mistakes throughout, in rear, in touch, badly hampered 11th, in 3rd and held when fell 3 out
tracked leader, led 11th, hit and headed 12th, led again 3 out, not fluent and headed 2 out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
led, hit 1st, jumped left 9th, blundered and headed 11th, soon weakened, left remote 3rd from 3 out
tracked leaders and mistakes, led 12th, headed 3 out, regained lead 2 out, clear when jumped left last, stayed on strongly
French import SOLIX only had two runs over hurdles in the country last season but followed up his seventh in the Totesport Trophy with a fifth in the Coral Cup at Cheltenham in March and could be an exciting prospect over fences. He is fancied to get the better of Duke Of Lucca, who sets a decent standard on his second to Aces High at Chepstow but may be better over further. Wincanton winner Blues And Twos and open to further improvement, while No Secrets was second over hurdles here in January and is another with a bright future once he's had some more experience.
Blues And Twos 11-1 (10-12) Tracked duelling pair, mistake 6th, closed approaching 2 out led approaching and dived at last, driven and stayed on well flat, won at Wincanton 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Oct beating Briefcase (10-9) by 2 3/4l, 6 ran.
Duke Of Lucca (IRE) 10-3 (11-4) Tracked leader, effort 4 out, stayed on strongly after last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Ace High (11-4) at Chepstow 3m beg chs (4) gd in Oct.
No Secrets (IRE) 50-1 (11-7) Led, hit 4th, ridden and headed approaching last, soon weakened, 11th of 18, 33l behind Bobs Worth (11-7) at Cheltenham 3m nov hdl Grade 1 (1) gd in Mar.
Solix (FR) 25-1 (11-10) Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, ridden and stayed on to chase leaders approaching last, left 4th briefly last, no impression, 5th of 22, 13l behind Carlito Brigante (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) gd in Mar.
