blundered 1st and left 2nd, closed up approaching 4 out, 4 lengths down and held when fell 2 out
disputed lead, left clear after first, finished alone
disputing lead when fell 1st
Of three entries, Paul Nicholls relies on No Need For Alarm rather than Le Roi Miguel or Vol Solitaire and the hint should be taken. The eight-year-old left the money in the bookies satchels when an early casualty on her last start at Plumpton in February, but had previously notched up wins over fences at Newton Abbot and Chepstow. She probably would have collected at Uttoxeter as well but for coming to grief two out, and, having missed Cheltenham, comes here a fresh horse. Sure to have been well schooled since her mishap, No Need For Alarm can make the most of the 5lbs that she receives from her three opponents, the best of whom is likely to be Tysou. Nicky Henderson's charge was also a faller last time when getting no further than the first at Aintree in the race dominated by the other two Nicholls inmates mentioned earlier. He did not impress us entirely with his jumping either when scoring at Wincanton the time before and cannot afford any mistakes here in a race that is likely to be run at speed. Fait Le Jojo completes the hat-trick of last time out fallers, having achieved the feat early on in novice handicap company at Aintree. Whose to say if they will all complete here, but if No Need For Alarm stays up, she should score on the balance of form.
