held up in rear, jumped slowly 7th, headway to chase leaders 4 out, soon under pressure, stayed on to go modest 3rd towards finish
held up in rear, headway approaching 14th, chased leaders 4 out, weakening when jumped left last, lost 3rd close home
chased leaders, jumped slowly 3rd, soon lost place, mistake 5th, rallied 8th, joined leader 12th, led 2 out, not fluent last, stayed on well
with leader, led approaching 7th, headed next, remained prominent, mistake 12th, soon lost place, behind 4 out, pulled up next
tracked leaders, mistake 11th, soon pushed along, weakening when hit 3 out
led until 7th, led again next, headed approaching 2 out, no extra
This is likely to turn into a real slog and that won't bother Incentivise, on a hat-trick after victories at Bangor and Fontwell. He had KAYBEEW five lengths back in third last time in a race that's worked out well but Nigel Twiston-Davies' charge was making his seasonal reappearance that day and is now 6lb better off. The younger horse can reverse the form and take this. Volador stays well but may be anchored by his big weight in this ground and Siberian Tiger's stamina may not last. Benheir needs to bounce back from a poor run at Newbury when Master Neo was also well beaten.
Volador (IRE) 9-4fav (11-0) Held up, mistakes, headway 10th, ridden before 4 out, weakened last, tailed off, 5th of 10, 42l behind Houblon Des Obeaux (11-0) at Worcester 2m 7f nov chs (4) gs in Oct.
Siberian Tiger (IRE) 16-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, headway 8th, close up and hanging left 2 out, stayed on reluctantly flat, no impression, 3rd of 9, 3 1/2l behind Le Beau Bai (11-12) at Ffos Las 3m hcp hdl 0-135 (3) sft in Nov.
Benheir (IRE) 14-1 (11-4) Behind, went left 2nd, mistake 6th, headway and in touch 8th, lost place after 12th, weakened from 3 out, 10th of 15, 41l behind Rolling Aces (11-12) at Newbury 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs.
Kaybeew 8-1 (10-9) Tracked leaders, went 3rd before 3 out, kept on same pace, 3rd of 9, 5l behind Incentivise (10-0) at Fontwell 3m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Nov.
Incentivise (IRE) 7-2 (10-0) Tracked leaders in 3rd, outpaced before 16th, headway before 3 out, ridden to lead before last, kept on, won at Fontwell 3m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Nov beating Mortimers Cross (11-0) by 1l, 9 ran.
Master Neo (FR) 20-1 (10-13) Mid-division on inside, outpaced after 12th, ridden 3 out, never able to challenge, 9th of 15, 31l behind Rolling Aces (11-12) at Newbury 2m 6f nov hcp chs 0-130 (3) gs.