prominent and raced wide, chased leader 4th, ridden to lead 4 out, headed and weakened approaching last, eased flat, lost 3rd place close home
in touch, mistake 7th, fell 10th
prominent, ridden and outpaced 10th, 20 lengths down 4 out, stayed on well from 3 out, led approaching last, kept on well
held up, ridden and outpaced 10th, stayed on one pace from 2 out, kept on to go 3rd flat
chased leader, lost place 7th, badly hampered and unseated rider 10th
led, ridden after 10th, headed 4 out, kept on to lead briefly approaching last, hit last, weakened flat
Innocent Rebel can continue his winning streak, perhaps at the main expense of Keltic Lord and Light Des Mulottes. He pulled up on his Hunter Chase debut in February 2007 but showed decent form on his next two starts of last season, winning by over 30 lengths at Newton Abbot in April. He has carried on from where he left off between the flags and got the better of a useful sort in Goblet Of Fire at Buckfastleigh last time. Keltic Lord is an experienced and pretty consistent performer; he looks sure to make his presence felt but he does lack a recent run. His stablemate put up a decent display in a competitive race at Newbury last time although he was never able to get into a challenging position. He shouldn't have any problems with this shorter trip and has a top pilot in the saddle but we think Innocent Rebel can prevail.
Innocent Rebel (USA) 6-4jt-fav (11-0) Led 2 til hdd by-passing 2 out; led last; all out, won at Buckfastleigh 3m ptp gd in Feb beating Goblet of Fire (11-0) by a hd, 11 ran.
Bewleys Guest (IRE) 40-1 (12-0) Went 2nd 8-10; wknd 12; t.o, 4th of 6, 45l behind Coffee Morning (12-0) at Kilworthy 3m ptp sft.
Feeling Better (IRE) 100-1 (11-7) Tracked leader, led 2nd, headed 6th, led again 10th until badly hampered and unseated rider at the 12th in race won by Bolachoir (11-7) at Sandown 3m amt chs (3) gd, 11 ran.
Gone Missing 7-1 (12-0) A bhnd; t.o 14; pulled up in race won by Southwestern (12-7) at Bishops Court 3m ptp gd, 14 ran.
Keltic Lord 7-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway halfway, in touch, every chance when blundered 3 out, led briefly between last 2, one pace flat, 3rd of 11, 6l behind Looking Forward (10-4) at Hexham 3m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in Oct.
Light Des Mulottes (FR) 9-1 (11-7) Held up, headway 10th, hit 12th, stayed on from 4 out, 3rd and held when hit last, 4th of 10, 25l behind Royal Hector (12-2) at Newbury 2m 6f hts chs (6) gs in Feb.
Watch Me Doodle 12-1 (11-7) A bhnd; t.o, 6th of 12, 44l behind Even Homer Nods (12-0) at Badbury Rings 3m ptp gf.
