always prominent, led 19th, jumped left 3 out, went left last and flat, ridden out
mid-division, took keen hold, reminders and dropped rear after 14th, hampered 16th, lost touch 18th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
prominent, weakened 4 out, tailed off
chased leaders, pushed along after 16th, outpaced 19th, rallied approaching last, kept on flat, grabbed 3rd near finish
in touch, pushed along 16th, weakened 18th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
in touch, lost place when fell heavily 16th
held up in rear, not fluent 16th, headway when not fluent 4 out, no extra last
led, not fluent 9th, headed 19th, weakened 2 out
held up in rear, pushed along 3 out, headway approaching 2 out, kept on same pace last
held up towards rear, headway 17th, chased winner approaching 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on flat
NEW PERK absolutely loves these marathon contests and is taken to produce a career best and win this, while Chiaro and River Indus are very much respected. The selection is suited by a searching test on good ground or softer. He is 10lbs higher than his best winning mark today, but he rarely runs a bad race and this is the lowest actual racing weight he has carried for quite some time, so he might just be able to cash in. Chiaro has won from a stone higher mark than today's 125 and the handicapper has been very reluctant to let him slip in the weights in what is now a 14-race losing run. He acts on a sound surface and is unexposed over this trip so he has possibilities. River Indus is 7lbs higher than when winning at Sandown in December. He would ideally want softer ground and has yet to convince that he gets a trip beyond 3m 2f. Super Judge stays 3m 4f and has conditions to suit, so if he is ridden to get this longer trip he could enter calculations. L'Aventure has been a standing dish in this sort of contest for years now and retains a fair degree of ability but has never been too reliable and we prefer the claims of New Perk.
Chiaro (FR) 10-1 (11-4) Held up, hampered 2nd, headway 6th, beaten before 2 out, 4th of 11, 10l behind Kilcrea Asla (11-1) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Feb.
Martha's Kinsman (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Alwaysd behind, tailed off when pulled up 3 out in race won by Jass (10-9) at Doncaster 4m hcp chs 0-140 (2) gs in Jan, 19 ran.
Chabrimal Minster 14-1 (11-1) Behind, outpaced when mistake 19th, weakened and pulled up at the 21th in race won by Merigo (11-1) at Newcastle 4m 1f hcp chs (2) hvy in Feb, 13 ran.
L'Aventure (FR) 14-1 (10-0) Prominent early, hampered 13th, soon weakened, 5th of 16, 15l behind Rambling Minster (11-0) at Haydock 3m 4f hcp chs Grd 3 (1) hvy in Feb.
Master John (IRE) 20-1 (10-4) Prominent, lost place approaching 12th, in rear after, 7th of 11, 37l behind Kilcrea Asla (11-1) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Feb.
New Perk (IRE) 13-2jt-fav (10-3) Chased leaders, close 5th when fell at the 17th in race won by Russian Trigger (11-11) at Folkestone 3m 7f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Feb, 14 ran.
Super Judge (IRE) 33-1 (10-0) Held up in rear, mistake 3rd, not fluent 12th, mistake 13th, stayed on from 2 out, went 3rd flat, nearest finish, 3rd of 11, 8l behind Kilcrea Asla (11-1) at Ludlow 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Feb.
River Indus 13-2 (10-5) Led to 5th, remained prominent, left in lead 14th, headed 17th, weakened 3 out, lost moderate 3rd towards finish, 4th of 8, 27l behind Go For One (11-2) at Newbury 3m 2f hcp chs 0-130 (3) sft in Dec.
Gallik Dawn 14-1 (11-7) Mid-division, mistake 6th, behind from 15th, 9th of 14, well behind Alvino (12-4) at Ludlow 3m hts chs (5) gd in Feb.
Fine By Me (IRE) 7-2fav (9-10) Towards rear, weakened 14th and pulled up 4 out in race won by Pangbourne (11-3) at Taunton 3m 3f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs in Jan, 8 ran.
