raced keenly, held up tracking leading pair, closer before 8th, effort on wide outside into 2nd before 4 out, 1 length down and mounting a challenge when fell 4 out
chased winner, pushed along after 11th, ridden and lost 2nd before 4 out, weakening and no chance when left in poor 2nd again 4 out, tired when went right 3 out and next
jumped soundly, raced keenly, made all, travelling well in 1 length lead when left well clear 4 out
held up in detached last, well outpaced and no chance before 8th, left remote 3rd 4 out, tailed off
Nonrunner
Dunraven Storm won here in the autumn and went on to land a Grade 2 at Cheltenham. He never figured in last week's Arkle and was pulled up but has every chance of bouncing back in this much easier contest. But Lingfield and Fontwell winner Leo Luna, who stays much further, will have to make this a real test of stamina if he's to succeed and that won't suit the Hobbs' gelding. CARRAIG MOR beat last week's RSA Chase runner-up Southfield Theatre in a Grade 2 at Newbury in November. He then unseated his rider when leading Coneygree in the Kauto Star at Kempton and can be forgiven his run on bottomless ground at Haydock subsequently. Alan King's charge is the pick of the weights in this as the other pair look out of their depth.
Dunraven Storm (IRE) 40-1 (11-4) Pressed winner to after 4th, in touch, blundered and lost place 9th, behind from next, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Un De Sceaux (11-4) at Cheltenham 2m nov chs G1 (1) gs, 11 ran.
Leo Luna 5-4 (11-3) Made virtually all, jumped stickily 2nd and next, jumped well after, clear 3 out, stayed on strongly, eased towards finish, won at Fontwell 2m 6f nov chs (2) hvy in Feb beating Wilton Milan (10-12) by 15l, 4 ran.
Carraig Mor (IRE) 11-10fav (11-3) Tracked winner, ridden before 4 out, quickly weakened 4 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Mwaleshi (11-7) at Haydock 2m 5f grd chs (5yo+) (2) hvy in Jan, 6 ran.
Saint Breiz (FR) 20-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, ridden after 7th, weakened 3 out, last of 5, 44l behind Dragon's Den (11-1) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) hvy in Feb.
Lysino (GER) 13-2 (11-3) Jumped slowly 1st, held up in last pair, some headway approaching 9th, weakened approaching 4 out, in last pair when mistake 3 out, pulled up and dismounted before next, in a race won by Niceonefrankie (11-3) at Ascot 2m 3f hcp chs 0-140 (3) sft in Nov, 8 ran.
