held up towards rear, jumped right 2nd, jumped right and mistake 9th, jumped right 10th, reminder after 11th, beaten jumping 4 out, unable to land a blow
slightly worse than midfield, took closer order before 8th, niggled after 10th, joined leaders jumping 4 out, narrow 2nd 3 out, soon ridden, rallied to almost join leader jumping last, hung left late on, always held
tracked leaders, hampered slightly 9th, progress to join leader after 11th, just behind leader jumping 4 out and ridden, weakened to 3rd 3 out, no more to offer
prominent, joined leader 4th, jumped left 9th, led 10th, lost lead jumping 11th and soon dropped back and pushed, beaten jumping 4 out, kept on one pace
held up in rear, nudged after 7th, ridden after 11th and soon detached, minor late headway
prominent, hit 8th, jumped to lead 11th before joined, slight advantage 3 out and reminder, ridden after 2 out, almost joined last, pulled out extra late on, always doing enough
led, joined 4th, headed 10th, 4th jumping 4 out and outpaced, stayed on to be 3rd jumping last, kept on well
NonRunner
A very tricker opener but The Ferry Master’s recent improvement has come over 3m and Duc De Beauchene is highly tried making his chasing bow. Bold Plan was given a confident ride to take the notable scalp of The Big Breakaway at Exeter but has never been easy to catch right. Dublin Four has placed at Doncaster and Wincanton but Farinet is having a first run for new connections having not raced since July last year. MAROWN was well ahead of Galahad Quest when runner-up to Silver Hallmark here four weeks ago. He beat a subsequent winner at Ayr earlier and seems to have taken well to fences so gets a tentative vote.
Bold Plan (IRE) 7-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders, moved into 2nd before 4 out, close up 2 out, upsides last, led flat, ran on strongly, won at Exeter 2m 3f (2) sft in Dec beating The Big Breakaway (11-8) by 1 1/2l, 4 ran.
Marown (IRE) 9-2 (11-0) Tracked leaders, left 2nd 8th, ridden 2 out, kept on one pace, 2nd of 4, 4 1/2l behind Silver Hallmark (11-0) at Haydock 2m 4f (1) hvy in Jan.
The Ferry Master (IRE) 6-1 (11-5) Tracked leader, led 4 out, ridden and ran on, won at Newcastle 2m 7f hcp (3) gd in Nov beating Baron De Midleton (11-0) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
The Mulcair (IRE) 9-4 (11-2) Pressed leader, led 6th, headed before 12th, ridden when mistake 3 out, weakened next, 3rd of 4, 34l behind Port Of Mars (11-2) at Hereford 3m 1f (4) sft in Jan.
Duc De Beauchene (FR) 16-1 (11-4) In rear, struggling after 3 out, soon well beaten, 7th of 9, dist behind Jacamar (11-1) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (2) sft in Dec.
Galahad Quest (FR) 25-1 (10-10) Close up in rear, left 3rd at 8th, ridden and mistake 2 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 4, 12 1/2l behind Silver Hallmark (11-0) at Haydock 2m 4f (1) hvy in Jan.
Farinet (FR) (11-2) 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Spirit Of The Bay (11-0) at Dieppe 2m 3f sft in Jul.
Dublin Four (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, front pair well clear 4th until 9th, 3rd before 3 out, stayed on same pace from 2 out, 3rd of 8, 7 1/4l behind Numitor (11-12) at Wincanton 2m hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
