led to 8th, tracked leader, led again 9th, headed before 12th, weakened 4 out
held up towards rear, headway to go in touch after 8th, pushed along 13th, blundered 15th, weakened 4 out
tracked leaders, joined leader after 3rd, led 8th, headed 9th, led again before 12th, ridden and headed before 3 out, kept on after last
tracked leader, blundered 7th and soon lost place, headway before 5 out, led before 3 out, driven out run-in, held on well towards finish
held up towards rear, reminders after 11th, weakened from 14th
tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, weakened before next, blundered and unseated rider 2 out
in rear, pushed along 5th, weakened from 6th, soon struggling, pulled up before 9th
in rear, headway to tracked leaders on inner before 4th, soon lost place and towards rear, headway from 4 out, went 3rd before 3 out, one pace
Normally and Ancient Times both sport new headgear here having disappointed when well backed last time. The former can't be ignored but the latter is making his debut over fences and also trying a new trip. Salut Honore unseated his rider at Ayr last time but won well at Uttoxeter the time before and could easily bounce back. He makes more appeal than top weight Presque Perdre and the disappointing Mansonien L'As. BUBBLY BREEZE is still a maiden under Rules but ran Bishophill Jack to a neck over 3m1f at Wetherby in December and that appears the best form in this. Though 4lb higher now, Pauline Robson's seven-year-old gets the vote.
Presque Perdre 7-4 (11-0) Led, headed 5 out, one pace from next, 3rd of 5, 23l behind Brunswick Gold (11-0) at Catterick 3m 1f beg chase (4) sft in Jan.
Romper Stomper 40-1 (10-9) Held up, headway 13th, ridden next, outpaced 4 out, kept on flat, 4th of 6, 38l behind Enter Paradise (11-0) at Fakenham 3m beg chase (4) gs in Feb.
Brokethegate 20-1 (11-6) Led, headed 5th, soon behind, pulled up 3 out, in a race won by Turbolinas (10-3) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-110 (4) sft in Dec, 12 ran.
Salut Honore (FR) 12-1 (10-7) Chased leaders, blundered 6th, in touch on outer when blundered and unseated rider 13th, in a race won by Beau Dandy (10-3) at Ayr 3m 1f hcp ch 0-110 (4) sft in Feb, 13 ran.
Bubbly Breeze (IRE) 11-4 (10-11) Tracked leaders, ridden after 5 out, led 2 out, headed last, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind Bishophill Jack (11-8) at Wetherby 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-100 (5) gs in Dec.
Ancient Times (USA) 6-4fav (11-2) Close up, led 3rd, headed 6th, weakened before 2 out, 8th of 12, 36l behind Seven Is Lucky (11-9) at Ayr 2m 4f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Feb.
Chargen (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Prominent until 2nd, behind and ridden after 5th, pulled up before 9th, in a race won by Akarshan (11-6) at Ludlow 2m hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Feb, 10 ran.
Mansonien L'as (FR) 12-1 (10-0) Held up, ridden after 10th, soon behind, tailed off, 10th of 12, well behind Carabinier (11-8) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Feb.
Normally 2-1fav (11-12) Tracked leader until after 2nd, ridden approaching 7th, weakened after 9th, tailed off, 5th of 7, well behind Backstreet Billy (11-10) at Ffos Las 2m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) hvy in Jan.
