led, fiddled 6th, hit 8th and headed, chased winner but no impression from 4 out, 10 lengths down when fell last
tracked leader and jumped well, led 8th, great jump and went clear 4 out, steadied into 2 out, 10 lengths ahead when left further clear last, kept up to work run-in, impressive
raced keenly in 3rd, hit 4th, outpaced and struggling from 4 out, weakened into 4th when left moderate 3rd at the last
held up in 4th, mistake 2nd, outpaced from 4 out, went modest 3rd when left 2nd at the last, never any chance with winner
Sebastopol was beaten 20 lengths by Mick Pastor in a match at Exeter but the winner was then easily turned over by Captain Tom Cat in the Grade 2 Rising Stars at Wincanton. The latter has been a decent money-earner for Richard Newland but it will be a surprise if he manages to get the better of the hugely-promising THIRD TIME LUCKI, who jumped like an old hand when winning as he liked around here on his fencing bow.
Captain Tom Cat (IRE) 6-4 (11-2) Tended to jump left, led, ridden before 2 out, joined before last, driven out, won at Wincanton 2m 4f (1) gd in Nov beating Mick Pastor (11-2) by 2 1/4l, 3 ran.
Third Time Lucki (IRE) 11-8fav (11-2) Jumped well, raced keenly, chased leaders, led after 6th, clear 4 out, impressive, won at Cheltenham 2m (2) gd in Oct beating Buddy Rich (11-2) by 8 1/2l, 5 ran.
Mick Pastor (FR) 5-6fav (11-2) Raced keenly behind leader, travelled strongly to join leader 2 out, ridden after last, no extra flat, 2nd of 3, 2 1/4l behind Captain Tom Cat (11-2) at Wincanton 2m 4f (1) gd in Nov.
Sebastopol (IRE) 7-4 (11-0) Chased sole rival, led 6th, pushed along and headed 4 out, no impression when jumped left last, eased flat, last of 2, 20l behind Mick Pastor (11-5) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
