Betting Forecast:5/4 Kauto Star (FR), 4/1 Exotic Dancer (FR), 7/1 State of Play, 8/1 The Listener (IRE), 14/1 Beef Or Salmon (IRE), 14/1 L'ami (FR), 14/1 My Will (FR), 25/1 Cane Brake (IRE), 25/1 Forget The Past, 33/1 Halcon Genelardais (FR), 33/1 Kingscliff (IRE), 33/1 Neptune Collonges (FR), 33/1 Racing Demon (IRE), 50/1 Idle Talk (IRE), 50/1 Monkerhostin (FR), 50/1 Turpin Green (IRE), 150/1 Bob Bob Bobbin, 500/1 Marble Garden (USA), 500/1 Sybellius D'artaix (FR)
FORMWATCH
Beef Or Salmon
(IRE)
: 11-4 (11-12) Tracked leaders in 3rd, moderate 2nd after 3 out, soon ridden, no impression until stayed on well from last to lead near finish, won at Leopardstown 3m chs Grd 1 (1) hvy in Feb beating The Listener (11-12) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Bob Bob Bobbin
(UK)
: 11-4fav (11-3) In touch, disputed lead 9th, hit next, outpaced 4 out, no impression, 4th of 11, 3l behind Neptune Collonges (11-9) at Newcastle 3m lst hcp chs (1) gs in Nov.
Cane Brake
(IRE)
: 14-1 (11-3) Held up, 8th and progress 5 out, 5th 3 out, challenged after 2 out, led last, stayed on well under pressure, all out, won at Leopardstown 3m hcp chs 0-145 hvy in Dec beating Ballistraw (10-11) by 1/2l, 28 ran.
Exotic Dancer
(FR)
: 6-1 (11-6) Held up, steady headway 4 out, not fluent 3 out, soon challenging, led between last 2, well in command when hit last, drew clear flat, won at Cheltenham 3m 1f chs Grd 2 (1) hvy in Jan beating Our Vic (11-10) by 18l, 9 ran.
Forget The Past
(UK)
: 9-2 (11-12) Settled 2nd, mistake 5 out, under pressure before 3 out, soon no extra, tailed off, 4th of 5, well behind Beef Or Salmon (11-12) at Leopardstown 3m chs Grd 1 (1) hvy in Feb.
Halcon Genelardais
(FR)
: 7-2 (11-6) In touch, mistake 5th, slightly hampered 9th, plugged on from 3 out, left moderate 3rd 2 out, 3rd of 9, 25l behind Exotic Dancer (11-6) at Cheltenham 3m 1f chs Grd 2 (1) hvy in Jan.
Idle Talk
(IRE)
: 12-1 (11-2) Tracked leader, mistake 6th, blundered and unseated rider at the 9th in race won by Exotic Dancer (11-6) at Cheltenham 3m 1f chs Grd 2 (1) hvy in Jan, 9 ran.
Kauto Star
(FR)
: 2-9fav (11-10) Held up, steady progress from 14th, led after 2 out, blundered last, soon hard ridden, all out, won at Newbury 3m chs Grd 2 (1) sft in Feb beating L'ami (11-0) by a nk, 6 ran.
Kingscliff
(IRE)
: 7-1 (11-8) Tracked leader, not fluent 4th, pushed along and lost place after 10th, tailed off, last of 6, well behind Kauto Star (11-8) at Haydock 3m chs Grd 1 (1) gs in Nov.
L'ami
(FR)
: 6-1 (11-0) Held up, chased winner from 4 out, ridden to challenge approaching last, every chance flat, held close home, 2nd of 6, nk behind Kauto Star (11-10) at Newbury 3m chs Grd 2 (1) sft in Feb.
Marble Garden
(USA)
: 250-1 (11-10) Held up, lost touch 4th, soon tailed off, 8th of 10, well behind Sublimity (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m hdl Grd 1 (1) sft.
Monkerhostin
(FR)
: 14-1 (11-10) Held up in rear, headway 11th, stayed on at same pace from 3 out, 4th of 9, 29l behind Kauto Star (11-10) at Kempton 3m chs Grd 1 (1) gs in Dec.
My Will
(FR)
: 5-2 (11-10) Held up in touch, hit 9th, headway and led briefly approaching 13th, chased leader 15th, ridden and every chance approaching 3 out, no extra from 2 out, 2nd of 5, 3 1/2l behind Little Brick (10-7) at Wincanton 3m 1f lst hcp chs (1) sft in.
Neptune Collonges
(FR)
: 6-1 (11-6) Raced on stand's side, tracked leaders in 4th, narrow lead 11th, headed approaching 2 out, under pressure in 3rd when fell at the last in race won by Exotic Dancer (11-6) at Cheltenham 3m 1f chs Grd 2 (1) hvy in Jan, 9 ran.
State of Play
(UK)
: 10-1 (11-4) Raced on inside, in touch and travelling well, headway to track leader 4 out, led 3 out, in command 2 out, driven clear flat, won at Newbury 3m 2f hcp chs Grd 3 (1) sft in Nov beating Juveigneur (11-1) by 4l, 16 ran.
Sybellius D'artaix
(FR)
: 150-1 (11-10) Always behind, hit 7th, tailed off when, 7th of 10, 49l behind Voy Por Ustedes (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m chs Grd 1 (1) gs.
The Listener
(IRE)
: 9-10fav (11-12) Attempted to make all, clear from 4 out, ridden after last, weakened under pressure close home, headed near finish, 2nd of 5, 3/4l behind Beef Or Salmon (11-12) at Leopardstown 3m chs Grd 1 (1) hvy in Feb.
Turpin Green
(IRE)
: 11-2 (11-10) Chased leaders, pushed along 11th, ridden approaching 2 out, chased winner when hit last, no impression, 2nd of 9, 12l behind The Outlier (10-3) at Haydock 3m hcp chs Grd 2 (1) hvy in Jan.