held up, headway 6th, led 3 out, ridden when headed last, no extra
tracked leader, lost place 7th, steady progress again from 9th, ridden to lead last, ridden out
held up, headway 7th, tracked leader 3 out, soon ridden, one pace
held up, mistake 4 out, soon ridden and weakened
led and keen, blundered badly 4th, not fluent 8th, headed next, blundered last, finished lane
held up, reminders 5th, tailed off 8th, pulled up before next
soon chasing leaders, led 9th, ridden and headed 3 out, soon weakened, broke blood vessal
ALFATRIX is 4lbs better of with Wastnme which could be enough to see him reverse the form; Kervriou may prove best of the rest. Neil Mulholland has his string in good order at the moment and Alfatrix ran his best race to date when chasing home Wasntme over this course and distance. He has two and a half lengths to find with the Tizzard runner but is weighted to finish closer and could reverse the form on this quicker ground. These conditions should be ideal for Kervriou who has the ability to win a race of this nature as he has shown when chasing home Dev at Sandown and coming within an ace of victory at Ludlow. His profile is far from convincing though and he's generally worth taking on. Silver Adonis is another that flatters to deceive whilst Travelling Fox could fare better if the blinkers have the desired effect but we'll take Alfatrix to build on the promise of his latest start.
Kervriou (FR) 12-1 (11-1) Held up, headway after 7th, ridden when short of room after 3 out, went 3rd after next, held when fell at the last in race won by Baseball Ted (10-6) at Ascot 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-120 (3) gs in Dec, 13 ran.
Silver Adonis (IRE) 11-1 (10-11) Led to after 2nd, chased leader, led 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, soon no chance with winner, 3rd of 6, 8l behind Dominican Monk (11-2) at Sandown 2m hcp chs 0-125 (3) gd.
Alfatrix (IRE) 11-4 (11-4) Prominent, chased leader 7th, going well 4 out, challenged on bit 3 out, ridden and jumped left 2 out, found nil from approaching last, 2nd of 5, 2 1/2l behind Wasntme (10-5) at Wincanton 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft.
Cellarmaster (IRE) 100-1 (10-11) Always well behind, 5th of 7, well behind Qrackers (10-6) at N Abbot 2m nov chs (4) gd in Aug.
Travelling Fox 7-1 (10-8) Raced keenly, led 2nd, hit 7th and headed, relegated to 4th when jumped slowly 9th, stayed on same pace from 2 out, went 3rd after last, 3rd of 7, 11l behind Battlefield (9-12) at Leicester 2m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Dec.
Wasntme (IRE) 11-8fav (10-5) Chased leader, ridden approaching 9th, driven to lead 4 out, kept on well from 2 out, won at Wincanton 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) sft beating Alfatrix (11-4) by 2 1/2l, 5 ran.
Kirbys Glen (IRE) 11-1 (10-8) Led 3rd, ridden after 3 out, headed approaching last, no extra, 2nd of 9, 6l behind Sea Saffron (11-0) at Taunton 2m 3f hcp chs 0-100 (4) sft.
