held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, outpaced after 2 out, rallied flat, ran on towards finish
soon well in rear, hit 10th, tailed off approaching 4 out
chased leader, mistake 8th (water) led approaching 2 out, driven out
led until after 1st, remained prominent, chased winner approaching 2 out, soon challenging, switched left and right before last, switched left again and half length down flat, always held
held up, headway 8th, hit 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last
tracked leaders, blundered and unseated rider 5th
in touch, headway 6th, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace approaching last
in rear, not fluent 4th, mistake 8th (water) not fluent next, well beaten 4 out, tailed off
jumped right, led after 1st, driven and headed before 2 out, beaten before last
Two UK debutants seem to hold the biggest claims on a very good handicap chase and TEO PERUGO is preferred of the duo ahead of Ross Accord with Templer also considered. The pick seems to be carrying a decent mark here after showing some good form when a runner up in a valuable race in Killarney last time out when returning to good ground which he seems to prefer. He's won off this mark in Ireland and should go well here. Unlike the selection Ross Accord has won over this trip but he's not obviously well handicapped especially on ground which looks a little too sound for him. Phillip Hobbs' Templer has been running well with limited success recently but he did win four starts back in a race where the lines look strong. His mark though looks on the high side. Mr Boo ran really well in a very good race last time out and should go well again under his current mark but in a very good contest we like Teo Perugo.
Mr Boo (IRE) 12-1 (10-10) Held up, headway after 9th, hit 4 out, soon outpaced, went modest 3rd approaching last, 3rd of 9, 32l behind Atouchbetweenacara (10-4) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp chs G2 (1) gd in Apr.
Water Taxi 12-1 (10-12) Held up, always behind, 12th of 15, well behind Always Waining (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 6f listed hcp chs (1) gd in Sep.
Templer (IRE) 10-3fav (11-2) Chased leaders, not fluent 9th, one pace from 3 out, 4th of 10, 20l behind Tarotino (11-7) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd.
Commemoration Day (IRE) 40-1 (11-8) Prominent, hit 1st, reminder 10th, weakened next, last of 6, well behind Breedsbreeze (11-8) at Wincanton 2m 5f nov chs Grade 2 4yo+ (1) sft in Nov.
Levitski 16-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, hampered 1st, awkward on landing 2nd, jumped slowly next, fell 10th, in a race won by Gaelic Flight (10-12) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd, 11 ran.
Teo Perugo (IRE) 14-1 (10-8) Prominent, led 3 out, soon ridden, strongly pressed from 2 out, headed and no extra close home, 2nd of 9, 1/2l behind Washington Lad (11-2) at Killarney 2m 6f hcp chs gd.
Lidjo De Rouge (FR) 9-1 (11-0) Raced keenly, mid-division, headway 4th, weakened 3 out, left 3rd last, 3rd of 10, 14l behind De Boitron (10-10) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp chs 0-130 (3) gd in Apr.
Ross Accord (IRE) 6-4fav (10-11) Held up towards rear, headway to 8th 3 out, ridden in 5th 2 out, left 4th, no extra in 3rd last, kept on same pace run-in, 4th of 15, 2 1/2l behind Lasse Viern (10-2) at Down Royal 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 gd.
Najca De Thaix (FR) 18-1 (11-9) Refused to race, took no part, in a race won by Milton Des Bieffes (9-11) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp ch 0-110 (4) gd in Mar, 12 ran.
Mange Tout (IRE) 10-1 (11-1) Blundered and unseated rider 1st, in a race won by Gaelic Flight (10-12) at Southwell 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd, 11 ran.
