took keen hold, led and soon clear, hit 5th, headed 4 out, soon weakened
reluctant to race and started slowly, well in rear, went remote 3rd approaching 3 out, never a threat
tracked leaders in 3rd, hit 4th, led 4 out, headed 2 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace, no chance with winner
tracked leader, took closer order 4 out, soon weakened
towards rear, hit 5th, headway 7th, led and hit 2 out, ridden out, readily
JUST THE JOB looks a very solid choice as he is the only horse that brings good form in to the race. He won two starts ago at Plumpton and followed this up with a narrow second at Hereford. The trip looks ideal and with relatively little in opposition he is the confident selection. Cool Bob is a maiden from thirty-five starts and Ramvaswani has just one win from sixty races. Evan Williams has a 38% strike-rate this term which is a positive for No More Whispers and if you scrape the barrel a case could be made for Mayor Of Kilcock as he won over a similar trip and ground at Aintree last year. Just The Job looks exactly that for this race.
Mayor Of Kilcock 33-1 (10-7) Led and keen, headed approaching 7th, pushed along and weakened 4 out, soon tailed off, 13th of 17, 48l behind Court Red Handed (11-2) at Ludlow 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
Ramvaswani (IRE) 25-1 (11-8) Chased leaders, ridden and lost place 8th, soon lost touch, tailed off, 10th of 11, well behind Calypso Bay (11-6) at Fontwell 3m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs.
Cool Bob (IRE) 12-1 (11-3) In rear, not fluent 4th, bad mistake, hampered by faller and unseated rider 7th, in a race won by In The Zone (11-6) at Towcester 2m 3f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Oct, 13 ran.
No More Whispers (IRE) 22-1 (10-6) Held up in touch on outside when fell 4th, in a race won by Major Malarkey (11-11) at Chepstow 3m nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) sft, 11 ran.
Just The Job (IRE) 13-8fav (11-6) Held up in mid-division, headway 6th, challenged going well from 2 out, led when hit last, soon ridden and headed, unable to quicken, 2nd of 15, 1l behind Ruby Valentine (10-3) at Hereford 2m 4f cnd hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gs.