held up in mid-division, headway chasing leaders before 3 out, went 3rd before 2 out, stayed on same pace, never going pace to challenge
jumped well but out left mostly throughout, made all, ridden clear before 3 out, stayed on gamely, unchallenged
held up and behind, headway chasing leaders on inside 3 out, stayed on well between last 2, kept on in well held 4th between last 2
held up in touch, hit 11th, headway chasing leaders 13th, 2nd travelling well before 3 out, found little under pressure and well held between last 2
mistake 1st, chased leaders, weakened quickly before 12th, soon behind, hit 4 out, tailed off
chased winner, pushed along and lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened before next
raced out wide chasing leaders, hit 5th and next, pushed along before 4 out, ridden and weakened well before next
mistake 1st, held up, never on terms
held up in touch, headway on inside chasing leaders approaching 4 out, hit next, weakened 2 out
raced out wide in mid-division, weakened before 4 out, tailed off
KEEP MOVING won this last year after a pipe-opener at Exeter and has followed a similar path en route to a repeat bid. He is only 2lb higher than 12 months ago so gets the nod, though this year’s renewal has an open look about it. Oleg would be a threat if completing but does have questions to answer at present. Buster Thomas is consistent and has his ground but Lee Cosgrove is having a first ride in public over fences. Fitness may be an issue with Cap Du Nord but Not A Role Model, Hey Bud and Fresno Emery have all had a run and Master Burbidge won a seller at Fakenham last month.
Oleg (GER) 6-4fav (10-6) Mid-division, pushed along to sit 2nd after 11th, mistake and fell 3 out, at Perth 2m 4f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Not A Role Model (IRE) 11-2 (11-8) Held up in rear, closed on inside 12th, weakened before 3 out, lost 4th before mistake last, 5th of 7, 28 1/2l behind Kings Monarch (11-5) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) hvy in Oct.
Cap Du Nord (FR) 7-1 (10-0) Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next, 6th of 10, 20 1/2l behind Deise Aba (10-7) at Sandown 3m hcp (2) sft in Feb.
Buster Thomas (IRE) 9-2fav (11-4) In touch, not fluent 10th, outpaced 3 out, not clear run before 2 out, rallied last, went 3rd flat, stayed on, 3rd of 15, 1 1/2l behind Dead Right (11-9) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Brecon Hill (IRE) 50-1 (11-0) Led until 4th, prominent, struggling 4 out, soon weakened, last of 5, dist behind The Butcher Said (11-6) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m (3) gd in Sep.
Keep Moving (FR) 18-1 (11-4) Midfield, ridden before 4 out, jumped left 3 out, one pace from 2 out, 4th of 7, 16 3/4l behind Ga Law (10-13) at Exeter 2m 3f hcp (3) gf in Oct.
Hey Bud 17-2 (11-10) Held up in rear, mistake 4th, still looked to be going ok but only modest 7th normal 2 out, ran on from final bend, went 3rd after omitted last, 3rd of 10, 14 1/4l behind Templehills (11-12) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Full Trottle (IRE) 11-10fav (12-8) Slowly into stride, behind, headway 5 out, chased leaders next, led 3 out, stayed on well, won at Lingfield 2m 4f (6) sft in Feb beating Conkies Lad (12-0) by 6l, 8 ran.
Master Burbidge 10-1 (10-0) Held up, went 3rd 10th, went 2nd 12th, challenged from 3 out, led flat, stayed on, won at Fakenham 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Oct beating Dream Bolt (10-0) by 1l, 5 ran.
Fresno Emery (FR) 8-1 (11-1) Close up, tracked leaders 6th, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace, 3rd of 7, 5 3/4l behind Fairway Freddy (11-6) at Kempton 2m 2f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
