held up off the pace in 3rd on inside wanted to hang left and jumped left at times, not fluent 5th, hit 12th, outpaced when slightly hampered bend after 3 out, ridden and beaten before 2 out
jumped left, chased winner who soon went clear, pushed along after 3 out, never any chance but kept on for clear 2nd
jumped boldly, made all and soon clear, went further clear 11th, hit 13th, great jump last, never in any danger, unchallenged
off the pace in last, ridden and beaten before 2 out, never any chance
Ahoy Senor (IRE) 10-1 (11-10) Chased leader, hit 2nd, pressed leader from 16th, hit 4 out, led home turn, pushed along and headed approaching bypassed 2 out, no extra from before last, 4th of 6, 10l behind Capodanno (11-4) at Cheltenham 3m 1f (1) gs in Jan.
L'Homme Presse (FR) 8-11fav (11-6) Not fluent 1st, tracked leader, led 3 out, ridden out, won at Lingfield 2m 6f (2) sft in Jan beating Protektorat (11-10) by 2 1/4l, 6 ran.
Pic D'Orhy (FR) 5-2jfav (11-8) Led, faced strong challenge from 3 out, ridden after 2 out, kept on, out-jumped and headed last, no extra run-in, 2nd of 5, 1 3/4l behind Banbridge (11-5) at Kempton 2m 4f (1) gs in Jan.
Sail Away (FR) 12-1 (11-8) Chased leaders went 2nd 10th, pushed along before 4 out, lost 2nd, kept on for fourth, 4th of 18, 4l behind Annual Invictus (11-3) at Doncaster 3m hcp (1) gd in Jan.
