chased leader, led 4 out, jumped right last, pushed out flat
held up, blundered 2nd, pecked 5th, soon well behind
not jump well, soon well behind, took poor 3rd flat
pulled hard, chased leader and jumped right 4th, pulled up after next
led, ridden and headed 4 out, every chance 2 out, unable to quicken
Philip Hobbs has his string firing on all cylinders at present and the trainer looks to have found another good opportunity for Fait Le Jojo to continue his education over fences. The six-year-old was highly-tried behind subsequent Arkle hero Azertyuiop on a couple of runs and his jumping suffered under the pressure, however he showed his real potential with a win over this course and distance last time. He still has to prove that those fencing problems are behind him but he is unlikely to suffer much pressure here despite a double penalty. The opposition is not great with Cybele Eria having looked far from a natural on his chasing debut last time and remains out of form. With two no hopers in the race the only other rival to look at is Talbot Lad who has shown a modicum of ability over fences so far and while having no chance with the selection, his sound jumping makes him the value for the forecast.
