held up in touch on outside, ridden and outpaced after 2 out, kept on under pressure flat, took narrow 3rd near finish, no impression
held up mid-division on outside, headway after 6th, lost place 3 out (usual 4 out), outpaced before 2 out, soon ridden, never on terms, weakened flat
made most on inside, headed after 6th, led again after 3 out (usual 4 out), headed on long run before 2 out, outpaced before last, ridden and kept on flat, not reach winner
raced wide, pressed leader, led after 6th, headed after 3 out (usual 4 out), ridden and outpaced turning in, weakened flat
held up behind on outside, headway before 2 out, driven to chase leaders turning in, ridden and kept on same pace flat, no impression with front pair, lost 2 places near finish
held up in touch, led on long run before 2 out, ridden clear turning in, not fluent last, edged right flat, kept on
prominent on inside, lost place after 3 out (usual 4 out), weakened last
raced keenly, held up in touch, chased leaders after 3 out (usual 4 out), driven after 2 out, ridden and one pace before last, kept on flat, no impression
mid-division, outpaced 2 out, ridden before last, kept on, never on terms
held up behind, driven after 2 out, never on terms, ridden and weakened after last
Beaten only a neck in the Pertemps Network Final at the festival here in March, TOBEFAIR has won both subsequent starts over course and distance. He’s 5lb higher today but will be sharper for last month’s return and is preferred to The Butcher Said. The latter found only Ramses De Teillee, due to run earlier on the card, too good at last month’s meeting here though this is tougher while Smackwater Jack went very close at Aintree on his reappearance but is also upped in class. Hear No Evil faded in the closing stages at Aintree on his comeback and attempts a longer trip today while Eva's Oskar showed further progress when completing a hat-trick with a victory at Chepstow but has been raised 10lb. Anteros won this in 2016, fell in last year’s renewal and has been winning over fences recently while Eminent Poet will relish the underfoot conditions.
Tobefair 8-1 (11-12) Raced wide, held up towards rear, close up 8th, driven and came towards stands side rail turning in, soon challenged, ridden to lead flat, edged left, held on gamely towards finish, won at Cheltenham 3m hcp (2) hvy in Oct beating Sunset Showdown (10-9) by 1/2l, 8 ran.
Vieux Lion Rouge (FR) 9-2 (11-9) Mid-division, tracked leaders 4th, driven after 4 out, switched outside next, ridden after 2 out, edged left flat, rallied to lead towards finish, won at Chepstow 3m hcp (2) sft in Oct beating On Tour (10-8) by nk, 9 ran.
Eminent Poet 66-1 (11-6) Held up rear of mid-division, headway after 3 out, lost place from last bend, weakened, 16th of 24, 35 3/4l behind Sire Du Berlais (11-9) at Cheltenham 3m hcp (1) gs in Mar.
As De Mee (FR) 20-1 (11-9) Mid-division on inside, driven after 4 out, never on terms, weakened 2 out, 10th of 15, 31l behind Master Dee (11-5) at Kempton 3m hcp (1) gd in Feb.
The Butcher Said (IRE) 7-2 (11-6) Held up in rear, took closer order in 4th at 5th, travelled well turning in, went 2nd approaching last, ridden and not quicken after last, well held flat, 2nd of 5, 4 1/2l behind Ramses De Teillee (10-12) at Cheltenham 3m (2) hvy in Oct.
Golan Fortune (IRE) 40-1 (11-12) Held up, always behind, 14th of 17, 19 1/2l behind Duke Street (11-8) at Cheltenham 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Oct.
Hear No Evil (IRE) 11-2 (11-12) Raced in close 3rd on inside, dived at 5th, weakened between last 2, 4th of 5, 15 1/2l behind Stoney Mountain (11-11) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (2) sft in Oct.
Smackwater Jack (IRE) 7-1 (11-9) Held up towards rear, headway on inside approaching 2 out, went 2nd and hit last, hung left and switched right run-in, strong challenge towards finish, found no extra, 2nd of 11, nk behind Same Circus (11-2) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) sft in Oct.
Eva's Oskar (IRE) 5-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, went 2nd after 2 out, challenged last, stayed on to lead final 100 yards, won at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) gs in Oct beating Sandy Boy (11-1) by 3/4l, 16 ran.
Anteros (IRE) 9-2 (10-4) Held up in last pair, steady headway 3 out, ridden chasing leaders in 3rd before next, went 2nd 2 out, challenged last, edged right and leant on 2nd towards finish, led post, won at Hereford 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Oct beating The Welsh Paddies (10-12) by shd, 7 ran.
