chased leading trio, jumped right 9th, went 3rd before 10th, tracked leader 14th, challenged and blundered 4 out, led and went right again 3 out, clear before next, eased closing stages
pressed leaders, led approaching 6th, headed next, hit 10th, lost 2nd 14th, driven and weakened next, behind and pulled up before 2 out
prominent, went 2nd after 2nd until approaching 5th, chased leaders, lost 3rd before 10th, driven before 14th, went 3rd again 4 out, no chance with leading duo
not fluent in rear, mistake 11th, driven before 4 out, good headway after 3 out to 2nd before 2 out, soon no impression, well held when driven and closed on eased down winner towards finish
made most until headed approaching 6th, led again next, hit 13th, kept slight advantage until ridden and headed 3 out, weakened quickly before next, tailed off
Question marks a-plenty but JUST JOSIE looks the best option despite being raised 9lb for making a winning chase debut over C&D when proving too good for Spot The Ball. That looks solid form in the context of this race, with the third more than thirty lengths away, whilst the fourth, Royaume Bleu, scored at Uttoxeter on Saturday. There should be plenty more to come over the larger obstacles too. Get Ready To Go delivered a good effort a couple of outings ago when a close third to Quetzal at Doncaster and a reproduction of that effort would put him in here with decent claims. However, his overall profile is rather inconsistent and he's hard to catch right. Launde was tailed off at Plumpton recently on his first run for some time but was going quite well when falling in the Aintree Foxhunters last April and had hunted up the useful Just Amazing previously at Sandown.
Just Josie 33-1 (11-0) Held up, not fluent 10th, jumped slowly next, not fluent 12th, headway 14th, challenged 3 out, led last, driven out, won at Folkestone 3m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Dec beating Spot The Ball (11-6) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Launde (IRE) 13-2 (10-11) Held up in touch, pushed along after 7th, weakened 5 out, last of 5, well behind Niceonefrankie (11-12) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gs.
Portrait Royale (IRE) 12-1 (10-6) Soon towards rear, struggling when mistake 7th, tailed off 13th, pulled up before 15th, in a race won by Reblis (10-13) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft in Dec, 11 ran.
Easter Lad 20-1 (11-3) Mid-division, blundered 7th, headway on inner when mistake 10th, weakened 4 out, last of 11, well behind Pretty Penny (10-4) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs.
Flowerbud 7-1 (10-11) Chased leaders, behind from 4th, soon tailed off, 5th of 9, well behind King Of Castile (11-12) at Folkestone 2m 6f sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) hvy.
Get Ready To Go (IRE) 7-1 (10-3) In rear, reminders 11th, lost touch approaching 14th, pulled up after, in a race won by Inga Bird (11-12) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gs, 7 ran.
