tracked leaders, left sole rival 6th, challenged on bit 2 out, shaken up between last 2, every chance last, ridden and kept on same pace under pressure flat, held closing stages
made all, not fluent 5th, went left 8th, jumped left again from 4 out, hard pressed 2 out, ridden after last, held on well under pressure flat
tracked winner when went left and fell 6th
tracked leaders on outside, mistake when hampered and unseated rider 6th
Tsar Alexandre showed promise on his only start over fences but that was 14 months ago. He may just need this and will find LOCKSTOCKANDBARREL a tough nut to crack with the latter arriving off the back of a smooth win in another small field at Market Rasen last month. Abracadabra Sivola's second to Native River at Exeter in November reads well but he's gone backwards since. Yanmare has been pulled up in both start under Rules but should do better over fences having already won a point-to-point.
Lockstockandbarrel (IRE) 11-8fav (11-0) Held up, went 2nd 9th, left in lead when hampered next, well clear from 2 out, won at Market Rasen 2m 5f (3) sft in Feb beating Wings Attract (11-7) by 33l, 4 ran.
Abracadabra Sivola (FR) 9-4 (11-4) Jumped right, prominent, led 9th until next, weakened 2 out, 3rd of 7, 28 1/2l behind April Dusk (11-1) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (3) hvy in Dec.
Tsar Alexandre (FR) 8-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, went 2nd 7th until after 10th, 2nd again 4 out, soon pushed along, ridden and tryed to close 2 out, held when awkward last, no extra flat, 2nd of 8, 3 3/4l behind Strollawaynow (11-2) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) sft in Dec.
Yanmare (IRE) 66-1 (11-2) With leader, slow 3rd, soon lost place and pushed along, weakening when mistake 5th, behond when pulled up 5 out, at Ascot 2m 6f (3) sft in Jan.
