led to 4th, chased leader, led 12th, strongly pressed from 3 out, kept on flat, headed towards finish
held up, mistake 7th, headway 9th, jumped right 12th, 4th and driven 4 out, weakened next, hit last, tailed off
chased leaders, blundered 7th, weakened before 10th, pulled up before next
strong reminders after 3rd, soon dropped to last, tailed off when pulled up before 10th
chased leaders, led 4th to 12th, driven after 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before next
held up, mistake 3rd, headway 9th, chased leaders 12th, went 2nd 4 out, 3rd and held when blundered last
in touch, headway to chase leaders 4 out, went 2nd last, stayed on flat, led towards finish
mistake 2nd, never going well and dropped to rear after, mistake 9th, blundered 11th, pulled up next
A step up in trip may see an improved performance from Walter however KILDONNAN ran well in defeat last time out and can get off the mark over fences today. The selection has no problem with soft ground as he showed when a dual winner at Warwick back in 2006. It may be that he is far better there as his recent second over fences came at that track; however he has not been here before and may fall in love with leafy Lingfield as well. Gentle Ranger represents a trainer starting to hit some good form in time for Cheltenham. His gelding comes here on the back of two poor chase starts however he is bred for this fame and it would be a surprise were we not to see an improved performance. Pavarottis Brother looked to be carrying a bit of condition last time when pulled up at Towcester over hurdles, whilst Russian Around has not progressed over fences as may once have been hoped. Not a strong beginners' chase and we will stick with Kildonnan.
Gentle Ranger (IRE) 14-1 (11-0) Led to 10th, ridden 4 out, soon weakened, 4th of 9, well behind Fair Point (11-0) at Taunton 2m 7f beg chs (4) hvy in Feb.
Kildonnan 11-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, hampered 10th, headway after next, went 2nd 4 out, led 2 out, headed last, not quickened flat, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Firth Of Forth (10-12) at Warwick 3m nov chs (4) sft in Feb.
Knockarron (IRE) 40-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, ridden and mistake 3 out, weakened and pulled up 2 out in race won by Apatura Dik (11-0) at Folkestone 2m 5f mdn chs (4) hvy in Jan, 10 ran.
Off The Shelf (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Behind, under pressure halfway, tailed off before 10th, stayed on to be moderate 3rd, 3rd of 6, well behind Carruthers (11-0) at Fakenham 3m beg chs (4) gs in Jan.
Pavarottis Brother (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) pulled up 2 out in race won by Freeline Fury (11-1) at Towcester 3m cnd hcp hdl 0-105 (4) hvy in Feb, 17 ran.
Russian Around (IRE) 8-1 (11-2) In touch until weakened 11th, tailed off, 5th of 10, well behind Psychomodo (11-2) at Ascot 2m 3f beg chs (3) gd in Nov.
Temoin 50-1 (11-12) Always behind, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Ballydub (10-10) at Newbury 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (2) gs in Nov, 17 ran.
Walter (IRE) 100-1 (11-0) Mid-division, weakened 3 out, 5th of 10, well behind Apatura Dik (11-0) at Folkestone 2m 5f mdn chs (4) hvy in Jan.
