towards rear, not fluent 6th, pushed along before 8th, headway approaching 3 out, went 2nd after 2 out, every chance flat, stayed on, just held
in rear, headway on outside before 8th, going well final bend, left in lead just before 3 out, soon headed, not fluent 2 out, no extra last
chased leaders on inside, hit 5th, not fluent 8th, outpaced before 3 out, weakened before next
chased leaders on outside, pushed along before 8th, weakened before 3 out
mostly chased leader, not always fluent, lost 2nd 8th, outpaced before 3 out, soon well held
led, not fluent 4th, narrow lead when lost action and pulled up just before 3 out
held up in mid-division, not fluent 8th, led 3 out, pressed flat, held on well
prominent, went 2nd 8th until before 3 out, weakened from 2 out
Some Chaos stays well but has yet to win over hurdles. As I See It is inconsistent and Hijack is also proving hard to catch right. Getareason has been found wanting tried over 3m in the past and Sensulano is another who has generally raced over shorter trips. SKANDIBURG was racing over fences in the autumn but is 4-9 over hurdles and was more than holding his own in this grade last season. He’ll enjoy the quicker surface today and could outclass these. De Forgotten One is better over the larger obstacles nowadays but Small Present recorded a first win over timber at Catterick last month, though has gone up 6lb.
Skandiburg (FR) 3-1 (10-12) Midfield, slow 2nd, ridden before 4 out but still in touch, outpaced 2 out, well beaten when kept on flat, 3rd of 6, 11 1/4l behind Hear No Evil (11-4) at Ayr 3m (3) hvy in Nov.
Getareason (IRE) 11-4 (11-2) Held up in touch, took keen hold, went 2nd over 10f out, led 6f out, ridden over 2f out, headed entering final furlong, soon held, 3rd of 8, 5l behind Plan Of Escape (11-2) at Newcastle 2m (5) pol in Feb.
Sensulano (IRE) 22-1 (11-0) Held up, ridden after 3 out, one pace from 2 out, 4th of 6, 28 3/4l behind Molly Ollys Wishes (11-0) at Warwick 2m 5f lst (1) hvy in Feb.
As I See It 22-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, never on terms, 7th of 10, 5 1/2l behind Ecco (11-4) at Kempton 2m 2f (4) pol in Feb.
Hijack (IRE) 10-3fav (11-3) In touch, mistake 3rd, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Potters Hedger (11-0) at Haydock 3m hcp (3) hvy in Jan.
De Forgotten One 10-3fav (11-7) Jumped left, led, ridden and headed before 2 out, faded, 5th of 11, 24 1/2l behind Enqarde (11-1) at Ascot 3m hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Small Present (IRE) 7-2fav (11-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd on inside 3 out, upsides when awkward next, challenged last, ridden to lead run-in, stayed on gamely, all out, won at Catterick 3m 1f hcp (3) hvy in Feb beating Big Penny (11-6) by hd, 11 ran.
Some Chaos (IRE) 12-1 (11-8) Held up towards rear, closer in mid-division after 12th, chased leaders soon after 17th, pushed along when left 3rd 3 out, no extra before the last, weakened run-in, 5th of 13, 5 1/4l behind El Presente (11-8) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp lst (1) gd in Nov.
