towards rear, mistake 11th, lost touch 14th, tailed off
tracked leaders, hit 9th, chased winner after 12th, challenged 2 out, no impression from last
tracked leaders, lost place when bad mistake 11th, lost touch approaching 4 out, tailed off
led briefly 1st, chased winner until 5th, lost place when not fluent 11th, weakened approaching 13th, tailed off when pulled up before last
held up in rear, not fluent 10th, headway next, went 3rd 4 out, weakened approaching last
in touch, chased winner 5th until after 12th, outpaced when hit 4 out, well held after
towards rear on outside, headway 6th, lost place 8th, behind 14th, tailed off when pulled up before last
made virtually all, ridden and hard pressed by 2nd from 2 out, stayed on gamely to gain control from last
mid-division, headway 9th, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off
jumped slowly 1st, rear and ridden along after, headway 5th, lost place when not fluent 7th, mistake 10th, behind from 12th, tailed off
JOB ONE has been in decent form since switching to Henrietta Knight and with a better round of jumping may be up to the task. The seven-year-old won easily here in June and went close in a novices' chase last time. This longer trip will give him more time to get his fencing right and on ground that suits we prefer him to House Of Bourbon. Tim Vaughan sends the gelding back over fences after a hat-trick over hurdles and if he jumps round then he remains on a very competitive mark. Cold Mountain looks a big danger with successive wins over trips similar to this under his belt, but another 8lb rise asks serious questions of him. Chorizo and Swordsman both look to be in the grip of the handicapper and we'll side with Job One.
Cold Mountain (IRE) 9-1 (10-11) In touch, headway approaching 2 out, led last, kept on well, won at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf in Jul beating Cullahill (11-4) by 2l, 13 ran.
Templer (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, pushed along 5 out, still well there under pressure 4 out, weakened 3 out, 5th and no chance when blundered last, 5th of 12, 10l behind Grand Slam Hero (11-11) at Ffos Las 3m 1f hcp chs 0-145 (2) gd in Aug.
Chorizo (IRE) 3-1 (11-0) Prominent, challenged from 12th until outpaced 14th, plugged on in modest 4th after, 4th of 5, 24l behind Seize (10-8) at Perth 3m hcp chs 0-130 (3) gf in Jul.
House Of Bourbon (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Led until 2nd, reminder after next, led just after 5th, not fluent next, driven and hard pressed from 2 out, edged left flat, held on, won at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gf in Jun beating Bobble Hat Bob (11-10) by shd, 8 ran.
Job One (FR) 7-2 (11-5) Tracked leaders, jumped right 3rd, lost place after next, headway after 10th, challenging when not fluent last, still chance when not fluent last, held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Chevy To The Levy (10-5) at Hereford 3m 1f nov chs (4) gd.
Pairc Na Gcapall (IRE) 9-1 (10-12) With leader until ridden after 13th, jumped slowly 4 out, soon lost place, weakened before 2 out, 5th of 11, 17l behind Ballycarney (11-9) at Stratford 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (3) gf.
Tampa Boy (IRE) 10-1 (11-8) Held up towards rear, headway approaching 4th, ridden after 10th, mistake 12th, weakened 4 out, 5th of 8, 32l behind Moulin De La Croix (10-7) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-120 (3) hvy.
Simply Smashing (IRE) 9-2 (11-1) Chased leaders, outpaced from 4 out, went 3rd before bend entering home straight, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 5, 8l behind Volcanic Rock (11-6) at Cartmel 3m 6f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Aug.
Mr Big (IRE) 12-1 (10-5) Tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, weakened from next, 6th of 13, 31l behind Gentle Ranger (11-12) at Cheltenham 3m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Apr.
Swordsman (GER) 9-4 (11-2) Prominent, led after 4th, headed 8th, led again 11th, headed before 3 out, soon weakened, 3rd of 5, 14l behind Makena (11-4) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gd.
