led, drew clear 3rd, extended leader before 4th, reduced advantage when awkward 6th, headed narrowly 3 out, ridden to lead 2 out, almost joined close home, stayed on strongly
held up towards rear, headway into midfield after 3rd, driven 3 out, weakened before 2 out
towards rear, steady headway 6th, hit 9th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, weakened after 2 out
prominent, chased clear leader 3rd, close up 6th, led narrowly 3 out, headed but still close up 2 out, driven and almost on terms close home, no extra final strides
in rear, ridden and lost touch 7th, well adrift 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 9th
held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders travelling strongly 3 out, ridden and close up last, one pace flat
prominent, midfield 4th, ridden and outpaced before 3 out, no extra
in touch, close up 6th, ridden before 7th, lost place 8th, towards rear and under pressure 9th, lost touch before 3 out, no extra
NonRunner
Calix Delafayette and Ashjan finished practically upsides here at the start of the year but neither make much appeal in this. Serious Ego has two ways of running and has a poor strike-rate while conditions could be too testing for Kelso winner Leostar and You Name Him. Doyen Breed showed improvement when second at Wetherby and Oishin should be better for a recent outing at Hexham but CALIVIGNY is just 4lb higher than when successful over fences here a month ago and he’s equally proficient over the smaller obstacles.
Calivigny (IRE) 10-3 (12-0) Led 3rd, jumped well, stretched away four out, pushed out to go further clear, easily, won at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Oct beating Cavalry Scout (10-4) by 14l, 6 ran.
Leostar 11-8fav (11-9) Prominent in chasing group, chased leader 3 out, mistake 2 out, almost upsides last, led travelling strongly turning for home, eased close home, won at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (5) gs in Nov beating Big Bad Dream (11-12) by 14l, 12 ran.
You Name Him 6-1 (10-12) Mid-division, blundered 4th, headway 6th, pressing winner when not fluent 3 out, no impression from last, 2nd of 10, 9l behind Mackenberg (10-12) at Carlisle 2m 1f (4) gd in Oct.
Doyen Breed (IRE) 11-4fav (11-10) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3rd until 7th, ridden before 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, held by winner flat, stayed on, 2nd of 11, 2l behind Devour (11-10) at Wetherby 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Metro Boulot Dodo (IRE) 9-4fav (12-2) Chased leaders, led 3 out, ridden when challenged next, kept on well under pressure, won at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Oct beating Artichoke Heart (11-7) by 1 1/4l, 11 ran.
Serious Ego (GER) 3-1 (10-6) Tracked leaders, driven to chase front pair before 2 out, soon ridden, never able to challenge, weakened flat, 4th of 5, 36l behind Captain Zebo (11-12) at Carlisle 2m 3f hcp (3) sft in Feb.
Ashjan 50-1 (11-5) Towards rear, bit closer in mid-division 8th, headway chasing leaders after 3 out, went modest 4th close home, 4th of 11, 16l behind Cybalko (11-1) at Sedgefield 2m 3f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Oishin 18-1 (11-10) Close-up, reminder before 3rd when outpaced, ridden again after 4th, towards rear jumping 3 out, well beaten, never travelling, 9th of 13, 31 3/4l behind Evita Du Mesnil (10-12) at Hexham 2m hcp (5) hvy in Nov.
Calix Delafayette (FR) 14-1 (10-7) Held up behind, pushed along in rear when not fluent and unseated rider 4 out, at Kelso 2m 1f hcp (3) hvy in Feb.
