in touch, outpaced 3 out, headway after next, kept on into 4th closing stages
tracked leader, hit 3rd, not fluent 2 out, driven to challenge last, stayed on to lead final 50 yards, ridden out
held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, weakened after next
behind, tailed off 4th, soon pulled up
led, driven 2 out, headed and no extra closing stages
chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, rallied last, kept on into 3rd towards finish
held up in touch, chased leaders 3 out, under pressure after next, no extra flat
David O’Meara doesn’t have many jumpers in his yard but those he sends here have a good strike-rate and HIGHLAND BOBBY (NAP) built on an improved fourth at Musselburgh when third at Catterick and can upset likely market rival Robbing The Prey. Donald McCain’s eight-year-old is better known as a chaser and hasn’t raced since tailed off at Doncaster in December. Honourary Gift won a bumper here in October but has shown little since joining James Ewart.
Dom Garo Cateline (FR) 33-1 (11-0) Keen, raced wide, headway on outside chasing leaders 10f out, went 2nd 4f out until over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened over 2f out, 4th of 6, 26l behind El Kaldoun (11-0) at Lingfield 2m (5) pol in Nov.
Get Help (IRE) 100-1 (11-1) Tracked leader until 1st, in touch on outside, reminder after 3rd, not fluent 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 6, 28 3/4l behind Oleg (10-7) at Kelso 2m (4) gs in Mar.
Honourary Gift (IRE) 50-1 (11-3) Held up towards rear, headway 2 out, never on terms, 9th of 13, 17 1/4l behind Western Honour (11-9) at Ayr 2m 3f (4) gs in Feb.
Oldtimer (IRE) 40-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, weakened after 3 out, 5th of 8, dist behind Ettila De Sivola (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f mdn (4) sft in Dec.
Rapid Fritz (IRE) 200-1 (10-0) In rear, under pressure 4th, beaten 5 out, tailed off when pulled up after next, at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp (4) sft in Mar.
Robbing The Prey (IRE) 7-1 (11-0) Tracked leader, led 2nd, headed 3 out, soon ridden and lost place, weakened from next, tailed off, last of 4, 32 1/2l behind Amour de Nuit (11-4) at Doncaster 2m 3f hcp (3) gd in Dec.
Tour De Pub (IRE) 80-1 (11-2) Held up in last pair, struggling 3 out, soon lost touch, tailed off, 6th of 7, dist behind Arthur Mac (11-9) at Sedgefield 2m 4f (4) gs in Mar.
Highland Bobby 14-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, ridden before last, kept on towards finish, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Al Kherb (10-7) at Catterick 2m mdn (5) gd in Feb.
