Left in lead 1st, slow and headed next, led after next, headed when put off by loose horse and slow 8th, led 4 out, easily drew clear from last bend op 4/6
Took keen hold, held up, hampered 1st, led 5th, headed and restrained into last after 6th, blundered 7th, went left and not fluent 12th, went left 14th, about 5 lengths off front pair when fell 4 out (water) op 13/8 tchd 6/4
Jeannot De Nonant (1/2), Minella Charmer (7/4), News For Pascal (20/1), Top Cat Dj (40/1)
JEANNOT DE NONANT has struggled on his last couple of starts but they have come at Cheltenham and Aintree and he’s given a fairly easy task trying fences again. Minella Charmer looks his only real danger but he’s fallen in four of his last six starts and is hardly the safest conveyance. The remaining two don’t exactly inspire either with News For Pascal given a narrow vote for third.