led, awkward on landing 2 out and headed, rallied last, ridden and kept on run-in, always held
raced on inside disputing 3rd, went outright 3rd 2 out, no chance with leading duo
disputing 3rd on inside until 2 out, soon beaten
tracked leader, led 2 out, ridden and always doing enough run-in
First Lord De Cuet has found one too good in each of his four runs over fences and that may be the case again here as SIZABLE SAM was only beaten a neck over course and distance on his chasing bow in November and probably ran up to that form when second in a handicap at Wincanton subsequently. The returning Fox Pro and Mr Craftsman will likely fight out the minor placings.
First Lord De Cuet (FR) 3-1 (11-10) Led until after 2nd, close 3rd, jumped slowly 5th, led again before 4 out, joined 2 out, headed and not pace of winner run-in, stayed on for clear 2nd, 2nd of 5, 5l behind Monbeg Genius (11-5) at Chepstow 3m hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Fox Pro (FR) 22-1 (10-0) Led until 20th, chased leader until before 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 15, 18 1/2l behind Diesel D'Allier (10-2) at Cheltenham 3m 6f hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Mr Craftsman 18-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, ridden and one pace before 3 out, weakened before last, 3rd of 8, 24l behind Sheila Nash (11-4) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Sizable Sam 5-2fav (12-2) Mid-division, hampered 8th, chased leaders 9th, every chance 2 out, upsides last, led last, headed on landing, no chance with winner inside final furlong, 2nd of 11, 1 1/4l behind No Hubs No Hoobs (10-2) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
