jumped well, made all, soon clear, reduced lead 6th, clear again before 3 out, unchallenged
raced wide in 3rd place until dropped to 4th pace at 3rd, not fluent 7th, outpaced and struggling 4 out, tailed off
raced wide tracking winner when went clear, bit closer at 6th, outpaced and no chance with winner before 3 out, lost 2nd and no extra before next
raced keenly, held up 4th on inside, tracked leading pair 3rd, pushed along home turn, went 2nd before 2 out, ridden between last two, kept on run-in, no chance with winner
CAP DU MATHAN has shown a decent level of form the last twice and can it fourth-time lucky over fences as Robin's Dream is making his chasing debut following a lengthy absence and neither Earth Company nor Call Of The Wild got very far in recent races over the larger obstacles and may need a confidence-booster.
Cap Du Mathan (FR) 4-1 (11-9) Led, ridden and headed last(normal 2 out), no extra and lost 2nd inside final furlong, 3rd of 6, 10 1/2l behind In Excelsis Deo (10-13) at Hereford 2m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Call Of The Wild (IRE) 9-2 (11-1) Mid-division, bad mistake and unseated rider 4th, at Doncaster 2m hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Robin's Dream 1-2fav (11-4) Led, headed briefly before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on, held on, won at Huntingdon 2m mdn (4) gd in May beating Astroman (10-12) by 3/4l, 13 ran.
Earth Company (IRE) 14-1 (12-1) Towards rear, fell 4th, at Newbury 2m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
