mid-division, ridden and weakened before 2 out
held up in mid-division, headway 3 out, went 2nd flat, no impression on winner, kept on
held up in mid-division, headway 3 out, one pace and beaten between last 2, not fluent last
in rear, struggling from 6th, behind next, pulled up before 2 out
led, not fluent 3 out, headed before next, no extra last
tracked leaders, took keen hold, lost place when hit 2 out, soon weakened
held up in rear, struggling 5th, behind next, pulled up before 2 out
held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, switched left after next, chased winner before last, no impression, 3rd and kept on same pace flat
tracked leaders, outpaced after 3 out, switched left flat, plugged on
prominent, led before 2 out, clear last, easily
mid-division, not always fluent, struggling 6th, behind next, pulled up before 2 out
TREVELYN’S CORN would have gone very close to beating three previous winners at Ascot in November had he jumped the last cleanly. He’s been off the track since but looks another nice prospect for Ditcheat and could have too much for these. Sojourn has a nice pedigree for jumping and has already shown plenty of ability in bumpers so any market support should be taken seriously but Marcel Debruxelles has managed only one win on the Flat so far and is going jumping late in life. Colditz Castle may do better in handicaps and a similar comment applies to Manvers House. Stop The World, on the other hand, looks a chaser in the making.
Caspers Court (IRE) 33-1 (11-4) Held up in last trio, outpaced 3 out, plugged on into 3rd on long run before next, no chance with first two, 3rd of 7, 22 1/4l behind Bold Plan (11-4) at Taunton 2m 3f (4) sft in Feb.
Colditz Castle (IRE) 13-2 (11-0) Chased leaders, pushed along before 2 out, weakened approaching the last, 4th of 13, 5l behind Acey Milan (11-0) at Plumpton 2m (4) sft in Feb.
Golden Sovereign (IRE) 20-1 (11-4) Tracked leaders, weakened before 3 out, not fluent and lost 4th 2 out, 5th of 14, 22 1/2l behind Morning Vicar (11-4) at Ludlow 2m 5f mdn (4) gs in Feb.
Leaving Home (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, some headway after 3 out, weakened on long run before next, tailed off, 8th of 10, dist behind Monsieur Lecoq (10-12) at Ffos Las 2m mdn (4) hvy in Dec.
Manvers House 3-1 (11-1) Tracked leader, led 3 out, ridden and headed on long run before next, lost 2nd approaching 2 out, weakened into 4th between last 2, 4th of 9, 27 1/4l behind Pym (11-8) at Kempton 2m 5f (4) gs in Jan.
Marcel Debruxelles (FR) (10-5) 7th of 9, 4 3/4l behind Asterdini (11-4) at Nort-Sur-Erdre 1m 4f stks sft in Jul.
Moonlight Camp (GER) 12-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, lost place over 3f out, eased over 2f out, tailed off, last of 11, dist behind Jelski (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m (5) sft in Jan.
Sojourn (IRE) 2-1 (11-0) Made all, ridden 3f out, hung left over 2f out, stayed on well, won at Aintree 2m 1f (4) gd in Nov beating Misty Whisky (10-7) by 1 3/4l, 6 ran.
Stop The World (IRE) 3-1 (11-5) Held up in mid-division, closed from 5th, switched right then jumped right 3 out, ridden and one pace, 3rd of 13, 10l behind Rapper (11-5) at Ludlow 2m 5f mdn (4) gd in Jan.
Trevelyn's Corn (IRE) 10-3 (10-12) Tracked clear leader 2nd, closer at 6th, led 3 out, narrowly headed 2 out, chased leader, every chance when stumbled last, no extra in 4th run-in, 4th of 7, 4 1/4l behind Doux Pretender (11-3) at Ascot 2m 6f (2) gd in Nov.
Zambino (GER) 100-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, ridden 7f out, well beaten final 4f, 9th of 13, dist behind Rootless Tree (10-7) at Huntingdon 1m 6f (5) gs in Jan.
