made all, ridden 2 out, hard pressed when hit last, stayed on gamely flat, held on
held up mid-division, headway 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on well flat, held near finish
held up, outpaced 2 out, never on terms
not fluent and behind, lost touch 5 out, pulled up before 3 out
raced keenly, tracked winner, effort 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last
mid-division, outpaced 4 out, weakened from next
in touch, driven and effort 3 out, no impression from next
tracked leaders, headway 2 out, ridden to challenge last, stayed on under pressure flat, held towards finish
held up, headway 8th, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, no impression from next
Nonrunner
Bob's Buster returned to his best with a Southwell victory last time and can follow up today at the expense of Clouding Over and King Of The Arctic. The selection is fully exposed but keeps on winning races. He came through with a smooth run under Kenny Johnson to beat Gipsy Cricketer and a seven pound penalty shouldn't be enough to stop him following up. Clouding Over ended last season in great form winning two on the bounce. He is high enough in the weights at present but could still be good enough for a place. King Of The Arctic was successful over course and distance last time, comfortably beating Master Papa. He is lightly raced for an eight-year-old and there could be plenty more to come. The pick of the remainder could be the consistent Karo de Vindecy, but we expect Bob's Buster to reach the winners enclosure again.
Prince Of Pleasure (IRE) 14-1 (9-3) Led, headed 8th, led again 6 out, headed after 4 out, soon outpaced, no extra from 3 out, 4th of 8, 14l behind Ransboro (10-4) at Killarney 2m 6f hcp chs sft in May.
Clouding Over 7-2 (11-8) Held up, hampered 7th, headway 5 out, led before 2 out, ridden out, won at Perth 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-115 (3) gf in Apr beating King Barry (11-12) by 1l, 10 ran.
Cyborg De Sou (FR) 8-1 (11-3) Tracked leaders, driven, headway 3 out, 2 lengths 2nd and staying on when fell 2 out in race won by The Biker (10-4) at Perth 2m chs (3) sft in May, 4 ran.
Mr Meyer (IRE) 14-1 (10-10) Led, clear early, headed 6 out, weakened before next, behind when pulled up in race won by Wills Wilde (11-3) at Fairyhouse 2m 1f hcp chs 0-116 gs in Apr, 13 ran.
Bob's Buster 9-1 (11-12) Tracked leaders, headway 4 out, led 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on well flat, won at Southwell 2m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd beating Gipsy Cricketer (9-11) by 3 1/2l, 13 ran.
Karo de Vindecy (FR) 4-1 (10-3) Held up, headway 5 out, chased winner next, every chance 3 out, jumped badly left and blundered 2 out, one pace, 2nd of 9, 7l behind Rookery Lad (10-11) at Wetherby 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in May.
Jallastep (FR) 33-1 (10-8) Towards rear, outpaced 3 out, headway under pressure between last 2, faded, 7th of 13, 18l behind Lord On The Run (10-11) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gf.
King Of The Arctic (IRE) 6-1 (11-12) In touch, hit 3rd led after 4 out, ridden last, hung badly left flat, held on, won at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in May beating Master Papa (11-7) by 2 1/2l, 10 ran.
