held up, headway 7th, went 2nd when not fluent 4 out until blundered badly 2 out, mistake last, no extra towards finish
prominent, not fluent and lost place 8th, behind next, pulled up before 4 out
prominent, jumped left 2nd, lost place next, behind 8th, pulled up before 4 out
prominent when pecked 1st, held up, headway 7th, hit 11th, soon outpaced, jumped left and weakened 3 out
made all, not fluent 2 out, driven out
tracked leaders, went 2nd approaching 5th until 4 out, went 2nd again 2 out, stayed on same pace flat
held up, headway 2nd, not fluent 10th, outpaced next, soon weakened
Moscow Chancer has been placed on his last two starts over C&D but still looks a few pounds too high in the weights. Billy Murphy is getting closer to that elusive first win and should be thereabouts again, but Witch's Hat looks very slow and this drop in distance is unlikely to be much of a help. FREE SPEECH has been a little disappointing since scoring over 2m at Folkestone in December but his earlier second to Hunt Ball over this trip reads well in this grade and he is fancied to get back to winning ways.
Moscow Chancer (IRE) 11-2 (11-6) Held up towards rear, hit 3rd, headway after 5th, not fluent 6th, led 3 out, hung right after 2 out, headed before last, hung left and no impression flat, 2nd of 12, 9l behind Carabinier (11-8) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd.
Free Speech 5-2fav (11-11) Led until after 2nd, led 5th, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened, mistake last, tailed off, 5th of 8, well behind Oscar Close (11-5) at Huntingdon 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (5) sft in Jan.
Billy Murphy 7-1 (11-3) Prominent, chased winner from 3rd, 3 lengths down when jumped left last, stayed on, no impression, 2nd of 10, 3 1/2l behind Drom (11-12) at Towcester 2m hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Jan.
Witch's Hat (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, headway approaching 8th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off, 4th of 10, 40l behind The Tatkin (11-11) at Hereford 3m 2f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) sft in Jan.
Chapel House 100-1 (11-0) Last when mistake and unseated rider 1st, in a race won by Ballyallia Man (11-0) at Southwell 2m 4f beg chase (4) gs, 9 ran.
Bohemian Rock 14-1 (11-1) Tracked leaders until ridden approaching 7th, soon behind, pulled up before 9th, in a race won by Esteem (11-7) at Southwell 2m nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs, 11 ran.
Gainsborough's Art (IRE) 5-1 (10-1) Prominent, led 4th, headed approaching 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off, 8th of 11, well behind Ophelia's Kiss (10-13) at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) sft in Jan.
