towards rear, mistake 6th, pushed along 4 out, well beaten from before 3 out
in rear, hit 10th , mistake 13th, pushed along before 5 out, struggling from 4 out, soon pulled up
prominent, outpaced and pushed along home turn, plugged on one pace
mid-division, jumped well, headway to press leader well before 3 out, eased into lead home turn, soon went clear, ran on well, very easily
tracked leaders, went 3rd home turn, pushed along before 2 out, stayed on, jumped left last, no chance with easy winner
led, headed home turn, ridden before 2 out, stayed on one pace
It looks worth sticking with MOVETHECHAINS in a weak contest. He won easily over track and trip last time and can defy a penalty with Gary Moore’s yard remaining in fine form. Lanspark has been raised 10lb for winning over hurdles at Taunton and makes his chasing debut while Entre Deux was less than fluent at Newton Abbot on his first start over fences. Scorpion Haze may prove best of the rest on an earlier second at Leicester.
Entre Deux (FR) 12-1 (10-10) Mid-division, hit 10th, niggled along before 4 out, not fluent next, no extra from 2 out, 5th of 8, 17 1/2l behind Arian (11-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Lanspark (IRE) 16-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear, last place 5th, losing touch and pushed along briefly 7th, reminder with circuit to run, some headway on outside before 9th, ridden after 3 out, rapid headway on wide outside approaching 2 out, led before last, stayed on strongly flat, won at Taunton 3m hcp (5) sft in Mar beating Cobra Angel (11-2) by 2l, 16 ran.
Scorpion Haze (IRE) 28-1 (10-11) Led, headed 7th, hampered 8th, sharp reminders 10th, ridden and weakened before 12th, not fluent 13th, lost touch before 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out, at Ffos Las 3m hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Movethechains (IRE) 2-1fav (10-1) Held up in mid-division on inside, not fluent 5th, smooth headway tracking leaders 11th, not fluent 14th, went 2nd after 4 out, led 3 out, mistake and joined 2 out, in command last, stayed on well, won at Lingfield 2m 7f hcp (5) sft in Oct beating Bobmahley (11-2) by 16l, 11 ran.
Born At Midnight 14-1 (10-0) Mid-division, headway before 11th, fourth when brought down 3 out, at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Nov.
Shanroe Smooch (IRE) 12-1 (10-6) Chased winner until 5th, chased leaders, weakened under pressure before 5 out, 5th of 10, 29 3/4l behind Shattered Glass (11-11) at Chepstow 3m 2f hcp (5) gd in Apr.
