held up in rear, jumped slow 1st and soon pushed along, jumped slowly 2nd, fell 3rd
led, headed 6th, not fluent 7th and soon pushed along, soon lost place, tailed off from 8th, pulled up before 3 out
tracked leader and keen, led 6th, headed after 7th, ridden and outpaced after 3 out, kept on to take 3rd after last
held up in touch, chased winner before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on and always held
mid-division, soon in rear, weakened from 8th, soon tailed off
tracked leaders in 3rd, took closer order 6th, led after 7th, clear before 8th, headed after 3 out, ridden and weakened before last
held up towards rear and in touch, challenged 3 out, led soon after, ridden before last, kept on well
Captain Becket had dropped to a very fair mark when scoring over the C&D a month ago and though raised 10lb for that success he's won from a similar mark in the past. Talenti looked all over a winner at Ludlow last month but was run out of it by Whispering Jack and has since run very poorly over fences. Pairc Na Gcapall won on fast ground here in October but ran badly on his next two starts while Anak appears to need some give in the ground to show his best. PERCEPTION has won twice on Polytrack and once on fast ground on the Flat and though she hasn't shown much to date over timber she has plenty of scope and this shouldn't take too much winning.
Anak (IRE) 22-1 (11-1) Towards rear, pushed along before 4 out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 28l behind Valid Point (10-4) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gs in Mar.
Pairc Na Gcapall (IRE) 18-1 (11-8) Led, pushed along and headed approaching 8th, soon weakened, 10th of 12, well behind Prince Tom (11-7) at Taunton 3m nov hcp 0-115 (4) gd in Nov.
Talenti (IRE) 13-8fav (11-12) Tracked leading pair, went 2nd at 8th until 11th, ridden and lost place 2 out, soon outpaced, no impression approaching last, 4th of 5, 24l behind Grenoli (10-6) at Stratford 2m 7f 5yo nov hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Perception (IRE) 9-2 (10-7) Tracked leaders, pushed along 4f out, weakened over 3f out, 5th of 8, 29l behind Advisor (11-0) at Kempton 2m n h flat (4) std in Dec.
Captain Becket 4-1fav (11-2) In touch until lost place and dropped to rear before 5th, rallied to 4th at 8th, went 3rd after 3 out, chased leader before next, led 2 out, pushed along and came readily clear flat, won at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Mar beating Jacarado (9-8) by 3 1/2l, 10 ran.
Can't Remember 25-1 (11-2) Towards rear when blundered and unseated rider 2nd, in a race won by Bernard (10-6) at Hereford 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd, 17 ran.
Orion Express 9-2 (10-7) Held up in rear and keen, blundered and unseated rider 4th, in a race won by Drumbeater (9-7) at Taunton 3m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Mar, 8 ran.
Dawn At Sea 16-1 (10-13) Always towards rear, tailed off when mistake 3 out, 9th of 16, well behind Balustrade (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gs in Jan.
