slow to start and gave away several lengths, pushed along and made up ground to go prominent before 1st, pushed along again after 2nd, reminders and pushed along again on several occasions thereafter before dropping towards rear before 3 out, outpaced in last 2 out, ridden and kept on again after last, just denied fifth final strides
midfield, outpaced and ridden before 2 out, gradually weakened
midfield but well in touch, raced wide on first circuit, travelled best when tracking leaders after 3 out, upsides when bad mistake 2 out, lost very little momentum and led before last, asserted and always doing enough closing stages
close up, disputed before 4th, led after 5th, pushed along when joined 2 out, headed before last, ridden but unable to quicken on run in, kept on one pace near finish
led, set steady tempo, joined before 4th, headed after 4 out, dropped to third and outpaced by front pair before 2 out, ridden before last, kept on and just denied third final strides
held up in last but well in touch, ridden when outpaced before 2 out, went third and chased leading pair before last, just held on to third when pressed for position near finish
Both of Kapitaliste’s wins have come around here but he’s only raced over course and distance once before and was pulled up. ASTROMAN was last over fences here 11 days ago and is quickly back over the smaller obstacles. He won twice in May, including over a similar trip to this at Fontwell. Ben Lilly will strip fitter for his third at Worcester but is now 0-10 over timber while Honey I'm Good hasn’t shown much over hurdles so far but did win twice over fences here in July, including off this mark.
Presenting Yeats (IRE) 14-1 (10-12) Reluctant to jump off and given reminder, never going that well in rear, behind 4 out, plugged on from 2 out, no chance, 4th of 8, 25 1/4l behind Slate Lane (11-4) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (2) gs in Sep.
Caspers Court (IRE) 9-1 (11-9) Led until 2nd, bumped 4th, weakened from 4 out, 8th of 10, dist behind Democritus (11-6) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Ben Lilly (IRE) 16-1 (11-8) Held up in touch, effort and ridden 3 out, not fluent last, 3rd and no extra inside final 100 yards, 3rd of 7, 6 1/2l behind Painless Potter (11-4) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Honey I'm Good (IRE) 5-1 (10-6) Held up in rear, headway 4 out, went 4th from 2 out, unable to get on terms, 4th of 11, 10 3/4l behind Brief Times (12-0) at Bangor-on-Dee 3m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Astroman 8-1 (10-9) Chased leaders on inside, ridden after 4 out, beaten from next, weakening when mistake 2 out, last of 4, 20 1/4l behind Opening Bid (11-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp (4) gs in Sep.
Kapitaliste (FR) 17-2 (10-11) Chased leaders, outpaced before 3 out, kept on flat, 4th of 11, 8l behind Karavomylos (10-9) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
