disputed lead until 2nd, chased winner, switched right after 10th, reminder before 12th, driven and dropped to 3rd briefly approaching 4 out, one pace and held when hit last
jumped well, disputed lead, slight advantage 2nd, made rest, pushed along approaching 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, clear before last, stayed on strongly, ridden out
not always fluent, held up tracking leading pair, not fluent 5th and 10th, closed up 13th, went 2nd briefly on inside approaching 4 out where mistake, ridden after 3 out, beaten 2 out, not fluent last
Fill The Power fell in the Grade 2 Towton Chase at Wetherby four weeks ago but was second to the smart Rocky Creek at Warwick earlier and was only beaten half-a-length in a handicap over track and trip in December. But the ground here should suit four-times hurdles winner THEMILANHORSE and he'll have had plenty of schooling. Paul Nicholls' charge can make a winning start over fences. Night Force has been beaten less than a length in his last two starts but lacks the scope of his two rivals.
Fill The Power (IRE) 10-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, reminders before 8th, and again before 9th, fell 9th, in a race won by Goulanes (11-0) at Wetherby 3m 1f nov chs G2 (1) sft in Feb, 6 ran.
Night Force 7-2 (11-0) Held up, headway to chase leaders 8th, blundered badly 11th, recovered and went 3rd at 13th, not fluent 4 out, chased winner 3 out, challenged and every chance when hit last, stayed on, 2nd of 6, 3/4l behind Listen Boy (11-0) at Leicester 2m 7f nov chs (4) hvy in Dec.
Themilanhorse (IRE) 2-1fav (11-4) With leaders, ridden over 1f out, no extra towards finish, 5th of 11, 5l behind City Press (11-4) at Kempton 2m n h flat (4) std in Jan.
