tracked leaders, chased winner from 2 out, one pace
made all, pushed along 6th, mistake last, kept on well
in rear, headway and wide before 3 out, weakened next
chased leaders, weakened after 2 out
in rear, headway before 3 out, weakened before last
held up towards rear, headway 6th, jumped right 2 out, kept on
prominent, outpaced 6th, soon tailed off
Nonrunner
Dan Skelton has his string in good form at present and CAPTAIN CHAOS can make a positive start to his hurdling career. The four year old was a ready winner of a bumper at Newcastle when trained by Tim Fitzgerald and he should have no problems with the ground. Karisma King has more experience than most and may be forgiven for requiring his first run after an absence of over a year. The well bred Supply And Demand was far from cheap at €70000 and while the soft ground will bring the evident stamina in his pedigree into play, anything achieved at this stage is likely to be viewed as a bonus. Fire won his point to point in Ireland on a softer surface, though has yet to show much aptitude under Rules.
Athou Du Nord (FR) (10-5) 5th of 10, 4 1/4l behind Walk In Corsica (10-5) at Senonnes-Pouance 2m 3f gd in Jun.
Captain Chaos (IRE) 4-1fav (10-7) In touch, headway to chase leaders well over 4f out, led over 2f out, driven clear approaching final furlong, impressive, won at Newcastle 2m (6) sft in Jan beating Beer Goggles (10-7) by 17l, 9 ran.
Fire (IRE) 80-1 (10-12) Took keen hold, not fluent 1st, always in rear, pulled up before 3 out, 7th of 10, dist behind Barters Hill (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f (4) gs in Nov.
Karisma King 12-1 (11-0) Held up, took keen hold, behind from 6th, 5th of 8, 36 1/2l behind Charmix (11-0) at Wetherby 2m (3) sft in Oct.
Movie Legend 7-1 (11-2) Held up in 6th, pushed along and outpaced 4f out, struggling 3f out, no chance when stumbled over 2f out, 6th of 8, 15 1/4l behind Braavos (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (6) gd in Oct.
Supply And Demand (IRE) Scorpion gelding out of Native Fashion.
Will O'The West (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, headway over 6f out, outpaced by leaders over 2f out, 6th of 16, 12 3/4l behind Burlington Bert (10-12) at Warwick 2m (6) sft in May.
Love Anthem (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Tr ldrs, 4th 1/2way, sn wknd, pu 3out, at Castletown-Geoghegan 3m mdn gd in Oct.
Red Hott Robbie 66-1 (10-12) Held up behind, mistake 5th, soon struggling, tailed off when jumped slowly 3 out, last of 8, dist behind Wilberdragon (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f (4) sft in Dec.