held up 5th and last, chased leaders, when blundered 2 out, 4th and no impression when mistake last, weakened flat
raced keenly, tracked leading pair, went 2nd 5th, blundered 8th, led between last 2, ridden and hard pressed flat, kept on, headed towards finish
led, headed between last 2, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no chance with leading pair flat
held up in 4th, not fluent 9th, tracked leading pair 2 out, effort last, squeezed through on inside to challenge flat, ridden and stayed on to lead towards finish
tracked leader to 5th, in touch, lost place 2 out, soon weakened
KOSTA BRAVA isn't the prettiest of horses to look at but this former point-to-pointer always looked a sort to follow once sent chasing and if he is on his best behaviour, he seems hard to get away from. The Cockney Squire was well supported on British debut for Lucinda Russell so we should not be surprised to see some improvement for that reappearance. Super Baby has ability though can throw in the odd howler at his fences. Ormus seems to reserve his best for small fields such as these whilst Prince Tam is best watched if his recent racecourse appearances are any guide.
The Cockney Squire (IRE) 11-4 (11-5) Led, mistake 4th, headed after 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 10, 32l behind Time Machine (10-12) at Perth 2m nh nov hdl (4) sft in Sep.
Kosta Brava (FR) 5-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders in 3rd, went 2nd briefly 6th, chased leader approaching 3 out, ridden to lead last, kept on well final 100 yards, won at Kelso 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Oct beating Morning Sunshine (11-9) by 3l, 8 ran.
Super Baby (FR) 14-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, lost place 9th, weakened 4 out, 7th of 10, 33l behind Nedzer's Return (11-3) at Perth 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Apr.
Ormus 12-1 (11-0) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 5 out, chased leaders next, kept on same pace, 3rd of 14, 12l behind Primrose Time (10-10) at Carlisle 2m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Oct.
Prince Tam 20-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders and keen, weakened approaching 5th, 11th of 14, well behind Primrose Time (10-10) at Carlisle 2m nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft in Oct.
