tracked leaders, went 3rd 13th, left in lead next, clear 4 out, ridden approaching last, driven out
prominent, led 7th, soon headed, not fluent 10th, led 13th, stumbled and fell next
led until not fluent 6th, led again after next, bad mistake and headed 12th, left 3rd when hampered 14th, blundered 3 out, weakened before next
held up, struggling 15th, went modest 4th 2 out
held up in rear, jumped left at times, behind when hit 10th, pulled up before 12th
held up, ridden after 9th, headway 14th, chased winner after 3 out, closed last, no impression, stayed on same pace
prominent, led 6th until next, left in lead 12th, headed next, hit 4 out, weakened next, tailed off
Fennis Boy has won twice over hurdles but hasn't impressed in five previous attempts over fences. Brackloon High is sure to be popular as he was gaining close home on Real Treasure on his fencing bow at Fontwell and has a further half-mile to travel here. He'll go close if lasting home but the switch to fences should suit CHARTREUX as he's already won a point-to-point. A useful staying hurdler, he hasn't many miles on the clock and gets the vote today with the lack of a recent run unlikely to be too much of an inconvenience in this grade. Rebeccas Choice has twice gone close over 2m4f recently but may again have to settle for a place.
Brackloon High (IRE) 5-4fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, lost place and reminder after 5 out, left 4th 3 out, ridden to go 2nd between last 2, 10 lengths down when mistake last, rallied and closed on winner flat, held near finish, 2nd of 6, 1 3/4l behind Real Treasure (10-7) at Fontwell 2m 6f beg chs (4) sft in Dec.
Chartreux (FR) 6-1fav (10-3) Chased leaders, driven and outpaced when hit 2 out, soon ridden, weakened before last, 13th of 23, 25l behind Buena Vista (10-3) at Cheltenham 3m lstd hcp hdl (1) gd in Mar.
Fennis Boy (IRE) 16-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, headway to lead after 3 out, headed before next, no impression approaching last, 6th of 17, 16l behind Knight Pass (11-2) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gs in Dec.
Minella Bliss (IRE) 66-1 (10-9) Led until 9th, soon pushed along, weakened after 3 out, 11th of 14, well behind Water Garden (11-2) at Ascot 3m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (4) sft in Dec.
No Reception (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Tracked leaders on inside, not fluent 7th, struggling 13th, mistake 3 out, 4th of 7, 24l behind One More Dinar (11-2) at Ludlow 3m hcp ch 0-95 (5) gs.
Rebeccas Choice (IRE) 4-1fav (11-4) Tracked leaders, pushed along before 4 out, went 3 out, ridden before 2 out, led before last, kept on and headed towards finish, 2nd of 11, 1/2l behind Valley View (11-1) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy in Dec.
Rif (FR) 14-1 (11-0) Reluctant to race and lost over 30 lengths start, behind, bad mistake 5th, mistakes 7th and 9th, went remote 4th from 4 out, tailed off, 4th of 5, 47l behind Alfie Spinner (11-0) at Chepstow 3m beg chs (4) hvy in Dec.
Will Scarlet (IRE) 20-1 (11-0) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, stayed on same pace from 3 out, no impression on front pair last, 3rd of 5, 8l behind Alfie Spinner (11-0) at Chepstow 3m beg chs (4) hvy in Dec.
