led, ridden and joined 2 out, headed before last, beaten when eased final 100 yards
held up in 3rd, closed before 8th, pushed along from 11th, struggling next, weakened 4 out
tracked leader, not fluent 4 out, challenged 2 out, led before last, ridden clear final 100 yards
held up in 4th, not fluent 1st, jumped slowly 7th, closed and pressed for 3rd next, pushed along after 10th, weakened 12th
Persian Snow is in danger of becoming disappointing and, despite receiving 7lb, may struggle to beat NO BUTS. David Bridgwater's gelding jumped well and was very impressive when winning a novices' handicap by 14 lengths at Plumpton 10 days ago and looks to be heading in the right direction. Neil Mulholland saddles winning pointers Another Brandy and Pure Poteen but both need to improve on what they've shown so far under Rules.
No Buts 11-4 (10-12) Pressed leader, led narrowly 5th, ridden clear after bypassing omitted 2 out, kept on strongly, easily, won at Plumpton 2m 4f nov hcp chs (0-125) (3) hvy beating De Blacksmith (11-5) by 14l, 7 ran.
Another Brandy (IRE) 25-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, mistake 5th, soon lost place, tailed off, 11th of 13, well behind Knight Of Noir (10-12) at Exeter 2m 3f nov hdl (4) sft.
Persian Snow (IRE) 13-8 (11-0) Chased winner, led narrowly 9th until soon after next, pushed along after 3 out, ridden before last, driven and stayed on flat, always held, 2nd of 3, 2 1/2l behind Barrakilla (11-0) at Warwick 2m 4f nov chs (4) sft in Dec.
Pure Poteen (IRE) 50-1 (10-12) Led until before 6 out, led again before 2 out, soon headed and weakened, 7th of 12, 48l behind Strollawaynow (10-12) at Exeter 2m 3f nov hdl (4) sft.
