jumped left throughout, made all, ridden approaching last, stayed on under pressure flat
chased winner to 11th, ridden 2 out, 3 lengths down when left 2nd last, kept on, no impression
mid-division, headway 10th, went 2nd 3 out, 1 length down and ridden when fell last
held up, outpaced 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up after 3 out
mid-division, outpaced 4 out, never on terms
in touch, chased winner 11th, driven and lost place 3 out, soon ridden and weakened
held up and behind, ridden 3 out, kept on to go 3rd after last, never near leaders
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
Nonrunner
Brandy Wine was heavily eased when landing a similar contest at Ayr earlier this month and an 11lb rise since then may not stop Len Lungo's gelding from following up but this run comes after just a 12 day break so preference is for another son of Roselier, Kinburn, who gets the vote ahead of Superrollercoaster. The last mentioned has improved with each start over fences and would not appear to be too badly treated, although today's testing conditions are of concern so he may be best watched. Sue Smith's Blackergreen has rather harshly been raised 5lbs for his second behind El Andaluz (beaten since) at Market Rasen last time and of more interest may be See You There, who has a bit to find with Brandy Wine on running last time but hails from the Lucinda Russell stable that has hit form of late. The consistent Getinbybutonlyjust and Richard Guest's Pass Me By are others worthy of a mention but the vote goes to Kinburn. Howard Johnson's gelding has plenty of weight for his first start in a handicap over fences but could hardly have been more impressive on his first start over the larger obstacles when making a winning chasing debut at Sandown on Boxing Day and, with plenty more improvement to come, he gets the vote.
Kinburn (IRE) 3-1fav (11-4) Made all, drew clear from 2 out, won at Sedgefield 2m 5f beg chs (E) sft in Dec beating Ryders Storm (11-1) by 17l, 11 ran.
Pass Me By 9-1 (9-9) In touch, mistake 2nd, lost place 8th, blundered and unseated rider at the 10th in race won by Ossmoses (10-0) at Kelso 3m 1f hcp chs 0-145 (B) gs in Dec, 8 ran.
See You There (IRE) 12-1 (11-9) Not fluent, towards rear, blundered 5th, headway to go 2nd at 12th, ridden to challenge 3 out, soon beaten, 2nd of 8, 8l behind Brandy Wine (11-0) at Ayr 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft.
Brandy Wine (IRE) 2-1fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, led 12th, hit next, clear approaching 2 out, eased towards finish, won at Ayr 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft beating See You There (11-9) by 8l, 8 ran.
Good Judgement (IRE) 11-1 (11-6) Mid-division, headway 5th, mistake 8th, weakened 5 out, no chance when pulled up 2 out in race won by Datito (10-13) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-110 (E) hvy in Dec, 13 ran.
Superrollercoaster 10-3jt-fav (11-0) Prominent, led after 7th, headed briefly 11th, headed again 2 out, one pace, 2nd of 9, 5l behind Mighty Matters (11-0) at Towcester 2m 6f nov chs (E) gs in Dec.
Blackergreen 4-1fav (11-3) Prominent, led 12th, headed after 4 out, ridden and blundered next, kept on, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind El Andaluz (10-3) at Market Rasen 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-105 (E) gs in Dec.
Skenfrith 33-1 (11-0) Always towards rear, 5th of 10, 44l behind Roman Ark (11-3) at Ayr 2m 4f beg chs (4) sft.
Getinbybutonlyjust 11-2 (11-5) Rear, pushed along 13th, outpaced after next, stayed on to go remote 2nd flat, 2nd of 13, 23l behind Bang And Blame (10-4) at Sedgefield 3m 3f hcp chs 0-95 (F) sft in Dec.
