led, headed and chased leader 5th, disputed lead after 6th, not fluent 5 out, upped tempo and led approaching 4 out, left in the clear when 2nd fell 4 out, kept on strongly, comfortable
tracked leader in 3rd, not fluent 1st and 2nd, headway and disputed lead 7th, ridden along and outpaced approaching 4 out, struggling in 4th 3 out, bad mistake 2 out
towards rear, mistake 3rd, ridden after the 5th, soon detached and tailed off, pulled up before 4 out
towards rear, tracked leaders in 4th after 5th, mistake 8th, ridden along 5 out, badly hampered 4 out, stayed on but no match for the winner
tracked leader, led after 5th, pressed and joined on both sides 7th, headed after 5 out, pushed along in 2nd when fell 4 out
not fluent 1st, soon towards rear, detached and struggling after the 6th, completed but a long way adrift
ROBINSHILL has returned to action in fine form having won both recent starts over hurdles. He has a hike in the weights to contend with back over fences but won easily at Worcester when last in a chase and looks worth sticking with. Dustin Des Mottes has yet to score in this country having won a chase in France in 2018 but Atlantic Storm won at Hereford last month with a subsequent winner back in third and can figure again raised only 3lb. The remainder look up against it on recent form.
Robinshill (IRE) 8-1 (11-8) Led, headed 4th, disputed lead before 6th, led again before 3 out, ridden and headed 2 out, kept on well despite hanging left flat, finished 2nd, placed 1st, 2nd of 6, at Taunton 2m hcp (3) gd in Nov.
Dustin Des Mottes (FR) 7-2 (11-9) Tracked leaders, mistake 2 out, soon weakened, 8th of 11, 18 1/2l behind Fanzio (11-4) at Stratford 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Young Turk (FR) 200-1 (10-11) Soon towards rear, tailed off 16th, pulled up after 4 out, at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Atlantic Storm (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) Held up towards rear, jumped slightly left, headway before 4th, hit 8th, went 2nd 2 out, led flat, stayed on well, won at Hereford 2m hcp (3) gd in Oct beating Carolines Charm (11-7) by 1 1/4l, 6 ran.
Royal Plaza 33-1 (10-11) Led 2nd and maintained good pace, headed 4 out, chased winner until ridden before 2 out, chased leaders, weakened between last 2, 6th of 9, 24 1/4l behind Defuture Is Bright (10-13) at Warwick 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
Spock (FR) 100-1 (10-0) Led and soon clear, reduced lead 6th, headed 4 out, weakened 3 out, last of 5, dist behind Maypole Class (11-12) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Nov.
