held up in touch, mistake 7th, weakened 4 out, tailed off, remote 4th
chased leaders, jumped right 2nd, driven to challenge 2 out, soon outpaced, stayed on under pressure to lead closing stages
tracked leaders, mistake 8th, not fluent 13th, mistake next, hit 3 out, soon weakened, remote 3rd
chased leaders, weakened 14th, behind when pulled up before 4 out
held up in touch, mistake 6th, chased leaders 13th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
led, challenged 2 out, driven clear before last, headed and no extra last strides
SILENT CLICHE will be a short-price to open his account over fences with blinkers applied for the first time. He's been placed in three of his four starts in chases and that form is much better than anything today's rivals can offer. Final Veto has won twice over hurdles and he could prove the best of today's opposition if taking to the larger obstacles, but it's difficult to make a serious case for any of the remainder, though City Of Doral and Nick The Silver may do better stepping up in distance today.
City of Doral 25-1 (11-12) Prominent, led briefly 3rd, 2nd halfway, slow at 8th, ridden and lost place after 4 out, no extra in straight, 6th of 9, 42l behind Kyle's Turn (11-12) at Navan 2m 4f beg chase sft.
Final Veto 3-1 (11-9) Held up in touch, headway before 4 out, went 3rd before last, one pace, 3rd of 7, 4 1/2l behind Cute N You Know It (9-13) at Newcastle 2m 4f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft.
Nick The Silver 50-1 (11-6) In rear, tailed off when went right 12th, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Humbel Times (10-2) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-85 (5) sft, 11 ran.
Pan Pan (FR) 40-1 (10-11) Always in rear, struggling from 6th, tailed off, last of 5, well behind Mister Marker (11-0) at Carlisle 2m 4f beg chase (4) sft.
Qbuster (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, reminders after 8th, weakened before next, 7th of 10, well behind The Knoxs (11-0) at Sedgefield 2m 4f beg chase (4) sft in Feb.
Silent Cliche (IRE) 7-4fav (11-0) Held up in touch, reminder before 5th, led 7th, headed and not fluent 12th, weakened and lost 2nd before 3 out, 3rd of 7, 23l behind Wolf Moon (11-0) at Catterick 3m 1f beg chase (4) gs in Feb.