jumped sketchily first three fences, led, went slightly left 14th, 1 length ahead when fell 4 out
chased leader, 1 length down when left in clear lead 4 out, in no danger after
last, mistake 7th, lost touch next, tailed off when left poor 2nd and blundered 4 out
Dual hurdles winner VICENTE makes his chasing debut in this. A half-brother to a couple of winning chasers, Paul Nicholls' charge may well be good enough to get the better of Warden Hill. The latter ran well enough at Carlisle on his first start over fences despite showing signs of his inexperience. He'll be no pushover but Hazzaat looks up against it on his chasing bow.
Vicente (FR) 4-1 (11-7) Led, headed before 4th, tracked leader until before 4 out, ridden before 2 out, rallied before last, soon chased winner, kept on and always held, 2nd of 8, 1 3/4l behind Blaklion (11-4) at Chepstow 2m 4f nov hdl G2 (1) sft in Oct.
Warden Hill (IRE) 4-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 11, 3l behind Big Water (10-7) at Carlisle 2m 4f nov hcap ch (3) sft.
Hazzaat (IRE) 25-1 (10-6) Tracked leading trio, mistake 11th, weakened 3 out, 5th of 6, 23l behind Teak (11-4) at Plumpton 3m 1f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gf in Sep.
