held up towards rear, blundered 9th, headway and pushed along in 5th after 13th, kept on into 3rd run-in
chased leaders, 2nd before 5th, blundered badly almost fell and unseated rider 11th
mid-division, hit 5th, headway chasing leaders 10th, 3rd 4 out, mistake next, went 2nd before the last, driven and kept on run-in, always just held
jumped right almost throughout, chased leaders, bumped 2nd, left in 2nd place 11th, slight lead briefly before 4 out until went violently right 4 out, weakened next
chased leaders, made most from 3rd, ridden and headed briefly before 4 out, soon in front again, not fluent and headed 2 out, lost 2nd before the last, weakened and lost modest 3rd run-in
always towards rear
mid-division, headway chasing leaders 9th, slightly hampered 11th, went 2nd 4 out, led 2 out, ridden before last, kept on gamely
jumped right, led until 3rd, chased leader until 5th, chased leaders, weakened 12th
towards rear, modest 5th before the last
always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 12th
Sir Egbert won over hurdles at Taunton in March and is 6lb higher for his chasing debut while Rebecca Curtis has sent two of the last three winners but Absolute Power was well beaten at Newbury on his first start over fences. Air Navigator, Cesar Collonges and Monbeg Aquadude are others to note with the latter winning a maiden hurdle here in March but GONE PLATINUM gets another chance. By far the most experienced over fences, he won over a shorter trip here in May and has gone close again on a couple of occasions subsequently including a nose defeat over track and trip in October.
Absolute Power 50-1 (11-5) Held up last, jumped right 1st, not fluent 6th, reminder after next, not fluent 8th, never on terms, weakened before 4 ou, last of 6, dist behind La Bague Au Roi (10-12) at Newbury 2m 6f (3) gd in Nov.
Fawsley Spirit (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Led until 2nd, remained prominent, not fluent 5 out, blundered 3 out, weakened next, 7th of 9, dist behind General Consensus (11-2) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn (4) sft in Mar.
Sir Egbert 4-1 (11-10) Sweating, prominent in chasing group, closer at 4th, went 2nd before 2 out, led just before last, idled run-in, driven out, won at Taunton 2m hcp (4) sft in Mar beating Delface (11-3) by 1 1/4l, 9 ran.
Cesar Collonges (FR) 5-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, 2nd before 4th until pushed along approaching 3 out, chased leaders, ridden before next, lost 3rd 2 out, weakened soon after, 5th of 13, 12 1/4l behind Ardmayle (11-3) at Chepstow 2m hcp (4) hvy in Apr.
Overworkdunderpaid (IRE) 5-1 (11-2) Chased leaders, lost place approaching 4 out, mistake next, soon beaten, 10th of 13, dist behind Merry Milan (11-2) at Bangor 2m 7f mdn (5) gs in Apr.
Monbeg Aquadude (IRE) 7-2 (11-4) Tracked leaders, lost place after 4 out, soon beaten, tailed off 2 out, 5th of 8, 27 1/2l behind Trustan Times (11-12) at Kelso 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Apr.
Air Navigator 6-1 (11-0) Keen, tracked winner, 3 lengths down 2 out, no extra in 3rd run-in, 3rd of 9, 6 1/4l behind Arian (10-7) at Chepstow 2m mdn (5) sft in Apr.
Leskinfere (IRE) 3-1fav (11-5) Mid-division, outpaced after 4 out, ridden and kept on under pressure from last, never nearer, 5th of 18, 21 1/2l behind Aspen Colorado (11-12) at Carlisle 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Oct.
Gone Platinum (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) In rear, jumped deliberately at times, reminder 3rd, struggling 10th, tailed off 12th, soon pulled up, at Hereford 2m 5f hcp (4) gf in Nov.
Robinsson (IRE) 25-1 (11-6) Mid-division on outside, driven and lost place before after 4 out, weakened next, tailed off, 11th of 12, dist behind Atomic Rumble (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in May.
