held up in mid-division, headway after 13th, joined leader 15th, ridden, led 4 out, jumped left 3 out and 2 out, no extra from last
prominent, headway, joined leader 11th, led 13th, headed 17th, kept on one pace
with leader until 11th, soon driven along, outpaced 17th, stayed on from approaching 3 out, rallied 2 out, switched right, challenged last, soon led, ran on flat
always behind, tailed off 16th, pulled up before 4 out
held up towards rear, headway, led after 17th, ridden 3 out, headed last, no extra
held up mid-division, blundered 1st, ridden, challenged after 17th, one pace
held up in touch, ridden, headway 16th, pulled up before 4 out
led to 13th, jumped slowly 14th, weakened 15th, pulled up before 17th
Chabrimal Minster was good value for his success in a novice chase at Warwick last month and is taken to follow up at the main expense of Motcombe and Zimbabwe. The last mentioned has ability but has failed to progress as much as may have been anticipated so may be best watched despite a falling handicap mark. Jim Old's Boundary House ran no sort of race over course and distance last time and may be better judged on his earlier defeat of Treasulier on more suitable ground here the time before. Scratch The Dove is on a long losing sequence and of more interest may be Robert Alner's Motcombe, who lost no caste in defeat behind Happy Shopper at Lingfield when last seen. The vote though goes to Chabrimal Minster, who has not been punished by the handicapper for his Warwick success and has every chance of following up.
Chabrimal Minster 2-1fav (11-4) Mid-division, headway after 10th, led 14th, clear last, comfortably, won at Warwick 3m 2f nov chs (4) sft in Feb beating Ironside (11-4) by 15l, 8 ran.
Treasulier (IRE) 15-2 (10-7) Prominent, ridden 10th, soon weakened, 4th of 14, 28l behind Even More (11-6) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Feb.
Motcombe (IRE) 9-2 (10-13) Tracked leading pair until not fluent and lost place 9th, stayed on approaching 3 out, chased leading pair soon after next, went 2nd last, no impression flat, 2nd of 6, 5l behind Happy Shopper (10-9) at Lingfield 3m hcp chs 0-110 (4) hvy.
Boundary House 8-1 (10-3) Towards rear pulled up at the 11th in race won by Florida Dream (11-12) at Wincanton 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Feb, 13 ran.
Joseph Beuys (IRE) 6-1 (9-11) Behind, hit 1st, brief effort 16th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out pulled up 2 out in race won by Blunham Hill (10-1) at Uttoxeter 3m 2f hcp chs 0-125 (3) hvy in Feb, 8 ran.
Scratch The Dove 9-1 (10-11) Behind, headway 4 out, ridden to chase leaders 2 out, one pace and no impression approaching last, 4th of 11, 18l behind Sarahs Quay (10-7) at Sedgefield 2m 5f mrs nov chs (4) hvy in Feb.
Tradingup (IRE) 6-1 (10-2) Led until mistake, headed 3rd, in touch until weakened 7th and pulled up at the 10th in race won by Even More (11-6) at Taunton 2m 7f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gs in Feb, 14 ran.
Zimbabwe (FR) 11-1 (11-8) Led to 2nd, led again 8th, mistake, headed 14th, ridden after 3 out, one pace flat, 2nd of 14, 2l behind Jacarado (10-7) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-88 (5) sft in Feb.
