held up off the pace in rear, plugged on in modest 4th from 3 out
pressed leader, lost 2nd 8th, weakened next, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out
held up tracking leaders, went 2nd 3 out, reached for next, ridden and over 4 lengths down last, no chance with winner, lost 2nd post
raced keenly, tracking leaders, jumped slowly 4th, rallied next, hit 6th, went 2nd 8th, hit 4 out, mistake and lost 2nd 3 out, outpaced before not fluent next, went modest 2nd post, no chance with winner
close 3rd on inside, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, soon ridden and beaten, poor 5th when fell 2 out
mostly jumped well, led, hit 3 out, ridden between last two, over 4 lengths ahead last, stayed on strongly run-in, unchallenged
tracked leaders out wide, outpaced and struggling in last pair 4 out, tailed off
Boothill (IRE) 11-4 (11-6) Waited with in 4th on inside, went remote 2nd after 5 out, no chance when fell 2 out, at Newbury 2m (1) hvy in Feb.
Editeur Du Gite (FR) 15-2 (11-10) Led, bad mistake and headed 3rd, recovered and led narrowly before 5th, headed before 10th, pushed along and dropped away after 3 out, soon tailed off, last of 5, dist behind Elixir De Nutz (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m (1) gs in Jan.
Edwardstone 15-2 (11-10) Led, headed bend before 2 out, beginning to fade but still just 2nd when fell 2 out, at Cheltenham 2m (1) sft in Mar.
El Fabiolo (FR) 2-9fav (11-10) Held up in touch, not fluent 3rd, grabbed at 5th, hit fence and sprawled on landing, quickly pulled up, at Cheltenham 2m (1) sft in Mar.
Elixir De Nutz (FR) 40-1 (11-10) Chased leader until before 6th, went 2nd before next until 8th, pushed along and lost 3rd 3 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before 2 out, at Cheltenham 2m (1) sft in Mar.
Jonbon (FR) 11-10fav (11-10) Prominent early, held up behind leaders, not fluent 10th, went 2nd after 3 out, ridden into lead when a little awkward last, stayed on well flat, won at Aintree 2m 4f (1) sft in Apr beating Conflated (11-10) by 1 1/4l, 7 ran.
Nube Negra (SPA) 22-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, hit 5th, not fluent 9th, went 2nd 4 out, pushed along after next, faded before 2 out, 4th of 5, 10 1/2l behind Elixir De Nutz (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m (1) gs in Jan.
