held up in 3rd, went 2nd on inside home turn, challenged from 2 out, driven into narrow lead run-in, stayed on gamely
whipped round left and unseated rider as tapes rose
whipped round as tapes rose and left at the start
raced wide, jumped right, chased leader until pushed along home turn, soon behind
led, joined 2 out, narrowly headed run-in, kept on gamely
Small Bad Bob isn’t badly treated but makes a quick reappearance after winning over fences at Plumpton on Sunday. American Gerry is back on a winning mark so can’t be ignored but WATERGRANGE JACK has been waiting for this better ground and might be the pick of the weights. In The Air ran well at Taunton in March but still has stamina to prove over this trip and Times Are Blue has an absence to overcome.
In The Air (FR) 80-1 (0-0) 10th of 15, shd behind Ideal Dancer (0-0) at Caen 1m 3f gd in May.
American Gerry (IRE) 8-1 (12-1) Chased leading pair on inside until 2 out, soon ridden and weakened, 4th of 7, 4 3/4l behind Mullinaree (11-11) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Watergrange Jack (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Chased leaders on inside, pushed along and outpaced before 3 out, weakened before next, 5th of 11, 9l behind Bumpy Johnson (11-10) at Ffos Las 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Feb.
Times Are Blue (IRE) 10-1 (10-13) Held up behind leaders on inside, jumped right, lost place 5th, pushed along after 4 out, weakened 3 out, 4th of 6, 33 3/4l behind Hurricane Bay (11-0) at Doncaster 2m 5f (4) gd in Nov.
Small Bad Bob (IRE) 7-2 (10-7) Led until 6th, pressed leader, led again before the last, came clear run-in, won at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in May beating Trevada (11-1) by 1 1/2l, 6 ran.
