held up in rear, headway 12th, went 4th 4 out, outpaced by leaders 2 out
held up in rear, not fluent 4th, bad mistake 12th, headway 14th, soon outpaced, rallied 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, led approaching last, stayed on well
tracked leaders, challenged 11th, no extra 4 out, tailed off
tracked leaders, not alwyas fluent, pushed along after 6th, challenged 11th, led 2 out, headed approaching last, one pace flat
tracked leader, led 9th, hit 14th, headed and mistake 2 out, no extra flat
held up, fell 11th
tracked leaders, lost place after 11th, no extra 3 out
led, clear before 4th unti after 7th, mistake 8th, headed and not fluent next, mistake 12th, no extra 3 out
Nonrunner
This looks to be a competitive novice chase and Nodebateaboutit will have to step up again on victories at Wetherby and Lingfield to complete his hat-trick. Reblis must go on the short-list, however, though was receiving plenty of weight from second Court Surprise when winning for the third time in four starts at Sandown and can still take the odd chance at his fences. Rhum should be winning soon but is another who still has a bit to learn about jumping and Gotoyourplay and Bounds And Leaps both came to grief last time. TARATATA SIVOLA is still only a five-year-old and has been quite highly tried over fences so far. He was given a confidence-booster over hurdles at Newbury last month and could take some beating if that has had the desired effect.
Bold Perk (IRE) 13-2 (11-10) Led before 2nd, headed 5th, tracked winner, weakened from 5 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Rockiteer (11-9) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Nov, 9 ran.
Gotoyourplay (IRE) 6-1 (10-5) Held up, headway on inside after 4th, disputing 4th when fell 11th, in a race won by Brackloon High (10-8) at Leicester 2m 7f nov ltd hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Feb, 8 ran.
Natural Action 16-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, reminders after 5th, struggling before 3 out, never on terms, tailed off when pulled before 2 out, in a race won by Ben's Folly (11-7) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Dec, 8 ran.
Reblis (FR) 11-2 (10-10) Tracked leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 3rd, headway after 12th, went 2nd 3 out, led next, all out, just held on, won at Sandown 3m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Feb beating Court By Surprise (11-7) by 1/2l, 11 ran.
Sandofthecolosseum (IRE) 7-1 (10-10) Held up mid-division, ridden before 14th, headway from 2 out, never dangerous, 6th of 13, 29l behind Beamazed (11-4) at Carlisle 3m 2f hcp chs 0-130 (3) hvy in Feb.
Will Scarlet (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Well in rear, mistake 3rd, never remotely involved, left poor 4th after 4 out, tailed off, 4th of 6, well behind Cristal Bonus (11-0) at Kempton 2m 4f nov chs G2 (1) gd in Feb.
Taratata Sivola (FR) 100-1 (10-9) Held up towards rear, ridden after 5th, weakened approaching 3 out, 7th of 9, 50l behind Montbazon (11-8) at Newbury 2m nh nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
Bounds And Leaps 11-4fav (11-0) Led, hit 7th, landed steeply and fell 11th, in a race won by Graduation Night (11-12) at Ascot 3m nov hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Nov, 7 ran.
Nodebateaboutit 6-4fav (11-5) Jumped well and always going well, made all, drew clear from 3 out, easily, won at Lingfield 3m nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Jan beating Ballyegan (11-9) by 6l, 4 ran.
Rhum (FR) 7-4fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, not fluent 1st or 2nd, hampered 4th, pushed along after 7th, challenged next until not fluent 4 out, stayed on same pace from next, 2nd of 5, 4 1/2l behind The Falklander (11-0) at Ffos Las 3m beg chase (4) sft in Jan.
