made all, jumped left 2nd and 4 out, hard pressed thereafter, edged left flat, stayed on gamely
in rear, not fluent 4th, mistake 6th, headway 4 out, never able to get on terms
held up, mistake 2nd, closed next, not fluent 3 out, hit 2 out, soon hung right, every chance last, hung right flat, kept on
held up, headway 5th, challenged 4 out until last, kept on
chased winner until before 3rd, lost place next, not fluent 6th, well beaten when hampered and weakened 3 out
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 3rd until after 8th, lost place before 4 out, 5th and well held when fell next
All Is Good has placed three times over fences but doesn’t look a natural chaser. Windspiel is still 12lb higher than when scoring at Towcester last May and faces the additional handicap of racing out of the handicap in this. Boagrius won at Taunton last month, however, and Browndodd should make a better chaser than hurdler, though the same could be said of MASTER WORK (NAP). Despite that, Philip Hobbs’ charge has won three times over the smaller obstacles, including one here in December, and has his ground again.
Boagrius (IRE) 7-2 (11-9) Led until after 2nd, remained prominent, led again 5th, strongly challenged from 2 out, held on gamely, won at Taunton 2m hcp (4) gs in Jan beating Railroad Junkie (11-3) by 1/2l, 5 ran.
Knockmaole Boy (IRE) 12-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders, mistakes 4 out and 3 out, soon beaten, tailed off, remote 3rd, last of 3, dist behind Militarian (11-8) at Leicester 2m hcp (3) gd in Feb.
Master Work (FR) 9-4fav (11-10) Chased leaders, not fluent 5th, ridden and hanging right after 3 out, no chance with winner, one pace, mistake last, 3rd of 8, 24l behind Turning Gold (11-7) at Leicester 2m hcp (3) gd in Jan.
All Is Good (IRE) 9-4fav (10-11) Held up in touch, progress to chase leaders 5th, went 2nd 3 out, effort next, stayed on same pace after last, 3rd of 6, 3 3/4l behind Paddy's Poem (11-3) at Huntingdon 2m hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Browndodd (IRE) 25-1 (11-2) Held up last, pushed along before 7th, outpaced next, ridden and tailed off when left in 4th place 3 out, soon went poor 3rd, 3rd of 6, dist behind Bailarico (11-8) at Kempton 3m 1f (3) gd in Jan.
Windspiel (FR) 9-1 (10-9) Chased leaders, left 2nd 3rd until 6th, went 2nd again 3 out, closed on winner when jumped left and mistake last, no impression, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 7, 5 1/4l behind New Millennium (11-2) at Leicester 2m hcp (4) gf in Jan.
