chased leaders until driven and lost touch 11th, soon behind, taied off and pulled up before 12th
tracked leaders, led 8th to next, ridden to stay in touch approaching 4 out, weakened quickly, tailed off and pulled up before next
held up and behind, headway to chase leaders 8th, went 2nd after 3 out, kept on, no impression on winner
behind, lost touch 7th, soon tailed off, pulled before 10th
led, headed 8th, led again next, ridden and headed after 4 out, weakened after 3 out
held up in touch, headway to track leaders 8th, led 4 out, ridden clear approaching 2 out, kept on well under pressure from last
mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, ridden to chase leaders when mistake 3 out, no extra from next
chased leaders, mistake 3rd and 5th, driven and outpaced 10th, tailed off and pulled up before 3 out
David Wintle sends Good Potential on a long journey for his chasing debut and it should pay to support him. In a pretty ordinary novices' chase, the form of his soft ground win over hurdles at Fontwell in March should be good enough to see him prevail here. One who has the ability to trouble him though is Prince Highlight. Ferdy Murphy's seven-year-old can call upon previous chase experience and if he is over a recent mishap at Cheltenham, which saw him pulled up after a bad mistake, then he should certainly be thereabouts. Iron Express is likely to be up with the pace throughout and ran well enough until appearing to blow up half a mile out over course and distance last time. He should be better for that run and has a squeak if handling the softer ground. Conditions will suit Lord Jack, who should relish both the cut and the trip, but has to defy a seven month lay-off. He cannot be dismissed easily on his chasing debut, though his trainer is not notorious for first time successes of late.
