held up behind leaders, pecked 9th, ridden after 3 out, 3rd when mistake 2 out, weakened before last
held up behind leaders, ridden before 3 out, soon weakened
with leader, led 4th, headed next, lost place before 8th, behind from next
held up behind leaders, not much room 2nd, went prominent 5th, ridden after 3 out, lost 2nd before 2 out, soon weakened
jumped right, led until 4th, lost place 6th, tailed off 9th, pulled up before 4 out
prominent, led 5th, headed before last, no impression on winner flat
held up, headway 9th, 2nd before 2 out, led approaching last, soon clear
A winner at Warwick last month, General Custard ran well again at Fakenham despite a penalty. But SUPREMELY LUCKY is taken to make the most of the weight concession having finished only fourth at Chepstow on his comeback. Dan Skelton’s charge should be sharper for this and is fancied to add to his earlier win in a bumper. Net De Treve is another penalised for an earlier success at Uttoxeter where Reve was well beaten while point-to-point winner Johnny Ocean can only improve on previous attempts over hurdles.
General Custard 7-4 (11-4) Tracked leaders until close up in 4th at 5th, hit 4 out, ridden 2 out, headway to chase winner approaching last, stayed o, 2nd of 4, 2 1/2l behind Movie Legend (10-12) at Fakenham 2m 4f (4) gd in Oct.
Net De Treve (FR) 16-1 (11-3) Held up, hit 4th, outpaced 3 out, weakened before 2 out, 7th of 8, dist behind Canardier (11-3) at Cheltenham 2m 5f (2) gd in Oct.
Fenjack (IRE) 4-1 (12-0) (h) a.p; ev ch last; no ex final 75yds, 2nd of 8, 1 1/4l behind Halloween Harry (12-0) at Dingley 2m 4f mdn gd in Jun.
Johnny Ocean (IRE) 10-1 (11-0) In rear, not fluent 7th and 8th, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 3 out, at Uttoxeter 2m 7f mdn (4) hvy in Dec.
Rainbow Stripes 100-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, mistake 7th, lost place next, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out, at Warwick 3m 2f (4) gd in Nov.
Reve 8-1 (11-0) Towards rear, slow 2nd and 5th, headway under pressure after 5 out, weakened next, 7th of 10, 22 1/4l behind Net De Treve (11-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f mdn (5) gd in Oct.
Supremely Lucky (IRE) 3-1 (10-12) Tracked leaders, mistake 2 out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 7, 9 1/4l behind Rocco (10-12) at Chepstow 2m (4) gd in Oct.