prominent, led 3 out, driven clear after next, ran on well
led until 4th, led again before 7th, headed 3 out, rallied next, weakened last
tracked leaders, mistakes throughout, weakened 3 out
tracked leaders, led 4th, headed before 7th, ridden 4 out, mistake next, soon weakened
Chris Pea Green had little to do to lose his maiden tag over fences here a fortnight ago but he'd previously run well against stiff opposition. Tango De Juilley didn't quite live up to expectations over hurdles after arriving from France but did well enough and made a very impressive debut over fences at Kempton last month, his first start for 20 months. FERGALL, who won three times over hurdles including the Sussex Champion Hurdle here, hasn't been disgraced in two subsequent starts in strong company. He's having his first start over fences and can make his allowance from the previous chase winners count. Future Gilded hasn't been seen since scoring over timber at Aix-les-Bains last summer after which he went for 50,000 euros but the runner-up won easily next time so the form could be decent.
Chris Pea Green 1-6fav (10-13) Made all, clear after 7th, easily, won at Plumpton 2m 1f nov chs (3) sft beating Romeo Americo (10-13) by 26l, 4 ran.
Tango De Juilley (FR) 10-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, left in lead 6 out, ridden clear before last, won at Kempton 2m beg chs (4) sft in Nov beating River Maigue (11-0) by 11l, 5 ran.
Fergall (IRE) 10-1 (10-6) Held up towards rear, headway on outside 4th, went 2nd before 2 out, lost place before last, 7th of 9, 12l behind Purple Bay (10-11) at Wincanton 2m Ltd hcp hdl (1) gs in Nov.
Future Gilded (FR) (10-5) won at Aix Les Bains(FR) 2m 1f hdl sft in Jun '13 beating Kinalba (10-12) by 2 1/2l, 13 ran.
