jumped well, tracked leader, led 3rd, made rest, clear before 2 out, ridden out
tracked leading pair, 2nd 4th, not fluent 9th, pushed along before 5 out, held before 2 out, no chance with winner, lost 2nd towards finish
held up 4th, headway into 3rd on inside after 5th, challenging for 2nd when hit 11th, chased leading pair, ridden and one pace before 3 out, weakening when hit last
led until 3rd, chased leading pair, dropped to rear after 5th, soon pushed along, reminders before 8th, didn't lose any ground, rallied before the last, stayed on into 2nd towards finish, no chance with winner
Take The Crown is proving a consistent performer at this level and arrives off the back of a gutsy win at Southwell last month. But we'll take a chance on BINCOMBE in the hope that a pair of blinkers have the desired effect. He is only a pound higher than when scoring at Aintree in December and is back over his best trip. Sunny Ledgend hasn't won for more than two years but still makes appeal than the out-of-sorts Kyles Faith in this grade.
Bincombe 6-1 (11-10) Held up, headway 7th, mistake 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 7, 19l behind Dont Do Mondays (11-1) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Mar.
Sunny Ledgend 9-1 (11-3) Jumped left, le duntil 9th, chased leader, blundered 14th, pushed along when went left and lost 2nd 3 out, weakened before next, 5th of 9, 33l behind Representingceltic (11-10) at Kempton 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Mar.
Take The Crown 13-8fav (10-9) Tracked leaders in 3rd, close up when left in lead 3 out, ridden run-in, held on towards finish, won at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Mar beating Money For Nothing (11-3) by 3/4l, 7 ran.
Kyles Faith (IRE) 20-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, weakened after 3 out, 6th of 14, 10l behind Pagham Belle (10-3) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Mar.
