in touch, weakened from 4 out
held up towards rear, mistake 1st, headway from 4 out, ridden after last, kept on to take 2nd place towards finish
with leader, in rear and lost place halfway, tailed off
held up towards rear, pushed along 6th, weakened before 5 out, tailed off, pulled up
tracked leaders, blundered 4 out, ridden before last, no extra
towards rear, headway 6 out, went 3rd before 3 out, challenged last, led run-in, kept on well
in rear, weakened from 4 out, pulled up
led, headed run-in, no extra and lost 2nd place towards finish
Knocknamona was chasing a five-timer here a couple of weeks ago but turned in a shocker and finished tailed off - it could be that the handicapper is in charge now. He’ll probably need further but BOCASIEN DESBOIS could be interesting now going chasing as he’s already won between the flags. He gets 16lb from Uttoxeter runner-up Alf 'n' Dor, who has had plenty of chances over the larger obstacles and has looked far from keen on occasions. Kings Temptation has been placed twice over hurdles and is potentially well treated on his first run over fences so can’t be ignored.
Alf 'n' Dor (IRE) 5-2 (11-5) Jumped left and a few slow jumps, 2nd until 1st, in last pair 3rd, closed 9th, close 2nd 2 out, no impression on winner last, 2nd of 5, 7l behind Jaune Et Bleue (11-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (4) hvy in Mar.
Kings Temptation 20-1 (10-11) Towards rear of mid-division, headway on inside chasing leaders soon after 3 out, pushed along before next, where mistake and weakened, 8th of 14, 22 1/4l behind One Of Us (10-11) at Ascot 3m hcp (4) gs in Dec.
Knocknamona (IRE) 15-2 (11-7) Raced keenly and wide, tracked leading pair, not fluent 4th, pushed along going out on last circuit, reminders and lost 3rd before 8th, behind when went badly left and blundered 4 out, left remote 4th next, tailed off, 4th of 5, dist behind Shanty Town (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Goodnight Charlie 10-1 (11-12) Prominent until after 4 out, weakened from next, 7th of 11, dist behind Sahara Haze (11-4) at Warwick 3m 2f hcp (5) gs in Feb.
Echnaton (GER) 200-1 (11-3) Tracked leader, ridden and weakened after 3 out, 10th of 14, dist behind Michael's Mount (11-3) at Doncaster 2m 1f (4) gs in Feb.
Bocasien Desbois (FR) 9-4fav (10-3) Tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, pushed along and weakened 4 out, 6th of 9, dist behind Romulus Du Donjon (11-3) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Nov.
Heritage Way 66-1 (11-6) Held up towards rear and keen, weakened after 4 out, tailed off, last of 8, dist behind Chase End Charlie (11-6) at Doncaster 2m 4f mdn (5) sft in Jan.
Court Painter (IRE) 14-1 (10-4) Chased leading pair until dropped to rear 10th, soon struggling, tailed off and pulled up after 2 out, at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (5) hvy in Mar.
