held up in rear, headway 13th, ridden 4 out, kept on under pressure from next, went 2nd when mistake last, kept on, not reached winner
made most until mistake and headed 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
held up, headway and in touch 5 out, chased winner when hit 2 out, lost 2nd last, no extra
soon in touch, blundered and lost place 9th, behind when pulled up after next
with leader, hit 13th, soon lost place and behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
tracked leaders, went 2nd 13th, challenged 5 out, led 3 out, ridden and kept on flat
Brewster has not been seen since December 2006 and is probably not as good as he once was but the Ian Williams-trained gelding sets a decent standard and the 11-year-old is taken to make a winning return, getting the verdict ahead of Lady Myfanwy and Hip Pocket. The last mentioned was highly tried in the Foxhunters at Cheltenham last time and should appreciate what represents a drop in class today but he does need to improve to trouble the judge. Kausse de Thaix is of a similar level of ability, while Carthago ran better at Warwick last time but needs to build on that effort. Multiple winning pointer Lady Myfanwy ran promisingly on his debut over regulation fences at Leicester last month and represents the main danger to the selection who is Brewster.
Brewster (IRE) 11-4 (10-12) Held up, headway 9th, ridden 13th, soon weakened, 3rd of 6, well behind Character Building (10-12) at Warwick 3m 2f beg chs (4) gs in Dec '06.
Carthago (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Led to 13, outpaced, rallied and every chance last, no extra, last of 2, 1 1/2l behind Irilut (11-13) at Warwick 3m 2f hts chs (6) gf.
Hip Pocket (IRE) 100-1 (12-0) In rear, struggling after 14th, tailed off, 13th of 23, well behind Amicelli (12-0) at Cheltenham 3m 2f hts chs (2) gs.
Just Jolly (IRE) 33-1 (12-0) A bhnd; t.o when unseated rider in race won by Be Upstanding (12-0) at Brocklesby Park 3m ptp gd in Feb, 13 ran.
Kausse de Thaix (FR) 8-1 (12-7) Led to 2 & 13 til hdd & wknd 2 out, 4th of 7, 13l behind Magicien (12-7) at Bangor Points 3m ptp gd.
Lady Myfanwy 1-4fav (11-7) Led til hdd aft 1st; led aft 13; rdn out, won at Garnons 3m ptp gs beating Roberty Bob (12-0) by 6l, 2 ran.