Made all, ridden 2f out, ran on well
Held up, ridden 3f out, no impression
Always in rear, pulled up under 3f out
Prominent, ridden 3f out, ran on
Midfield, headway to chase leaders 4f out, weakened 3f out
Held up, headway to chase leaders 4f out, kept on
Midfield, pushed along 5f out, stayed on into third 2f out, went second 1f out
Prominent, pushed along and weakened 5f out
DODDIETHEGREAT is penalised for making a winning debut at Ludlow. But he beat a subsequent winner on that occasion and Nicky Henderson’s charge should have the measure of these. Twistedfirestarter placed at Fakenham on his debut and is preferred to Chris Cool while point-to-point winner Starevitch is fitted with a tongue-tie for his debut under Rules. Walkonthewildside is the second foal of a winning hurdler/chaser and a newcomer to note.
Doddiethegreat (IRE) 9-4fav (11-9) Tracked leaders, driven over 1f out, edged right and led entering final furlong, stayed on well, won at Ludlow 2m (5) gd in Nov beating Knickerbockerglory (11-9) by 2l, 10 ran.
Chris Cool 25-1 (11-2) Led, narrow advantage when ridden entering home straight, headed entering final furlong, weakened close home, 3rd of 8, 13 1/4l behind Mexico (11-2) at Catterick 2m (5) hvy in Feb.
Junior Massini Dr Massini gelding out of Bach Me.
Pearly Island Trans Island gelding out of Shinrock Pearl.
Sol Plum Creek (FR) 14-1 (11-0) Held up in touch, steadily lost ground back straight and ridden, well beaten turning for home, 8th of 12, dist behind Fame And Concrete (11-0) at Southwell 2m (5) sft in Dec.
Starevitch (FR) (11-11) Chsd ldrs, 2nd frm 8th, chall 5out, cl 2nd 4out, ld bef 2out & in command last, redcd adv cl hm, won at Dromahane 3m mdn gd in Oct beating Earths Furies (11-6) by 1l, 7 ran.
Twistedfirestarter (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Tracked leader until ridden 4f out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 5, 6 1/4l behind Dom Perry (11-4) at Fakenham 2m mdn (4) sft in Feb.
Walkonthewildside (FR) Walk In The Park gelding out of My Lady Link.
Kalmoor (IRE) Kalanisi gelding out of Fairy On The Moor.
Who's Zoomin Who 40-1 (10-9) Always behind, tailed off, 8th of 10, dist behind Luttrell Lad (11-9) at Taunton 2m (5) sft in Mar.