tracked leaders, ridden 5 out, one pace
tracked leader, blundered 2nd, lost place, struggling from 7th, soon tailed off
tracked leaders and keen, led 4th, headed 6th, weakened 4 out
held up, headway 8th, mistake 9th and 4 out and next, led last, ran on
held up, headway after 9th, weakened 5 out
towards rear, mistake 7th, weakened 9th
never dangerous
held up, headway 7th, led 4 out, ridden and one pace when headed last
held up mid-division, took close at order 6th, mistake 8th, weakened 3 out
led, headed 4th, led again 6th, headed 4 out, weakened next, soon very tired
Phillip Hobbs saddles PRESENTING COPPER here and it looks like he'll be unsaddling him in the winners enclosure with Mister Potter and Osako D'airy best placed to challenge. The pick has an excellent record here landing three victories in five outings with the latest here in over timber last time. Now back chasing off a competitive mark the from from his last outing in this sphere is solid and he looks set to further improve his track record. Mister Potter won a beginners chase in testing conditions at Towcester on his last trip to a racecourse. Of course life will be a lot tougher here but he seems well treated and is obviously in good heart. Osako D'airy has been plying his trade in much better races than this with limited success. He's been a little disappointing after flattering to deceive a few times and with different types of headgear not producing the desired effect he's hard to trust, but at his best will be a strong danger. Gold Heart, Something Wells and Money Order all have enough about them to suggest prize money in their immediate futures but Presenting Copper presents as a winner.
Something Wells (FR) 6-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders and keen, ridden and weakened 3 out, mistake last, 7th of 9, 13l behind Can't Buy Time (9-7) at Sandown 3m hcp chs (2) gs in Jan.
Mister Quasimodo 16-1 (11-12) Never travelling in rear, tailed off, 9th of 12, well behind Herecomesthetruth (11-5) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-145 (2) sft in Dec.
Presenting Copper (IRE) 7-1 (10-8) Prominent, led 4th, ridden and narrowly headed approaching last, rallied gamely under strong pressure to lead flat, all out, won at Cheltenham 2m 1f hcp hdl (2) hvy in Jan beating Awesome George (10-1) by 1/2l, 15 ran.
Osako D'airy (FR) 7-4fav (11-4) Held up, mistake 7th, not much room, mistake and baulked and nearly unseated rider 11th, stayed on after 4 out, never any danger, 4th of 7, 19l behind Tartak (11-7) at Kempton 2m 4f Grad Ch (2) gs.
Bring Me Sunshine (IRE) 33-1 (10-7) Held up, headway 8th, ridden after 3 out, weakening when blundered next, 7th of 13, 40l behind The Sawyer (10-0) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp chs Grd 3 (1) hvy in Jan.
Money Order (IRE) 11-4fav (10-11) Held up, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, ridden and not fluent 2 out, soon one pace, 5th of 11, 6l behind Harmony Brig (11-0) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp hdl (2) sft in Jan.
Moncadou (FR) 16-1 (10-8) Always towards rear, 6th of 12, 31l behind Herecomesthetruth (11-5) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp chs 0-145 (2) sft in Dec.
Mister Potter 9-2 (11-0) Held up, headway 8th, 2nd 4 out, led after 3 out, went left and not fluent 2 out, driven out, won at Towcester 2m 6f beg chs (4) hvy in Jan beating Sandhurst (11-0) by 1 1/2l, 9 ran.
Gold Heart (FR) 6-1 (11-1) Held up in touch, mistake 11th, challenging when fell 3 out in race won by Ice Tea (11-11) at Wetherby 3m 1f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Nov, 13 ran.
Master Somerville 10-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, ridden and lost place after 11th, tailed off 13th and pulled up 4 out in race won by The Sawyer (11-6) at Newbury 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Jan, 15 ran.
