set strong pace and soon clear, jumped left, reduced lead 5th, hit next, ridden and headed before 3 out, soon weakened
chased clear leader, closed 5th, led 3 out, soon ridden, headed approaching last, weakened flat
in rear, closed on leaders when hit 5th, chased leader 3 out, ridden to lead approaching last, ran on strongly flat
keen held up, hit 2nd, closed on leaders 5th, ridden to go 3rd 3 out, soon weakened, hit 2 out and last
soon tailed off, hit 2nd, pulled up before 2 out
CELTIC CHARLIE has shown little over timber so far but arrives on the back of a couple of wins on the all-weather Flat. Pat Phelan will be hoping his charge can transfer that form to the obstacles and he gets another chance here as today's opposition are nothing special. Beau Fighter has claims if at his best but hasn't shown that for a while and has been well beaten on the level recently, while it's difficult to find anything to recommend the remainder with the likes of My Sister, The Lemonpie and Ajool all out of sorts.
Beau Fighter 8-1 (10-6) Held up last, went modest 4th before and stumbled 2 out, tailed off, 4th of 5, 28l behind Grafite (11-5) at Lingfield 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (4) hvy in Jan.
Celtic Charlie (FR) 200-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, lost touch from 5th, tailed off, 10th of 11, well behind Colour Squadron (11-0) at Newbury 2m mdn hdl (4) sft in Dec.
My Sister 40-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, weakened approaching 2 out, 6th of 12, 43l behind Balder Succes (11-0) at Plumpton 2m nh nov hdl (4) hvy in Jan.
Revaader 150-1 (10-2) Took keen hold, raced wide chasing leaders in 4th, went left 4 out, weakened and no chance when hampered next, hung left after, tailed off, 7th of 12, 49l behind Gottany O's (10-12) at Newbury 2m 4yo hdl (4) gs.
Ajool (USA) 33-1 (10-9) In rear, mistake 2nd, hit 3rd, pushed along and struggling after 4th, last of 7, well behind Mangonel (10-7) at Kempton 2m cond nov hcp hdl 0-100 (5) gd in Nov.
The Lemonpie (GER) 66-1 (10-3) Took keen hold, steadied in rear, went left 2nd, never on terms, tailed off when blundered last, last of 9, well behind Balerina (11-1) at Huntingdon 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) sft in Jan.