in touch, headway to chase winner approaching 8th, 6 lengths down when blundered and lost 2nd 2 out, soon weakened
mistakes, made all, clear when jumped awkwardly 2 out, comfortable
in touch when pecked on landing and unseated rider 5th
held up, blundered 2nd, outpaced 8th, rallied to chase clear winner bend approaching last, no chance with winner
tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, lost place after 7th, soon driven along, kept on to go remote 3rd at last
tracked winner 4th until mistake 7th, tracked leaders, chased clear winner 2 out until bend approaching last, blundered badly last
It's almost 12 months since George Nympton last threatened to win a race and he may struggle to peg back the free-going ARTIFICE SIVOLA around here. Lucy Wadham's grey is still learning his trade over fences but only weakened at the last at Leicester last month, having made much of the running, and this is a track that suits those who like to race up with the pace. Morestead is also an habitual front-runner but may not have the pace for this trip nowadays and Johnnys Legacy appears to have lost the plot. The remainder are even harder to fancy.
George Nympton (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) 4th and struggling going to 3 out, went modest 3rd in closing stages, 3rd of 5, 25l behind Venetian Lad (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Dec.
Artifice Sivola (FR) 5-2fav (11-2) Led after 2nd until 3rd, led 4th, headed 2 out, hit last, beaten after, stayed on same pace, 4th of 9, 5l behind Henri De Boistron (10-10) at Leicester 2m 5yo nov hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Johnnys Legacy (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Prominent until 4th, outpaced 8th, well held from 4 out, 6th of 9, 25l behind Henri De Boistron (10-10) at Leicester 2m 5yo nov hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Albatros De Guye (FR) 3-1 (11-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along and outpaced after 8th, rallied into moderate 3rd 3 out until before next, weakened, 4th of 6, well behind Bravo Riquet (12-5) at Plumpton 2m 1f hcp chs 0-100 (5) hvy in Jan.
Morestead (IRE) 14-1 (10-8) Soon behind, struggling 10th, never reached leaders, 6th of 9, 29l behind Strawberry Hill (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gs in Feb.
Stafford Charlie 33-1 (10-1) Led, jumped right 3rd, headed 5th, weakened before 2 out, mistake last, 5th of 7, 26l behind Little Jimmy (10-7) at Chepstow 2m hcp chs 0-100 (5) sft in Feb.
Jackthejourneyman (IRE) 8-1 (11-12) Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway after 8th, outpaced 4 out, pecked 3 out, weakened next, 7th of 9, 26l behind Chance Encounter (11-0) at Wincanton 2m hcp 0-100 (5) gd in Dec.
