prominent, not fluent 13th, ridden before 15th, weakened quickly and pulled up before 4 out
tended to jump slightly left, led, ridden before 4 out where a length ahead, soon pressed for lead, headed before 2 out, still every chance approaching last, kept on run-in, took 2nd on line
held up in midfield, headway in 5th before 4 out, ridden before 2 out where kept on same pace, kept on into modest 4th approaching last, no further impression run-in
held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, ridden before 14th, no impression 4 out, tailed off before 2 out
always in rear, ridden before 4 out, soon no impression, kept on one pace approaching last
midfield, headway before 4 out where chased leader, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out, no extra approaching last
midfield in touch, ridden before 4 out, every chance 3 out, pressed leader approaching last, kept on run-in, lost 2nd on line
held up in midfield, ridden and headway before 4 out where 2 lengths behind, soon pressed leader, led before 2 out, pressed for lead approaching last, stayed on gamely run-in
Musical Slave can be forgiven his run over the cross-country fences at Cheltenham and is back on a winning mark. He is one of five previous course winners in this. Catterick runner-up Quoi De Neuf and Jimmy The Digger are others but Tide Times finished behind both Latitude and Jet Plane here in the spring and is 5lb wrong in the weights. BOBHOPEORNOHOPE only won this by a neck 12 months ago but is back on the same mark. He clearly needed the run at Warwick six weeks ago when he may also have found the trip too far. The progressive Gaboriot looks a big danger on recent wins at Kempton and Doncaster.
Bobhopeornohope (IRE) 9-2 (12-0) Led, mistake and headed 5 out, weakened next and lost touch, pulled up before 2 out, at Warwick 3m 1f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Latitude (IRE) 12-1 (12-0) Keen prominent, ridden and weakened before 2 out, 11th of 16, 19 1/2l behind Hascoeur Clermont (10-6) at Cheltenham 3m 1f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Musical Slave (IRE) 12-1 (10-2) Never closer than mid-division, mistake and struggling towards rear after 17th, behind 21st, tailed off, 11th of 13, dist behind Foxy Jacks (11-3) at Cheltenham 3m 5f hcp (2) gs in Nov.
Jet Plane (IRE) 14-1 (11-13) Held up in rear, mistake 17th, well beaten before 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, at Sandown 3m hcp (3) sft in Dec.
Jimmy The Digger 6-1 (10-5) Held up tracking leaders, pushed along and outpaced in 4th 4 out, weakened and lost that placing run-in, 5th of 6, dist behind Thomas Darby (11-11) at Warwick 3m hcp (2) sft in Nov.
Quoi De Neuf (FR) 11-4 (11-7) Waited with in rear, headway approaching 3 out, challenged next, switched left and stayed on same pace run-in, 2nd of 7, 2 1/4l behind Arthur's Quay (11-13) at Catterick 2m 3f hcp (3) gs in Nov.
Gaboriot (FR) 5-2fav (11-12) Tracked leaders, switched right approaching 3 out, joined leader 2 out, led approaching last, ridden and ran on strongly, won at Doncaster 3m hcp (4) gd in Nov beating Head On (10-13) by 7l, 7 ran.
Tide Times (IRE) 18-1 (12-2) Held up towards rear, hampered 3rd, headway on outside 14th, no impression on leaders 3 out, 4th of 9, 25 1/4l behind Hipop Des Ongrais (12-0) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (4) gd in Nov.
