held up towards rear, fell 11th
chased leaders, led approaching 4th, headed 7th, lost place and hit 9th, reminders after 11th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up 4 out
led, headed before 4th, chased winner before 3 out, kept on, always held
held up in rear, weakened before 12th, tailed off when pulled up 4 out
held up in touch, reminder before 5th, led 7th, headed and not fluent 12th, weakened and lost 2nd before 3 out
with leaders, weakened from 14th
close up, led 4th to 7th, led again 12th, clear before 3 out, hit last, kept on strongly, eased towards finish
Pennek was a decent staying hurdler who was placed in the 2009 Pertemps Final at Cheltenham but he hasn't shown a similar level of form over the bigger obstacles. WOLF MOON was a very progressive hurdler in 2009/10 who won four times including a handicap at Cheltenham on New Year's Day last year. His first three starts over fences came on that track but it wasn't until his latest run at Doncaster, where he was staying on over the three mile trip, that he showed enough promise over fences to be considered a potential winner. He may just have the edge over Silent Cliche, a winning point-to-pointer who was unluckily impeded when falling at Sedgefield last time.
Chapolimoss (FR) 16-1 (11-5) Held up in rear, outpaced after 4 out, never near leaders, 5th of 10, 22l behind Eighteen Carat (11-6) at Aintree 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (3) sft in Nov.
Hommage A Bach (IRE) 33-1 (11-0) Tracked leader until 4th, remained close up, ridden 13th, weakened before 4 out, 3rd of 6, well behind Promising Anshan (10-11) at Fakenham 3m beg chase (4) gs.
Pennek (FR) 15-2 (11-5) Held up towards rear, pushed along after 3rd, never dangerous, 6th of 11, well behind Incentivise (11-6) at Bangor 3m 6f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs in Dec.
Ramborob (IRE) 33-1 (11-2) Chased leading pair until jumped slow 1st, soon in rear, pushed along after 5th, weakened 5 out, soon tailed off, last of 4, well behind Aberdale (11-2) at Wetherby 3m 1f beg chs (4) sft in Nov.
Silent Cliche (IRE) 4-7fav (11-0) Tracked leaders in 3rd, jumped right 6th, reminders approaching and hit 10th, went 2nd from 11th, hampered 17th, a close 2nd when badly hampered and fell 18th, in a race won by Radharc Na Mara (10-7) at Sedgefield 3m 3f mdn chs (4) gs in Jan, 6 ran.
Soft Spoken Guy (IRE) 14-1 (10-6) Held up mid-division, pushed along and lost place before 7th, soon struggling, tailed off, pulled up before last, in a race won by Knockara Beau (11-12) at Carlisle 3m 1f hcp hdl (2) hvy, 9 ran.
Wolf Moon (IRE) 12-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, weakened before 7 out, tailed off, 5th of 11, 23l behind Mostly Bob (11-12) at Doncaster 3m nov hcp chs (0-125) (3) gd in Jan.
