made all, ridden 4 out, 2 lengths when rider lost iron last, hard ridden, held on gamely flat
held up last, headway, blundered 10th, going well behind leaders 3 out, ridden, hit 2 out, switched left, blundered last, hard ridden, every chance, just failed
chased leader, not fluent 6th, ridden, challenged 3 out, kept on same pace flat
towards rear, not fluent 2nd, headway 11th, close 4th when jumped slowly 4 out, lost place, soon ridden, ran on well from last, just failed
prominent, jumped left from 5th, blundered badly 11th, soon lost touch
Basic Fact gets the confident vote here with Terrible Tenant and Theocritus rating the main dangers. The selection was a good second behind Lastofthebrownies last time out. That form looks solid and with the step up in trip sure to suit he looks the one to be on. Terrible Tenant rates the main danger on his best form and as he could get an easy lead here he could go well at a price. Theocritus has dropped to a handy mark and has conditions to suit so could go well at a price. The remainder have shown very little and are readily opposed and for the winner we return to Basic Fact who is given one last chance to get his head in front.
Terrible Tenant 4-1jt-fav (11-2) Prominent, ridden 8th, weakened 2 out, 6th of 11, 9l behind Dere Lyn (10-5) at Hereford 2m 3f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Sept.
Basic Fact (IRE) 5-4fav (11-0) Held up in touch, headway to join leaders 9th, led 2 out, 3 lengths clear when jumped right last, ridden and headed flat, kept on, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Bestofthebrownies (11-12) at Sedgefield 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf.
Pan The Man (IRE) 7-1 (11-10) Held up in touch, ridden 9th, lost touch and struggling next, 7th of 10, 22l behind Secret Glen (10-2) at Plumpton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf in Sept.
Theocritus (GER) 7-2fav (10-10) Held up mid-division, slow 4th and 5th, soon ridden, beaten, 7th of 8, 36l behind Waterspray (11-3) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Sept.
Oxybau (FR) 50-1 (10-0) Towards rear, never a factor, 5th of 9, 15l behind Avesomeofthat (11-4) at N Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf in Sept.