in rear, last when slow 4th, jumped slowly and lost touch next, tailed off
jumped left, held up, blundered and lost touch 6th, pulled up after 8th
chased leaders, jumped right 7th, 2nd 4 out, challenged 2 out, led before last, ridden clear flat
took keen hold, led, soon clear, not fluent 2nd, reduced lead before 4 out, headed approaching last, no impression flat
tracked leaders, took keen hold, 2nd 6th until not fluent 4 out, 4th and well beaten last
tracked leader until 6th, one pace 4 out, weakened next
held up, hampered 7th, headway 3 out, not fluent 2 out, went moderate 3rd when hit last
Oficial Ben retains scope for improvement over fences and receives a lot of weight from all rivals when the 10lb claim of Jack Savage is taken into account and money for him would be interesting. Classic Palace is an Irish challenger to note but hasn't been seen since her chasing debut last November when outclassed in Listed grade and will appreciate the drop in class. Cape Caster is highest rated of those with very limited or no chasing experience but it's noteworthy that Philip Hobbs introduces TRICKY to fences at an early stage of his development. The gelding ran really well behind Courtlands Prince in a hurdle contest last month and is a hopeful selection in a tricky puzzle. Myroundorurs has the benefit of chasing experience which should serve him well, is 2-2 over the larger obstacles and goes well on the ground.
Classic Palace (IRE) 40-1 (11-0) Held up, ridden 11th, no impression, 5th of 6, dist behind Emily Gray (11-0) at Carlisle 2m 4f lst (1) hvy in Nov.
Cape Caster (IRE) 3-1fav (11-11) Tracked leaders in 3rd, ridden before last, soon one pace, 4th of 9, 12l behind Zalgarry (11-7) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Jun.
Boss Des Mottes (FR) 14-1 (10-12) Towards rear, headway 4 out, soon tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, kept on one pace, 4th of 8, 18l behind Party Rock (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 3f (4) gd in Jun.
Myroundorurs (IRE) 11-2 (10-11) Made all, clear 2nd, reduced lead when not fluent 8th, edged left before last, 4 lengths ahead flat, held on, won at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Jun beating Amanto (11-12) by nk, 7 ran.
Tricky (IRE) 5-1 (11-11) In touch, headway to track leader after 2nd, led 3rd, ridden 2 out, headed soon after last, rallied to lead again briefly run in, kept on one pace, 2nd of 11, 2 1/4l behind Courtlands Prince (11-5) at Worcester 2m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Go On Henry (IRE) 25-1 (11-12) Held up in rear but in touch, headway to track leaders 6th, mistake 9th, outpaced before 2 out, stayed on under pressure after last, never able to challenge, 3rd of 7, 16l behind Cruchain (11-7) at Stratford 2m 5f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Oficial Ben (IRE) 11-1 (11-1) In rear, outpaced in 5th before 3 out, kept on and no impression, 4th of 9, 11 1/4l behind Somchine (11-12) at Southwell 2m hcp (4) sft in Jun.
