UNCLE BERT (NAP) came up against a useful sort last time out and it’s fair to say that he won’t always be so unfortunate. Rambo T showed enough speed to win a bumper at Fontwell and he’s already made the frame twice since going over hurdles. Roccovango outperformed market expectations on a first outing for Ian Williams and has no issues with the prevailing going. Arqoob won a valuable handicap on the level at Sandown last year though he is very much unproven on a softer surface. Baileys Derbyday won over 1m6f on the Flat for previous connections and debuts for Amy Murphy this afternoon.
Arqoob (IRE) 28-1 (8-9) Awkward start, slowly away, in rear near side, never showed, 18th of 28, 9 1/4l behind Majestic (8-2) at Newmarket 1m 1f hcp (2) gd in Sep.
Baileys Derbyday 33-1 (9-10) Mid-division, struggling and dropped towards rear 3f out, never in contention, 6th of 8, 5 3/4l behind Zimmerman (9-2) at Catterick 1m 6f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Broughtons Mission 50-1 (9-0) Raced keenly, held up well in rear, good headway on inside over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final 2f, 6th of 8, 6 3/4l behind Bass Strait (8-10) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Jan.
Carrigillihy 18-1 (11-2) Chased leader, ridden and outpaced approaching 3 out, weakened from last, 4th of 14, 23 1/2l behind Densworth (11-2) at Newcastle 2m 1f (4) sft in Jan.
Estacas (GER) 20-1 (11-1) Tracked leader 1st until next, chased leaders, pushed along home turn, ridden and weakened quickly before 3 out, tailed off, 15th of 16, dist behind Libberty Hunter (11-1) at Chepstow 2m (4) sft in Jan.
Kash Tara 100-1 (11-10) Always in rear, tailed off, 8th of 11, dist behind Feel Good Inc (11-10) at Doncaster 2m 5f mdn (4) gs in Jan.
One Man Party (FR) 300-1 (11-5) In touch, driven along and struggling before 4 out, soon beaten and pulled up, at Plumpton 2m (4) sft in Jan.
Rambo T (IRE) 10-3 (11-0) Prominent, not fluent 2nd, mistake 3rd, headway and ridden before 2 out where not fluent, kept on approaching last, no match for winner run-in, 2nd of 13, 5l behind Givega (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 2f (4) gs in Dec.
Roccovango (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Chased leaders on inside, plugged on in 3rd from 2 out, no chance with leading duo, 3rd of 11, 4 1/4l behind War Soldier (11-6) at Haydock 2m (3) sft in Dec.
Uncle Bert 4-1 (11-5) Tracked leaders, went 2nd before the last, ridden and stayed on same pace run-in, 2nd of 15, 1 3/4l behind Altobelli (11-5) at Ffos Las 2m mdn (4) sft in Dec.
My Portia 150-1 (10-11) Jumped right at times, prominent out wide, led after 2nd, headed 4th, hit 3 out and weakened quickly, 6th of 10, dist behind The Trader (11-4) at Southwell 2m mdn (4) gd in Dec.