in touch, lost place after 5th, ridden and struggling 5 out, soon well beaten
held up in rear, closed on outside 9th, jumped right 4 out, no impression from next, mistake last
chased leaders, not fluent 5 out, mistake 4 out, slow and well beaten 3 out
led until 2nd, led 5th, headed 3 out, no impression on winner flat
prominent, led 2nd, headed 5th, lost place 8th, well behind before 5 out
held up on outside, closed to take 2nd 6th until 4 out, jumped left 2 out, beaten in 3rd after
in touch, went 2nd 4 out, led next, clear last, stayed on, ridden out
Though raised 11lb in the weights, the hat-trick seeking ECEPARTI is impossible to oppose on recent form with Hugh Nugent again claiming 5lb though he won’t be much of a price. One For Billy has a lengthy absence to overcome and all of the others have something to prove having pulled up last time. Of those, Whatswrongwithyou and Springtown Lake make most appeal for forecast purposes.
One For Billy 14-1 (11-3) Held up off the pace towards rear, some headway before 4 out, soon beaten, 8th of 13, 18 1/4l behind Caid Du Lin (10-11) at Ascot 2m 1f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Whatswrongwithyou (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Led until before 4 out, still 2nd when sprawled badly on landing 3 out, not recover and pulled up before last, at Newbury 2m hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Kayf Adventure 10-1 (10-9) Hampered 1st, behind, slow 5th, went left next, pulled up before 7th, at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Springtown Lake (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) Mid-division on inside, hit 5th, lost place 8th, lost touch when blundered 11th, pulled up before next, at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (1) sft in Nov.
Lord Bryan (IRE) 33-1 (12-0) Not fluent 1st, prominent, lost place 8th, soon behind and weakened, lost touch when pulled up after 4 out, at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) sft in Nov.
Eceparti (FR) Evensfav (11-11) Mostly jumped well and always travelling, went 2nd after 5th, led next, clear after 5 out, went left at fences in home straight, ridden out, readily, won at Wetherby 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Nov beating Craiganboy (11-6) by 12l, 8 ran.
Tiquer (FR) 33-1 (10-8) Always in rear, tailed off 12th, soon pulled up, at Newbury 2m 6f hcp (2) gs in Nov.