led, went right and pecked 1st, not fluent 4th, went right 6th and 4 out where brushed wing, ridden and went right 2 out, pressed when went right last, soon hung right and headed, no extra
on and off the bridle, chased leader, hit 8th, reminder after next and 10th, pushed along and closer 3 out, upsides 2 out, challenged last, soon led, driven clear
Matches like this are rarely straightforward and Newbury winner CHOSEN PATH may not find it easy to give 5lb to Skipthecuddles, who hasn’t been disgraced in a couple of runs over the larger obstacles and should make a race of it.
Chosen Path (IRE) 9-2fav (11-7) Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led approaching next, stayed on gamely from last, all out, won at Newbury 2m 7f hcp (3) sft in Dec beating Absolute Power (10-7) by nk, 11 ran.
Skipthecuddles (IRE) 4-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, pecked 7th, ridden and weakened before 4 out, 5th of 6, 18 1/2l behind Yalltari (11-5) at Chepstow 3m hcp (3) sft in Dec.