always in rear
tracked leader, led 3rd, clear next, unchallenged after, very easily
held up, some headway 5th, never near leaders
keen held up, hit 3rd, progress 5th, chased winner next, kept on, no chance with winner
pulled hard, led after 1st, headed 3rd, chased winner until 6th, behind when pulled up before 2 out
in rear, hit 3rd, blundered 5th, hit 3 out and rider lost iron, saddle slipped soon after and ran out next
in rear, progress to 4th 3 out, kept on to go moderate 3rd approaching last
led 1st, tracked leaders until lost place 6th
tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 3 out
CONQUISTO was capable on the flat, racing off a mark as high as 91 at his best and made a pleasing debut over hurdles when chasing home Troubletimestwo at Doncaster earlier this month and he can go one better today with the main dangers rated as Kinsya and King of Rhythm. Declan Carroll's gelding ran better than expected on his hurdling debut at Huntingdon earlier this month when sent off at 80/1 and he has to be considered but needs to improve to beat the selection. We're Delighted looked beaten before unseating his rider at Doncaster last time, while Neil King's Chalice Welcome has yet to show any worthwhile form over timber but cannot be ruled out having been going well on the flat of late. Highland River was well held on his return to hurdles at Bangor last time and of more interest may be the Mark Tompkins-trained Kinsya, who takes a drop in class having run in better races than this at Southwell and Newbury of late. Conquisto has solid claims following his first effort at Doncaster though and is hard to oppose.
Chalice Welcome 8-1 (10-3) Close up, mistake and led 2 out, soon ridden, headed last, kept on, 2nd of 12, 1 1/4l behind Weststern (10-6) at Fakenham 2m nov hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd in Nov.
Conquisto 7-1 (11-1) Led, raced keen, headed 2 out, every chance last, not quicken flat, 2nd of 12, 1 1/2l behind Troubletimestwo (10-1) at Doncaster 2m cond nov hdl 4yo+ (4) gd.
King of Rhythm (IRE) 80-1 (10-12) Mid-division, headway approaching 5th, close 3rd 2 out, weakened flat, 4th of 13, 10l behind Haarth Sovereign (11-1) at Huntingdon 2m mdn hdl (4) gs.
Kinsya 33-1 (11-0) Keen hold in mid-division, headway to chase leaders 3 out, ridden and weakened soon after next, 6th of 18, 30l behind Salden Licht (11-0) at Newbury 2m mdn hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Racing Stripes (IRE) 100-1 (9-13) Pulled hard in rear, never a factor, tailed off, last of 7, well behind Gamesters Lady (11-8) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gs.
We're Delighted 20-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, badly hampered 4 out and unseated rider, in a race won by Santera (10-6) at Doncaster 2m clm hdl (4) gd, 11 ran.
Emirates World (IRE) 200-1 (10-12) Always behind, tailed off, 8th of 12, well behind Advisor (10-12) at Newbury 2m 3yo nov hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Highland River 33-1 (11-3) Not fluent 1st, soon led, headed and not fluent next, led after 3rd until after 6th, weakened approaching 2 out, 4th of 8, 30l behind Ciceron (11-7) at Bangor 2m 1f 4yo nov hcp hdl (3) gs.
Transformer (IRE) 100-1 (10-9) Held up, ridden after 3 out soon weakened, 6th of 10, 37l behind Open Day (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f 4yo nov hdl (4) gs in Feb.
