led, not fluent 5th, ridden and faced challenge for lead 3 out, headed before 2 out, tailed off approaching last
midfield, not fluent 4 out and dropped to last, headway to lead 2 out, ridden and mistake last, briefly headed run-in, kept on gamely to lead near finish
chased leader, not fluent 2nd, mistake 4th, challenged for lead 3 out, briefly led before 2 out, faded approaching last, kept on same pace run-in
held up in last, not fluent 3 out, ridden to challenge before 2 out, stayed on to briefly lead run-in, headed and no extra near finish
MOFASA has the strongest form of these. Michael Scudamore’s charge beat a couple of previous winners when defying a penalty at Cheltenham despite a mistake at the last and is clear of both Tiger Jet and Kidman on these terms. Imperial B G returned a losing favourite at Wetherby on his hurdling bow but will know more today and may prove the biggest danger to the likely favourite.
Mofasa 7-2 (11-5) Prominent until 2nd, chased leaders, went 2nd 2 out, mistake last, edged left flat, edged right and stayed on well to lead towards finish, won at Cheltenham 2m 4f (2) gd in Oct beating The Wounded Knee (11-8) by 3/4l, 10 ran.
Tiger Jet (IRE) 5-1fav (10-13) Chased leaders, took keen hold, led before 8th, not fluent next, headed before 2 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 13, 27 1/2l behind Honor Grey (11-7) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Imperial B G (IRE) 7-4fav (11-0) Took keen hold, held up in behind leaders, pushed along before 3 out, kept on one pace from last, 4th of 14, 4 1/4l behind Moon Hunter (11-0) at Wetherby 2m 4f (3) gd in Nov.
Kidman (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Midfield, pushed along after 4 out, stayed on into 3rd 2 out, one pace from lat, 3rd of 7, 5l behind Git Maker (11-12) at Newcastle 2m 4f (4) gd in Apr.
