chased leaders, led 11th, pushed along and headed 3 out, chased winner, one pace and well held next
in rear, mistake 9th, never involved
held up towards rear, not fluent 7th (water), plugged on
keen in mid-division, headway chasing leaders 3rd, went 2nd 5th, led 10th until next, lost 2nd 4 out, chased leading pair, no impression when weakened into 4th run-in
led until 10th, dropped to 3rd next, mistake 13th, went 2nd 4 out, led next, ridden and came clear 2 out
held up towards rear, closer in mid-division approaching 4 out, plugged on into 3rd run-in
mid-division, pushed along after 13th, weakened before next, tailed off
raced wide and jumped right, chased leader until 5th, chased leaders, ridden and outpaced after 13th, left modest 4th next, weakened 3 out
raced keenly towards rear, closer in mid-division at 8th, chasing leaders when hit 10th, going well when fell 4 out
held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, mistake 1th, headway chasing leaders approaching 13th, plugged on, never on terms
chased leaders, lost place 9th, weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 4 out
Easy Uttoxeter winner Tidal Flow heads the weights in a competitive finale. The equally lightly-raced Morning Vicar is getting 18lb as he makes his chasing bow and is worth considering. Commodore Barry was a shade unlucky at Leicester and should be winning soon while Plumpton runner-up Diable De Sivola is another who deserves a change of fortune, though is a more exposed than most. KATESON ran well twice over hurdles here last season, including in the Challow Hurdle on this card 12 months ago. He led until the run-in on his chasing bow at Exeter and this could prove his optimum trip as he doesn’t quite stay 3m. Kapgarry won at Wetherby last month but didn’t follow that up at Ascot.
Tidal Flow 5-4fav (11-0) Prominent on outside, led 5th, clear from 4 out, easily, won at Uttoxeter 2m 4f (3) hvy in Dec beating With Discretion (10-7) by 21l, 4 ran.
Mellow Ben (IRE) 9-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, headway halfway, chased leaders 8th, under pressure 3 out, no extra approaching last, 4th of 9, 13 1/2l behind Copper West (10-0) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (2) gs in Oct.
Kateson 5-2 (11-0) Close up, led approaching 4 out, ridden between last 2, headed flat, no extra towards finish, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Earlofthecotswolds (11-0) at Exeter 2m 3f (2) sft in Dec.
Commodore Barry (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Led, ran out on bend before 4 out, at Leicester 2m 7f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Burbank (IRE) 4-1 (11-11) Close up, tracked leaders, 6th, chased winner 12th until ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last, 5th of 10, 15 1/4l behind Dashing Perk (10-12) at Sandown 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Dec.
Diable De Sivola (FR) 9-1 (11-8) Chased winner, challenged 3 out, ridden and held from next, kept on, 2nd of 5, 2l behind Champagne Court (11-13) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Down The Highway (IRE) 7-2 (11-8) Held up mid-division, not fluent 2nd, niggled along when jumped left 5 out, soon ridden and struggling, pulled up before 3 out, at Chepstow 3m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Kapgarry (FR) 7-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, jumped right 2nd, weakened after 2 out, 6th of 8, 17l behind Pym (11-13) at Ascot 3m hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Morning Vicar (IRE) 7-2jfav (10-13) Raced keenly, led 2nd until pushed along before 2 out, chased (easy) winner after, well held when mistake last, 2nd of 11, 4l behind Fleur Irlandaise (11-1) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Nov.
Post War 7-2 (11-11) Chased leaders, challenged 7th, ridden after 3 out, led before last, headed flat, kept on, 3rd of 9, 1 1/2l behind Captain Buck's (11-4) at Kempton 2m 5f (4) gs in Feb.
Big Nasty 11-1 (11-9) Tracked leaders, blundered 12th, ridden 3 out, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, 2nd of 6, 2 3/4l behind Chateau Robin (11-0) at Ayr 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Oct.
