led headed after 7th, lost place 10th, mistake next, soon in rear and beaten
tracked leader, led after 7th, driven clear approaching 4 out, ridden and mistake 3 out, strongly challenged approaching last, headed flat, no extra
chased leaders, ridden and effort 3 out, weakened after next
held up in rear, headway to chase leaders 5 out, outpaced next, rallied and effort approaching 2nd last, stayed on under pressure to lead flat
held up in touch, chased leaders 11th, weakened before 4 out
The Evan Williams-trained Beautiful Vision has the highest rating of the five runners in this novices' chase being rated 122 and comes into the event in good form having won a selling hurdle at Ludlow last month but the Sedgefield novice chase winner may struggle back over fences today in giving weight to EYRE SQUARE, who gets the vote over Against The Wind. Lucinda Russell's gelding has shown some promise from limited opportunities in bumpers and over hurdles and needs to improve on all known form to trouble the judge but he may do better now switched to fences for the first time. James Moffatt's Dar Es Salaam won well in a handicap chase at Musselburgh in November but has struggled off his new mark since then and is likely to do so here under a penalty. Soul Angel has a lot of improvement to find to get involved and preference is for Eyre Square. Keith Reveley's gelding remains a maiden but he has shown a decent level of form over hurdles and in two starts over fences so looks worth chancing receiving weight from his main rival and with the yard in good heart.
Beautiful Vision (IRE) 5-2 (11-3) Made all, clear 4th until 6th, drew clear again approaching 3 out, eased towards finish, won at Ludlow 2m sell hdl (5) gs in Feb beating Jordan's Light (11-7) by 11l, 9 ran.
Dar Es Salaam 17-2 (10-2) Held up, mistakes 2nd and 7th, ridden 4 out, no impression, 5th of 6, 11l behind Fred Bojangals (10-13) at Ayr 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd.
Against The Wind 25-1 (11-1) In touch, outpaced 3 out, soon lost place, weakened from next, 9th of 16, 40l behind King O'the Gypsies (11-1) at Kelso 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft.
Eyre Square (IRE) 5-2fav (11-0) Chased leaders, went 2nd 4th, until approaching 9th, weakened 10th, left modest 4th 2 out, until after last, 5th of 11, 24l behind Gringo (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m beg chase (4) sft.
Soul Angel 7-1 (9-9) Tracked leaders, ridden and outpaced 3 out, weakened next, 9th of 10, 48l behind Turtle Spirit (10-11) at Kelso 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft.
