in rear, headway after 3rd, 4th 3 out, soon weakened
led when not fluent 1st, headed next, prominent after, jumped left and not fluent 7th, mistake next, bad mistake 15th, soon beaten, weakened and pulled up after 3 out
not always fluent in rear, mistakes 1st and 2nd, behind 13th, pulled up before 15th
led until 1st, jumped slowly and lost place next, hit 10th, struggling 13th, plugged on from 2 out, went 4th towards finish
towards rear, not fluent and struggling 8th, mistake 15th, stayed on approaching 2 out, went 2nd towards finish, no impression on winner
mid-division, headway 12th, led after 4 out, clear 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on
jumped left, led 2nd, not fluent and stumbled 6th, hit 8th, went badly left 4 out, soon headed and in 3rd, went 2nd again before 2 out, no impression on winner, dropped to 3rd towards finish
tracked leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 12th, not fluent next, went modest 3rd before 2 out until flat
in rear, headway 4th, 2nd 3 out until weakened before 2 out
VAZARO DELAFAYETTE (NAP) has an absence to overcome but that's rarely a problem for one from his yard. He beat Spookydooky by eight lengths over hurdles at Newbury last season and that one has won off a mark of 134 over fences this term so a rating of 108 for the Pipe horse here looks lenient in the extreme. Kap Jazz is a bit one-paced but has won over hurdles and threatens to make a better chaser given his pedigree. Lord Grantham and Squire Trelawney have already shown some ability but Castle Cheetah is proving hard to win with.
Lord Grantham (IRE) 12-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, mistake 11th, one pace before 4 out, 5th and well held when not fluent 2 out, 5th of 11, 24 1/4l behind Wings Attract (10-6) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Castle Cheetah (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Keen, joined leader 2nd, led before 13th, jumped right 14th, headed after 2 out, hung right and one pace after last, 2nd of 8, 6l behind Shah Of Persia (11-7) at Southwell 3m hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Squire Trelawney 7-1 (10-1) Held up in close 5th, mistake 9th, driven along after 11th, struggling and never on terms after, tailed off, 5th of 6, dist behind Tenor Nivernais (11-5) at Ascot 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Millicent Silver 10-1 (10-10) Soon behind, reminders after 5th, struggling 8th tailed off when pulled up before 4 out, at Newbury 2m 6f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Kap Jazz (FR) 8-1 (11-1) In touch, driven to lead after 3 out, headed approaching last, weakened towards finish, 5th of 16, 6 3/4l behind Pilgrims Bay (10-13) at Wincanton 2m 5f hcp (3) sft in Jan.
Fight Commander (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, not much room 4th, mistake 7th, some headway before 12th, no impression, weakened before 3 out, 7th of 8, dist behind Sametegal (11-2) at Huntingdon 2m 4f (3) gs in Nov.
Vazaro Delafayette (FR) 7-4fav (10-8) Made all, clear before 2 out, carried head high and kept up to work run-in, unchallenged, won at Newbury 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Nov beating Spookydooky (11-4) by 8l, 7 ran.
Heroes Or Ghosts (IRE) 10-1 (11-9) Chased leader, chased new leader after 4 out until next, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 5th of 7, dist behind Iora Glas (10-13) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in May.
Ballycoe 10-1 (10-12) In rear, struggling 13th, behind when pulled up 4 out, at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp (3) sft in Dec.
