made all, not fluent 11th, blundered 3 out, challenged last, driven and kept on well flat
chased winner, mistake 11th, challenged and every chance when not fluent last, one pace flat
close up in 3rd, pecked 2nd, outpaced by leading pair after 4 out
Cobreces is likely to be at prohibitive odds for this novices' chase and is impossible to oppose. A winner over both hurdles and fences in France, the son of Environment Friend confirmed his debut promise behind No Visibility at Taunton when opening his account on his second start for trainer Paul Nicholls when easily beating Lodestar at Warwick last week. A reproduction of that form should suffice against two moderate rivals. Gary Moore's Johnlegood looks the pick of the other two. A novice hurdle winner at Fontwell, he also has placed form over fences and is preferred to Snow Partridge for the forecast.
