led and jumped right throughout, not fluent 5th and 10th, ridden 11th, headed 4 out, blundered 2 out, soon weakened
chased leader, headway after 10th, led 4 out, weakening when headed last, no extra
held up, headway 10th, ridden 12th, outpaced 4 out, stayed on well from 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, led last, driven out
held up, lost touch and ridden 8th, soon tailed off
Nonrunner
Fourty Acers gets the confident vote here with Dancing Bay and Which Pocket rating the main dangers. The selection won well last time out when beating Mr Ed and although having a penalty for that win he looks progressive and under conditions that suit he looks the one to be on. Dancing Bay rates the main danger on his best form but he dissapointed for no apparent reason last time out so he can not be put forward with any confidence. Which Pocket is another worthy of respect on his latest fourth behind Ofarel D'airy but the suspicion is he will be seen to better effect over a longer trip. Of the remainder Wild Is The Wind is game and consistent and is sure to run her race but she looks weighted up to her best and for the winner we return to Fourty Acers who will be hard to beat.
Fourty Acers (IRE) 15-8 (11-7) Made all, stayed on, driven out, won at Exeter 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) frm beating Mr Ed (11-12) by 2l, 3 ran.
Which Pocket (IRE) 10-1 (10-7) Left pressing winner 1st, led 5th, headed before 8th, jumped slowly 13th, soon lost place, stayed on from 2 out, 4th of 10, 10l behind Ofarel D'airy (11-7) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp chs (3) gd.
Wild Is The Wind (FR) 8-1 (11-0) Prominent until 9th, soon behind, broke blood vessel, 6th of 10, well behind From Dawn To Dusk (11-0) at Exeter 2m 3f nov chs (3) gs in Mar.
Matrix (AUS) 20-1 (12-0) Bhnd til fell in race won by Sara Monica (11-7) at Kilworthy 3m ptp gd in Mar, 11 ran.
Dancing Bay 5-1 (11-6) Held up behind leaders, ridden after 11th, soon beaten, jumped badly left 3 out, pulled up before next pulled up 2 out in race won by Bible Lord (11-0) at Kempton 2m 4f nov chs (3) hvy in Mar, 5 ran.
