jumped well, made all, went clear and maintained strong pace after 2nd, shaken up between last 2, kept on strongly, unchallenged
held up in 3rd, closer 4 out, mistake and outpaced 3 out, mistake next
chased winner who went clear after 2nd, hit 7th and 8th, never on terms
Withdrawn
Return Ticket has found only one too good in his last four runs over fences and Theatre Legend has suffered the same ill-fortune in his two runs over the larger obstacles. Evander won twice over hurdles here last season and earlier won a point-to-point but SNOOKERED had a higher rating over the smaller obstacles than the latter and is fit from the Flat having won over 1m4f at Catterick in August. Brian Ellison’s charge gets the vote in a tricky heat.
Return Ticket (IRE) 13-8fav (11-2) Chased leader, not fluent 5th, led 7th, headed and not fluent 4 out, soon led again, headed before last, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 12l behind Leapaway (11-2) at Hexham 2m (4) gd in Sep.
Snookered (IRE) 7-2 (9-5) Went right start, in rear, pushed along 4f out, soon struggling, 6th of 8, 33 3/4l behind Stag Horn (9-3) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (4) hvy in Aug.
Theatre Legend 9-4 (10-12) Chased winner throughout, jumped slowly 5th, well held when mistake 4 out, mistake 2 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 3, 25l behind First Flow (11-10) at Doncaster 2m (4) hvy in Feb.
Evander (IRE) 13-8fav (11-9) Mostly jumped well, made all, clear 2nd, hit 4th, reduced lead 3 out, went clear again before next, stayed on strongly, unchallenged, won at Sedgefield 2m 5f (4) sft in Feb beating Kerrkenny Gold (11-2) by 7l, 5 ran.
