tracked leaders, led 2nd, headed 7th, blundered 11th and lost place, outpaced 14th, kept on to go moderate 3rd before last
tracked leader, ridden and lost place 10th, outpaced 14th
always in rear, blundered 10th, weakened 14th
led 1st, led again 7th, jumped left 10th, headed 12th, chased winner until 4 out, weakened 2 out
not jumped well, held up, headway to 3rd after 11th, chased winner 4 out, mistake 2 out, soon beaten
tracked leaders, jumped right and chased leader 10th, led 12th, blundered badly and rider lost reins briefly 3 out, clear last, ran on strongly
Point-to-point winner Mooncoin Man has not shown the same level of form under rules and was tailed off when falling at the last at Taunton earlier this month so he looks best watched in a race taken to go to PENN DA BENN, who gets the vote with Overstrand looking the best of the remainder. The selection was easily the best of these over hurdles, winning off a mark of 125 before being well held at the Cheltenham Festival in the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle off a mark 10lbs higher and he has shown promise in all three starts over fences, latterly when not disgraced on unsuitably testing ground at Fontwell last time. Kevin Morgan's Colophony ran promisingly on his chasing debut at Ludlow last month and he makes more appeal than Pam Sly's Pheidias, who has been well held in all three starts over fences. Feeling Peckish is hard to recommend and of more interest may be Richard Newland's Overstrand, who has run to a decent level of form in recent starts. Penn da Benn has an obvious chance in this company though and he is hard to oppose.
Colophony (USA) 16-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 13th, soon ridden, headway approaching 4 out, weakened before 3 out, 4th of 6, 34l behind Supreme Duke (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 4f nov chs (3) gd in Feb '09.
Feeling Peckish (USA) 14-1 (10-2) Chased leaders, pushed along approaching 12th, soon outpaced, 5th of 11, 12l behind Star Beat (11-8) at Catterick 3m 1f nov hcp chs 0-100 (4) gd.
Mooncoin Man (IRE) 200-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, not flent 9th, weakened soon after 4 out, mistake 2 out, tailed off when fell last, in a race won by Vodka Brook (11-0) at Taunton 2m 7f beg chase (4) sft, 7 ran.
Overstrand (IRE) 6-1 (11-0) Jumped left, chased leaders, went 2nd 10th, no chance with winner, 2nd of 4, 25l behind Picaroon (10-9) at Leicester 2m 4f beg chase (4) gd.
Penn Da Benn (FR) 10-3 (10-12) Held up 4th, headway to track winner 13th, effort when mistake 3 out, soon one pace, no impression, 2nd of 4, 11l behind Take The Breeze (11-6) at Fontwell 2m 6f nov stks (2) hvy in Feb.
Pheidias (IRE) 25-1 (11-5) Pressed leader, led 6th until 9th, not fluent 10th and 14th, weakened 15th, tailed off, 7th of 11, well behind Ringaroses (11-12) at Huntingdon 3m nov hcp chs (0-125) (3) sft in Feb.
