in touch, ridden 4 out, gradually weakened
held up, headway from 10th to chase leaders, ridden 3 out, soon one pace and left 2nd last
prominent, led 8th, ridden approaching 2 out, headed after 2 out, 1 length down and held when fell last
tracked leaders, ridden 11th, weakened from 4 out
led until headed 8th, ridden after next, weakened from 11th, soon beaten
towards rear, ridden after 9th, soon beaten
tracked leaders, headway to challenge approaching 2 out, soon ridden, led approaching last, driven out
Bob's Buster may prove to be a bit of value here against the likes of Manoram and Jallastep, with Jefertiti worth a mention as well. Bob's Buster does appear to be hard to win with in the main these days, but he is still very capable of putting in a good effort as he showed when humping 11st 12lb to victory at Southwell in June. That race has worked out well, with both the third Schinken Otto and fourth Il Penseroso successful since, and so although Bob's Buster has not added to his haul of late, his second here last time gives cause for encouragement. Ridden to get the three-mile trip that day, he will be more at home over this shorter journey and is worth a sporting bet. Manoram does not win too often either, and looks worth taking on judged on his one-paced effort at Worcester last time. Jallastep lines up on the back of a win over hurdles gained in selling grade here last time, but at least holds Incas on that form over the smaller obstacles. As stated, the race is there to be won, and Bob's Buster has just as good a chance as the rest.
Incas (FR) 10-1 (11-12) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 4 out to chase leaders, soon ridden, kept on one pace from last, 3rd of 12, 3l behind Jallastep (11-12) at Perth 2m 4f sll hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf.
Bob's Buster 16-1 (11-1) Held up, headway 5 out, every chance last, kept on for 2nd, 2nd of 8, 7l behind Catch The Perk (11-12) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf.
Jefertiti (FR) 25-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, soon one pace, 3rd of 10, 15l behind Il Penseroso (10-10) at Perth 2m hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Jul.
Chevalier Errant (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Always towards rear, 8th of 13, 45l behind The Holy Bee (11-3) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in Jul.
Manoram (GER) 8-1 (11-0) Prominent, ridden 8th, led briefly approaching 4 out, still every chance 2 out, weakened last, took 2nd near finish, 2nd of 7, 8l behind Sharaab (10-8) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd.
Risky Way 9-1 (10-13) Towards rear, struggling from 6th, 8th of 10, 21l behind Bergerac (11-7) at Catterick 2m hcp chs 0-105 (E) gd in Nov.
Jallastep (FR) 4-1fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, headway to lead last, kept on flat, won at Perth 2m 4f sll hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gf beating Tianyi (11-0) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
