last until blundered and unseated rider 5th
led 2nd, headed before 11th, no impression on winner when blundered and weakened 4 out, walked over line
led, slow 1st, slow and headed next, soon ridden along, last from 11th, weakened 13th, tailed off next, soon pulled up
jumped left, not always fluent, tracked leaders, led before 11th, clear from 14th, easily
WHATAKNIGHT was surprisingly beaten by Minella Daddy on his chasing bow at Ffos Las but should have few problems going one better with a clear round. Twice a winner over hurdles, he's also won five times between the flags and should make a decent chaser in time. Sage Monkey is the only one of the remaining trip not to have won a point-to-point but he's joined Kerry Lee and Richard Johnson rides so he's preferred to the five-year-old Robinroyale for forecast purposes.
Robinroyale (IRE) 4-5 (12-1) Rcd 4th, 2nd 4out, ld 3out, chall when lft with 3l adv 2out, no ex last & hdd over 50 yards out, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Battle Of Clontarf (12-1) at Bartlemy 3m gd in May.
Sage Monkey (IRE) 7-2 (12-2) Chsd ldrs, 4th aftr a mile, 8th 4out, prog in 3rd bef 3out, cl 2nd frm 2out, 2l 2nd & held when mstk last, 2nd of 11, 3 1/2l behind Phangio (12-2) at Inchydoney 3m mdn gd in May.
Spillers Dream (IRE) 100-1 (10-0) Mid-division, ridden and struggling 9th, behind when tried to refuse and unseated rider 16th, at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Oct.
Whataknight 5-4fav (11-5) Led to 4th, tracked leader, disputed lead before 10th, blundered 12th, led again narrowly 5 out, headed 3 out, soon ridden, kept on until no extra flat, 2nd of 4, 6l behind Minella Daddy (11-5) at Ffos Las 3m (3) gs in Oct.
