led and set steady pace, joined by winner and clear 3 out, hard driven and narrow advantage flat, ridden and headed narrowly towards finish, no extra
left tracking leader 1st, joined leader and clear 3 out, kept on and every chance, ridden after last, rallied on inside rail to lead towards finish, all out
held up 5th and last, went 4th at 5th, lost touch with front trio 8th, last when hit 10th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
tracked leader until jumped slowly 1st, tracked leading pair, mistake and pecked 10th, soon outpaced and no chance with front pair, tailed off
in touch on outside, jumped slowly 2nd, dropped rear at 5th, lost touch 8th, went remote 4th at 10th, no chance with leaders, tailed off when fell last
CAPE TRIBULATION travelled strongly for a long way when runner-up in a Grade 2 at Wetherby on his return from a break but was just outstayed by the smart Wayward Prince. This shorter trip should suit him admirably and he can get the better of Radium, who has yet to prove he stays this far but was still in touch when brought down over 2m5f at Cheltenham on his latest start. The others are probably playing for places if the principals complete and Springfield Raki only ran two days ago when runner-up at Fakenham. Muntami has won over hurdles here but has shown nothing in three runs over fences so far.
Cape Tribulation 6-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders and keen, went 2nd before 4 out, soon challenging, ridden before last, kept on, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Wayward Prince (11-7) at Wetherby 3m 1f nov chs G2 (1) gs.
Radium (FR) 12-1 (11-5) Close up hit 4th, disputing close 4th when brought down 7th (water), in a race won by Reve De Sivola (11-0) at Cheltenham 2m 5f nov chs (2) gd in Dec, 6 ran.
Cottam Grange 25-1 (9-7) Mid-division, lost place 7th, behind from next, 8th of 11, 44l behind Picaroon (11-3) at Market Rasen 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gs in Dec '08.
Muntami (IRE) 100-1 (10-7) Held up in touch, outpaced 8th, behind 10th, tailed off, 4th of 5, well behind Quo Video (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 6f beg chase (4) gs in Jan.
Pipes A'Calling 33-1 (10-4) Not fluent, chased leading trio, slow 3rd, slow driven 7th, lost place when mistake next, lost touch soon after, tailed off, last of 7, well behind Native Gallery (11-0) at Folkestone 2m 5f mdn chs (5) gd.
Springfield Raki 18-1 (10-12) Tracked leading duo, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on again from 3 out, kept on steadily flat, last of 3, 4 1/2l behind Quantitativeeasing (11-4) at Market Rasen 2m 6f nov chs (3) gd.
