edging right at the start, led and edging right before slowing up, jumped right and unseated rider 1st
held up towards rear, headway 4th, lost place after 3 out, no impression before next, kept on flat
bumped and left in lead 1st, headed next, stayed handy in chasing group, weakened before 2 out
tracked leaders, took keen hold, went 2nd after 2nd, outpaced after 3 out, soon weakened
held up, took keen hold, headway 4th, went 2nd after 3 out, led when not fluent 2 out, not fluent last, driven clear
prominent, jumped right and bumped rival 1st, started racing keenly, not fluent 2nd, soon edged left, led after 4th, headed when mistake 2 out, lost 2nd flat, no extra
led 2nd, soon clear, reduced lead 4th then headed and weakened, fell 5th
held up in rear, headway 5th, went 2nd flat, kept on, no impression on winner
Mister Chow, a stayer on the all-weather last year, made a satisfactory hurdling debut when chasing home a previous winner at Sandown and holds Echo Watt on that run. He looks the danger to NIGHT OF GLORY, denied a run at Exeter yesterday where he would have been a short-priced favourite. Andrew Balding does well with the few runners he has over hurdles and the son of Sea The Stars has won over 1m4f at Kempton since finishing third behind a couple of useful juveniles at Sandown. Falcon Sun had excuses at Wetherby after finishing second on debut but may benefit from a step up in trip. Marettimo looks thoroughly exposed but Fields Of Fortune was in the process of running a fair race when unseating his rider at the last here in November and could figure with a clear round.
Echo Watt (FR) 6-4fav (10-12) Led until after 1st, chased leader, led again before jumped slowly 3rd and next, ridden and headed on long run before 2 out, weakening when mistake 2 out, hit last, 4th of 5, 31 1/4l behind Crucial Moment (11-8) at Sandown 2m (3) hvy in Jan.
Falcon Sun (FR) 10-1 (10-12) In mid-division when badly hampered 1st, towards rear, mistake 4 out, headway from 2 out, went 3rd last, kept on same pace, no chance to recover, 3rd of 11, 8l behind Albert's Back (10-12) at Wetherby 2m mdn (4) sft in Nov.
Fields Of Fortune 5-1 (10-12) Mid-division, tracked leaders 3 out, one pace next, 4th and held when blundered and unseated rider last, at Warwick 2m (4) gs in Nov.
Marettimo (IRE) 11-4 (10-12) Raced keenly, led, joined 2 out, headed between last 2, ridden and not pace of winner from last, 2nd of 7, 9l behind Vaziani (10-12) at Taunton 2m (4) sft in Dec.
Mister Chow 11-4 (10-12) Raced keenly, held up in 5th, mistake 4th, slightly outpaced after 5th, rallied next, 2nd before 2 out, kept on same pace, no chance with winner but kept on for clear 2nd, 2nd of 5, 2 3/4l behind Crucial Moment (11-8) at Sandown 2m (3) hvy in Jan.
Night Of Glory (9-9) Tracked leader, pushed along 3f out, closed to lead 2f out, hung right and ridden over 1f out, stayed on, driven out, won at Kempton 1m 4f stks (5) pol in Jan beating Firmage Burg (8-11) by 2l, 4 ran.
Romanor 14-1 (11-2) Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway to lead after 2nd, not fluent 4th, headed before next, weakened quickly, pulled up before 2 out, at Hereford 2m mdn (5) sft in Jan.
Swaffham Bulbeck (IRE) 8-1 (9-5) Switched right start in rear, ridden 2f out, ran on final furlong, nearest finish, 6th of 14, 4 3/4l behind Poseidon (9-6) at Salisbury 1m 2f hcp (5) sft in Oct.
