impression when went left and stumbled 3 out, went left last 2, weakened to 3rd final 150 yards
held up in rear, 5th and no impression when mistake 2 out, went modest 4th before last
jumped left at some fences, made all, joined and bumped 9th, came clear from 12th, kept on strongly and well in command from 3 out
tracked leading pair until 10th, went 3rd again 4 out, driven and one pace after next, stayed on to 2nd final 150 yards, never any chance with winner
held up in last pair, slow 12th, never on terms, weakened 4 out, tailed off
KUMBESHWAR has the size to succeed over fences was most impressive on his chasing debut at Hereford. He gets a handy weight-for-age allowance from all bar one of today's rivals and can score again. Fellow four-year-old Pacha Du Polder beat subsequent Doncaster winner Eradicate in a match at Sandown on his UK debut and is open to further improvement while the unexposed Kempton winner Chablais may prove the pick of the older horses, though Zaynar will surely win a similar contest before long and both Frascati Park and Micheal Flips have had recent wins franked.
Chablais (FR) 8-15fav (11-0) Led, took keen hold, jumped left throughout, clear from 5th, unchallenged, won at Kempton 2m nov chs (3) gd in Nov beating Border Station (10-11) by 16l, 4 ran.
Frascati Park (IRE) 4-6fav (11-5) Jumped left, made all, went left and dived at 3rd, pushed along on long run to 3 out, in command from next, ridden clear before last, unchallenged, won at Carlisle 2m nov chs (3) sft in Nov beating Kudu Country (11-5) by 14l, 5 ran.
Micheal Flips (IRE) Evensfav (11-3) Tracked leader, blundered 2nd, switched to inside before 6th, led next, narrowly headed 13th, chased leader, hit 4 out and next, led on inside as leader went left last, kept on well, won at Ascot 2m 3f beg chs (3) gd in Oct beating Ackertac (11-3) by 2 1/2l, 3 ran.
Zaynar (FR) 3-1 (11-0) Tracked leader until 2nd, tracked leaders, mistake 6th, went 2nd again approaching 8th, lost 2nd 10th, hit next, ridden in 3rd and outpaced before 4 out, stayed on to 2nd flat, no chance with very easy winner, 2nd of 6, 6l behind Walkon (11-0) at Exeter 2m 3f nov chs (2) gs.
Kumbeshwar 13-8fav (10-7) Tracked leader, led 5th, went left 3 out and reminder, clear when hit 2 out, eased towards finish, won at Hereford 2m nov chs (4) gs in Nov beating Royale's Charter (11-0) by 8l, 7 ran.
Pacha Du Polder (FR) 8-13fav (10-7) Jumped boldly, led, joined when hit 2 out, narrowly headed before last, rallied strongly flat and driven ahead on line, won at Sandown 2m beg chs (4) gs in Nov beating Eradicate (10-12) by ns, 2 ran.
