tracked leaders, went 2nd, hit 7th, led 9th, clear 4 out, canter
held up, mistake 6th, soon well behind, took poor 3rd flat
hit 6th, soon behind, tailed off
Old Marsh looks to be streets ahead of his opponents on form and can win again, with He's The Biz looking best of the rest. A decent hurdler - and by far the best of these in that sphere - the selection finally lost his novice status over fences when winning decisively at Fontwell 13 days ago. Barring mishaps, he should give the champion jockey another winner. He's The Biz won a Worcester handicap hurdle from a mark of 88 in November and can chase the selection home on his fencing debut. Riccarton has been placed a number of times over fences but has not won since 1999 so Old Marsh is hard to oppose and, accordingly, gets the vote.