led, headed before 2 out, 3rd and no extra approaching last
held up, not fluent 2nd, struggling when mistake 6th, pulled up before next
chased leaders, not fluent, lost place 3rd, mistake 8th, soon well beaten, pulled up after 3 out
chased leaders, went 2nd before 6th, led approaching 2 out, clear last, comfortably
tracked leader until before 6th, mistake and lost place next, weakened 8th
held up, headway 5th, not fluent 3 out, went 2nd before last, no impression on winner, one pace
RUSSBOROUGH has been threatening to land his first chasing victory and was placed again at Catterick last month. He may come good in this given Frizzo has struggled off higher marks since recording a double over fences in November. Molko Jack ran well from out of the weights at Uttoxeter last time but the remainder are hard to fancy on their recent poor form with Shooters Wood preferred dropped in class for this.
Frizzo (FR) 12-1 (10-6) Led, left clear at 3rd, reminders after 7th, reduced advantage 11th, headed before 4 out, weakened next, 4th of 5, well behind Saints And Sinners (10-13) at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hcp chs (3) sft in Dec.
Shooters Wood (IRE) 66-1 (11-0) Midfield, lost place 5th, soon beaten, pulled up 2 out, in a race won by Whispering Harry (10-9) at Haydock 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) hvy in Dec, 8 ran.
Russborough (FR) 13-2 (11-6) Prominent until 1st, tracked leaders, outpaced after 4 out, rallied 3 out, soon went 2nd, closed briefly last, no impression, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 7, 6l behind Grate Fella (11-12) at Catterick 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) sft in Jan.
Sands Cove (IRE) 7-1 (11-12) Held up in touch, pushed along and weakened before 4 out, behind and pulled up before next, in a race won by Gores Island (11-12) at Lingfield 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) hvy in Jan, 9 ran.
Hopeand 33-1 (11-0) In touch, slow 9th, never on terms, 5th of 7, 31l behind Bernardelli (11-12) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft in Dec.
Molko Jack (FR) 33-1 (9-9) Mid-division, not fluent 5th, headway after, led after 6th, jumped slowly 3 out, headed before last, one pace flat, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Ballycool (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-120 (4) sft.