held up in touch, blundered 18th, weakened 3 out
held up, headway 17th, hit 4 out, went 3rd 3 out, no impression
prominent, blundered 6th, soon lost place, behind after, tailed off when pulled up before 19th
held up in rear, headway approaching 15th, mistake 18th, weakened approaching 3 out
prominent, lost place and ridden 9th, blundered 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 18th
mid-division, headway 6th, lost place 12th, in touch again when mistake 15th, behind from 17th, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
chased leaders, ridden 10th, weakened approaching 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 18th
held up in rear, steady headway 10th, chased winner 19th, every chance 2 out, mistake last, stayed on near finish
mid-division, lost place from 6th and niggled along, blundered 11th, stayed on after 3 out, no impression on front pair
held up, fell 11th
held up in rear, headway 7th, led 9th, strongly pressed 2 out, stayed on gamely flat
in rear, blundered 19th, no impression
in touch, lost place when mistake 6th, in touch again 8th, mistake 14th, weakened 17th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
led to 9th, hit 15th, behind from 17th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
prominent, ridden 16th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
mid-division, not fluent 1st, in touch from 4th, weakened under pressure after 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out
This is a good quality race and Potts of Magic is given the vote over Hello Bud and Present M'lord. The selection is really well-treated on the pick of his hurdles form and he ran well enough last time at Leicester to suggest that he should be up to getting his head in front here today. He is effective on this ground and he could win this before going on to bigger and better things. Hello Bud is a proven stayer so there is no doubt that he will relish this test of stamina and he looks to be progressing nicely with his racing. He also handles this ground so he merits plenty of respect. Present M'lord has yet to prove himself over this trip, but he will go on the ground and he does come into the race in fair form. Lord Brock has ability but he is not the most reliable and the percentage call is to take him on. Charango Star ran well last time and he should relish this trip, so he looks the best of the others. However, Potts of Magic looks a good bet here and he gets our confident vote.
Lord Brock 7-2 (11-0) Jumped right throughout, never going well in rear, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up approaching 2 out pulled up 3 out in race won by Harrycone Lewis (11-4) at Newbury 3m 2f amt hcp chs 0-125 (3) gs in Nov, 9 ran.
Charango Star 5-1 (10-5) Chased leader, led 12th, headed 5 out, led again 4 out, headed approaching 3 out, one pace between last 2, 2nd of 8, 9l behind Victory Gunner (10-10) at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp chs 0-125 (3) hvy in Jan.
Mistress Nell 8-1 (9-11) Mid-division, ridden 5 out, weakened 3 out, 3rd of 11, 20l behind Ironside (10-0) at Plumpton 3m 5f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Jan.
Potts of Magic 5-2fav (9-11) Keen, held up, headway 14th, chased leader 3 out until next, stayed on to take 2nd flat, 2nd of 7, 5l behind Surfboard (11-6) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-120 (3) gd in Dec.
Present M'lord (IRE) 7-2fav (10-12) Chased leaders, lost place under pressure approaching 3rd, rallied 14th, stayed on same pace from 3 out, 3rd of 15, 15l behind Phareight Dei (9-7) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp chs 0-110 (4) hvy in Jan.
Jaloux d'Estruval (FR) 17-2 (10-6) Held up behind leaders, hit 9th, mistake 12th, stayed on from 2 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 5, 17l behind Treasulier (11-0) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Jan.
Hello Bud (IRE) 9-1 (10-7) Behind, headway 14th, mistake 3 out, driven and every chance next, stayed on under pressure to lead last strides, won at Huntingdon 3m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy in Jan beating Raki Rose (10-10) by a shd, 12 ran.
Radnor Lad 20-1 (10-12) Towards rear, slow 11th, hampered 16th, headway after 3 out, stayed on well, never nearer, 3rd of 12, 6l behind Hello Bud (10-7) at Huntingdon 3m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) hvy in Jan.
