tracked leader from 2nd, not fluent 6th, led 11th until 12th, mistake 13th, soon ridden, weakened before 4 out, tailed off
led until 11th, led next, ridden approaching 4 out, headed when mistake 2 out, weakened
not fluent 1st, tracked leaders, ridden after 14th, weakened 4 out
hit 10th, always last, ridden after 13th, soon weakened, pulled up before 4 out
tracked leaders, went second 13th, led 2 out, soon clear, comfortably
Winsley Hill gets the mares allowance and having a made a pleasing debut over fences when third behind Five Dream at Fontwell she has to be respected but MANMOON has an obvious chance here and is taken to open his account over the larger obstacles with the biggest threat from the remainder likely to come from Talikos. The last mentioned has slipped to a fair mark for handicaps now so it is a little surprising that connections are taking the route of running him in a novice chase today where he has a lot to find with the selection. Point-to-point winner Coffee Morning has yet to translate form between the flags to regulation fences and looks best watched, while Orion Star has been well held in his last two outings and looks out of his depth in this company. Nigel Hawke's Manmoon has plenty in hand on official BHA ratings, has run promising over fences already and he is hard to oppose in a race that should not take much winning.
Coffee Morning (IRE) 125-1 (10-12) Chased leader, led 8th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened next, 9th of 13, well behind Boomtown Kat (10-12) at Wincanton 2m 6f nh nov hdl (4) gd.
Manmoon (FR) 9-1 (10-12) Tracked leader, led 11th till 3 out, ridden and soon outpaced by winner, lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 8, 12l behind Au Courant (11-4) at Kempton 2m 4f nov stks (3) gd in Apr.
Orion Star (IRE) 100-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders until 12th, no chance from 14th, mistake 17th, tailed off, 6th of 7, well behind Coq Hardi (10-12) at Wincanton 3m 1f nov stks (4) gd in Apr.
Talikos (FR) 5-1 (10-6) Held up and never a danger, 6th of 11, 46l behind Line Artic (11-7) at Exeter 2m 1f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gf.
Winsley Hill 5-1 (10-7) With leader, hit 8th and next, mistake and outpaced 4f out, rallied to take poor 3rd flat, 3rd of 5, 12l behind Five Dream (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 2f beg chase (4) gd.