prominent, mistake 1st, not fluent 7th, under pressure 4 out, weakened after next, modest 3rd
held up in rear, headway to chase leaders 9th, went 2nd after 3 out, kept on under pressure
tracked leaders, weakened 5 out, jumped slowly next, tailed off when pulled up 2 out
mid-division, under pressure 13th, weakened 5 out, remote 5th
held up in rear, driven halfway, soon tailed off
in touch, lost place 5th, detached 9th, soon tailed off
jumped slowly in rear, detached halfway, soon tailed off, pulled up before 5 out
in touch, lost place 12th, soon tailed off, stayed on into remote 4th after last
made all, jumped well, clear when mistake 2 out, stayed on strongly
GLOBAL DOMINATION found only one too good over course and distance in a higher grade chase last month. He looks up to scoring off his current mark in this company and is preferred to Call Carlo. The latter can race off the same mark as when successful at Southwell early last year if a conditional’s allowance is taken into account but Sands Cove still finished a long way behind the winner when third at Market Rasen last time. A dual point-to-point winner, Dan's Wee Man has placed off higher marks over fences in the distant past and the rest are even harder to recommend.
Call Carlo 8-1 (12-0) Jumped right, with leader, led 3rd, went right and headed 6th, chased leader, led again before 3 out (normal 5 out), headed 2 out (normal 4 out), weakened, 4th of 9, dist behind Astigos (10-10) at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp (5) sft in Apr.
Sands Cove (IRE) 6-1 (12-7) Soon in rear, ridden 4 out, headway next, ridden and kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 17l behind Houndscourt (11-5) at Market Rasen 3m hcp (5) gs in Jan.
Big Bang De Loire (FR) 25-1 (12-0) Mid-division, headway 9th, lost place 12th, well beaten 14th, pulled up after, at Warwick 3m hcp (5) sft in Nov.
Dan's Wee Man 33-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, outpaced when hit 3 out, went 4th after next, plugged on same pace, never a threat, 4th of 8, 18 3/4l behind Mcginty's Dream (10-0) at Hexham 3m hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
Global Domination 6-1 (10-13) Mostly chased leader, led 3 out, headed last, kept on same pace run-in, 2nd of 9, 1 3/4l behind Arthur's Reuben (10-9) at Huntingdon 3m hcp (4) gd in Jan.
The Last Bridge 50-1 (10-4) In touch, lost place after 2nd, soon under pressure in rear, tailed off 3 out, 9th of 14, dist behind Bandon Roc (11-9) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Cottonwool Baby (IRE) 7-1 (10-13) Behind, lost touch 8th, soon pulled up, at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Try It Sometime (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) Prominent, led 3rd, not fluent 6th, headed 10th, blundered and weakened 13th, pulled up before last, at Exeter 3m hcp (5) hvy in Dec.
Coopers Square (IRE) 50-1 (10-0) Always behind, 13th of 16, dist behind Destined To Shine (11-11) at Hereford 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
