held up in rear, headway approaching 13th, mistake 3 out, beaten in 3rd before 2 out
jumped deliberately, prominent until lost place 3rd, blundered badly 13th, stayed on flat, went 3rd towards finish
prominent, struggling after 3 out, soon beaten
prominent, no chance with winner after 3 out, blundered last, flattered by proximity to winner
in touch, not fluent 9th, weakened approaching 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
made all, hit 3 out, well clear approaching 2 out, eased flat
If producing his hurdles form now taking to chasing the lightly raced Barnhill Brownie has every chance of winning this Novices' chase but with a slight doubt over the ground we'll side with BEAUTIFUL VISION, who has won and made the frame twice in his last four chase starts, while Wychwoods Legend is the only other to make any appeal. After not staying a marathon trip on his debut for his current yard the selection has since found his feet winning a beginners' event before grabbing silver medal honours on his last two stars. His last run behind Calusa Caldera has worked out well and his fencing experience might just make the difference. Barnhill Brownie won two of four hurdles starts last season but looked over rated when switching into a decent handicap on his last start. He probably is the best over timber in this race but he is yet to go on ground this fast and could be caught out by the bigger obstacles. Wychwoods Legend receives weight all round here given a mare's allowance and showed enough over timber to suggest a challenge on these terms but with proven chasing form in the book Beautiful Vision is preferred.
Beautiful Vision (IRE) 11-4 (11-11) Held up in last, blundered 1st, went 3rd 9th, chased winner when blundered 3 out, no impression, 2nd of 4, 5l behind Calusa Caldera (11-4) at Ffos Las 2m 5f nov chs 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
Barnhill Brownie (IRE) 7-4fav (11-10) Mid-division, headway 8th, weakened under pressure soon after 3 out, 9th of 11, well behind Sashenka (10-1) at Ascot 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-135 (3) gd in Mar.
Feeling Peckish (USA) 9-1 (10-10) Prominent, blundered 6th, ridden after 11th, outpaced 4 out, 3rd, well held by winner when mistake and unseated rider 2 out, in a race won by Chapel Flowers (11-11) at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp chs 0-85 (5) gf in Oct, 7 ran.
Pelo Du Bief (FR) 125-1 (10-9) Not fluent, hit 6th, behind from next, blundered badly last, tailed off, 5th of 6, well behind Busker Royal (11-2) at Fakenham 2m 5f noc chs (3) gf in Oct.
Royal Gunner 12-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, quickly weakened from 4 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Itzacliche (11-7) at Market Rasen 3m 1f amat chs (6) gd in Apr '08, 7 ran.
Wychwoods Legend 5-2fav (11-10) Tracked leader, raced keenly, lost 2nd 5th, not fluent next, outpaced after 7th, no chance with winner, rallied from next to press for 2nd flat, 3rd of 7, 8l behind Thehonourablelady (9-7) at Worcester 2m 4f mrs hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Oct.
