held up, headway 4 out, effort approaching last, ridden and stayed on to lead near finish
close up, pushed along 13th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before next
close up, lost place 13th, soon in rear, pulled up 4 out
tracked leader until mistake 3rd, tracked leaders, hit 9th, ridden 4 out, pulled up 2 out
in rear, headway 4 out, ridden next, weakened approaching last
led, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, kept on one pace
tracked leader, ridden to lead 2 out, headed near finish
Pure Vision won over hurdles at Exeter in March but didn’t get that far before falling on his chasing debut at the same track last week. He can figure with a clear round but CHAMPAGNE CHASER is preferred as he managed to finish third at Hexham on his first start over fences despite looking less than fluent and should know more here. Zalgarry has won a handicap over hurdles off today’s mark but his only start over fences so far was back in 2011 while A Bold Move and Old Salt are chasing newcomers to note.
Pure Vision (IRE) 8-1 (10-7) Towards rear, fell 7th, at Exeter 3m hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Old Salt (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Mid-division, lost place when not fluent 6th, closed 4 out, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 8, 25 1/2l behind Fresh By Nature (10-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Apr.
A Bold Move (IRE) 4-6fav (11-2) Tracked leaders, every chance 2 out, one pace before last in 3rd place, 3rd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Mister Mister (11-2) at Worcester 2m 7f mdn (5) gd in Sep.
Champagne Chaser 11-2 (11-4) Chased leaders, went 2nd 10th, not fluent 12th, lost 2nd 2 out, rallied under pressure to lead narrowly when blundered and headed last, no extra run-in, not recover, 3rd of 5, 4 1/4l behind Bigirononhiship (11-11) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
Zalgarry (FR) 7-2 (11-1) Mid-division, headway 7th, 2nd from 2 out, no impression on winner, 2nd of 9, 16l behind Newton Geronimo (11-0) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Lord Bryan (IRE) 16-1 (11-9) In touch, headway 3 out, ridden to challenge next, weakened last, 6th of 17, 17 1/4l behind Steely Addition (11-13) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Star Tackle (IRE) 4-1cfav (10-11) Close up, led 8th, mistake and unseated rider 10th, at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
