held up in touch, chased leaders 13th, challenging when fell 3 out
led until approaching 3rd, slow 6th, soon lost place, under pressure 11th, rallied 3 out, hard ridden to challenge next, kept on well closing stages
chased leaders, slow 2nd, went 2nd approaching 7th, slow next, rallied 12th, weakened 4 out, tailed off, moderate 4th
held up in rear but in touch, headway halfway, soon tracking leaders, led 3 out, hard ridden, all out
with leader, jumped left when led 3rd, headed 3 out, rallied after next, no extra flat
REBLIS needs plenty of driving but has the ideal man on board and was only beaten a neck at Fontwell last month off today's mark. He can end his losing run ahead of recent Wincanton runner-up Days Ahead and course specialist Ballyvoneen. Leg Iron beat the latter here in December on slightly worse terms so also enters the reckoning while Fix It Right has been placed in two of his three runs over fences and has started to come down the weights, though is returning from a break.
Days Ahead (IRE) 7-2 (11-11) Tracked leader in slow run race, led after 3rd, headed 6th, led 10th, headed 14th, bumped 16th, led again 17th, ridden and pressed when not fluent 3 out, headed when not fluent last, hampered and stayed on same pace flat, 2nd of 4, 1 1/2l behind Tea Caddy (11-0) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
Leg Iron (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, lost place when not fluent 4th, not fluent and reminder 7th, tailed off 18th, pulled up after, in a race won by Carli King (11-9) at Warwick 3m 5f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd in Mar, 14 ran.
Reblis (FR) 13-2 (11-7) Tracked leader, led 5th, headed before 8th, led again before 11th, headed 5 out, left in lead and hampered 2 out, soon headed, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 7, nk behind Itoldyou (11-12) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp chs 0-120 (4) gd in Mar.
Fix It Right (IRE) 9-4fav (10-10) Chased clear leaders in 4th, outpaced when hit 4 out, soon no chance, lost remote 4th last, tailed off, 5th of 7, 50l behind Georgian King (10-13) at Warwick 3m 2f cond hcap ch (4) gs in Nov.
Ballyvoneen (IRE) 10-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, led after 2nd until next, chased leaders, pushed long before 10th, driven and one pace in 4th 13th, rallied into 3rd before 5 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 7, 9l behind Alberobello (11-6) at Chepstow 3m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd.
