COOL RUNNING has had his jumping problems since joining Jonjo O'Neill from Ireland having failed to complete in three starts but he is easily the best of the quintet that lines up for this hunter chase, handles plenty of cut in the ground and the son of Glacial looks the one to beat with the main dangers rated as Mioche d'Estruval and Sheriff Roscoe. The last mentioned is rated one stone behind the selection on official BHA ratings but does at least come here in good form having won a point-to-point in good fashion 10 days ago, although the testing ground is a concern. Break The Ice is hard to recommend on recent outings between the flags, while Jean Le Poisson is capable but has failed to finish in his last three starts in points so looks best watched back over regulation fences. Mioche d'Estruval unseated his rider on his reappearance and was pulled up in a recent start in a point but he cannot be ruled out and looks one of the main dangers to the selection, Cool Running.
Jean Le Poisson (FR) 20-1 (12-7) (cp) (tt) in tch to 14; pu 3 out, in a race won by Overlut (12-7) at Siddington 3m ptp gd, 9 ran.
Cool Running (IRE) 9-2fav (12-0) Held up towards rear, some headway and in touch in chasing group when blundered and unseated rider 12th, in a race won by Chesnut Annie (11-8) at Ffos Las 3m hts chs (4) gs in Feb, 14 ran.
Mioche d'Estruval (FR) 6-1 (12-0) Lost tch 12; pu 15, in a race won by Sheriff Roscoe (12-0) at Kilworthy 3m ptp sft, 10 ran.
Sheriff Roscoe 2-1 (12-0) Led 3-11; lft in ld 14; all out, won at Kilworthy 3m ptp sft beating Stone Valley (12-0) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Break The Ice 16-1 (11-7) To 15; virt pu flat, 7th of 13, well behind Lucette Annie (11-7) at Kilworthy 3m ptp sft.
