held up, ridden after 5th, behind from 7th, tailed off
tracked leader throughout, trying to challenge on inside when not fluent last, stayed on, always just held
chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened approaching last
made all, not fluent 2 out, stayed on, driven out
held up, headway 6th, 5 lenghts 4th when fell 8th
held up in rear, mistake 4th, not fluent 6th, headway next, left 4th 8th, weakened approaching 2 out
in rear, mistake 1st, behind from 5th, tailed off
tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, lost place 6th, no chance after
chased leaders, lost place and ridden 7th, hampered next, soon weakened
Despite top weight, Enlightenment would have been hard to beat here if at his best. R De Rien Sivola returns from a considerable absence but that is rarely a disadvantage for a Paul Nicholls runner while Mohayer isn't badly treated on his hurdles form, though has yet to convince over the larger obstacles. Jimbatai won twice last year and was still in touch when falling at Kempton on his return from a break but we'll give another chance to GRAND LAHOU. Tim Vaughan's runner was out of his depth behind Woolcoombe Folly at Cheltenham last time but had run well behind Dave's Dream at the same track earlier and faces nothing of his calibre here.
Enlightenment (IRE) 9-2 (11-4) Tracked leader until 7th, outpaced from 11th, kept on to go remote 3rd 3 out, 3rd of 4, 20l behind Matuhi (11-2) at Ascot 2m 3f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Nov.
Saphir Des Bois (FR) 17-2 (11-8) Led, headed approaching 10th, reminders and weakened 11th, pulled up soon after, in a race won by Storymaker (10-10) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Apr, 11 ran.
Postmaster 33-1 (11-2) Always in rear, struggling 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out, in a race won by Ballycarney (10-10) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-150 (2) gs in Oct, 11 ran.
Grand Lahou (FR) 16-1 (9-9) Prominent, mistake 6th (water), lost place 5 out, 5th and under pressure when mistake 3 out, soon weakened, 10th of 13, 41l behind Woolcombe Folly (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m hcp chs (2) gs in Dec.
R De Rien Sivola (FR) 3-1 (9-11) Tracked leader, every chance after last, stayed on towards finish, just held, 2nd of 10, shd behind Ogee (10-13) at Bangor 2m 4f nov chs (4) gd in Sep '09.
Mohayer (IRE) 28-1 (11-4) In rear, headway before 3 out, soon ridden and no impression, 5th of 9, 27l behind Dan Breen (11-0) at Bangor 2m 1f nov chs (4) gs in Dec.
Fighting Chance (IRE) 17-2 (11-3) Led, not fluent 2nd, soon headed, chased leader until 6th, lost place next, weakened 8th, pulled up after, in a race won by Call Me A Legend (11-4) at Warwick 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) hvy, 6 ran.
Tempting Paradise (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Reminders soon after start, chased leaders, more reminders after 4th, weakened 7th, tailed off, 8th of 9, 29l behind Folie A Deux (10-6) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Jul.
Tyup Pompey (IRE) 40-1 (11-5) Led, not fluent 1st, headed 4th, prominent, weakened after 4 out, tailed off, 6th of 12, well behind Brenin Cwmtudu (10-8) at Hereford 2m 5f hcp chs 0-115 (4) sft.
Jimbatai (IRE) 8-1 (10-12) Mid-division, mistake 8th, chased leaders when hit 10th, ridden and outpaced in 5th when fell next, in a race won by Polyfast (11-12) at Kempton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs, 10 ran.
