chased leaders, mistake 10th, not fluent 4 out, stayed on to take 2nd when pecked 2 out, led with good jump last, headed towards finish, led again close home
chased leaders, lost place 6th, struggling before 14th, soon behind, tailed off 4 out, soon pulled up
led before 2nd, not fluent 6th, headed 3 out, weakened before last
chased leaders, closed 14th, led 3 out, in tight to last and headed, rallied flat, led towards finish, headed close home
led until before 2nd, chased leader, not fluent 10th, challenged 13th, not fluent 14th, 3rd and weakening last
in rear, cajoled along after 6th, not fluent and behind 12th, pulled up after
held up, headway 10th, not fluent and lost place next, struggling when not fluent 13th, pulled up before 4 out
Withdrawn
Chirico Vallis won in a higher grade at Chepstow in October but COOL MIX is also eased in grade. He finished fourth in the Rehearsal Chase at Newcastle last month when Glen Forsa was pulled up having failed to jump with any fluency. Iain Jardine’s grey should be in the firing-line here but 3m has proved beyond Cat Tiger so far. Kalooki will strip fitter for a run at Newbury while Oscar Robertson won easily at Wetherby but is tackling stronger opposition here.
Kalooki (GER) 4-1fav (11-9) Mid-division, pushed along after 3 out, bad mistake when beaten 2 out, gradually faded, 7th of 13, 37 1/2l behind Kapcorse (10-12) at Newbury 2m 6f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Port Of Mars (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Never going that well in last, mistake 4th, reminder after 9th and 10th, behind 11th, pulled up before 12th, at Kelso 2m 7f (3) sft in Feb.
Glen Forsa (IRE) 6-1 (10-4) Held up in mid-division, lost place after 5th, closed 10th, hit 12th, pulled up before next, at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp lst (1) gs in Nov.
Cat Tiger (FR) 3-1fav (11-0) Held up towards rear, mistake 8th and 11th (foinavon), headway 3 out, never able to get on terms with leaders, 5th at the last, well beaten before the elbow, 5th of 13, 31 1/4l behind Mac Tottie (11-1) at Aintree 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Cool Mix 15-2 (10-0) Chased leaders, not fluent 1st, 4th when hit 4 out, no extra from next, 4th of 12, 13 1/4l behind Aye Right (11-5) at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp lst (1) gs in Nov.
Danny Whizzbang (IRE) 50-1 (11-8) In rear, ridden 3 out, soon beaten, never showed, 5th of 7, dist behind L'Homme Presse (11-1) at Ascot 2m 5f (2) gs in Dec.
Oscar Robertson (IRE) 6-5fav (11-12) Held up, ridden to lead going easily 3 out, left well clear when 2nd fell 2 out, eased down from last, won at Wetherby 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov beating Victory Echo (11-0) by dist, 5 ran.
Chirico Vallis (FR) 16-1 (10-2) Made all, jumped well, ridden 4 out, pressed last, kept on stoutly, just held on, won at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) gd in Oct beating Kitty's Light (11-1) by hd, 13 ran.
