held up, in rear, behind when blundered 13th, tailed off when pulled up before next
held up, towards rear, not fluent 4th, headway after 7th, ridden 4 out, went 3rd 2 out, weakened approaching last
led until 3rd, chased leader until approaching 12th, hit 4 out, weakened after 3 out
mid-division on outside, headway approaching 13th, weakened 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
in rear, reminder after 6th, not fluent 9th, behind 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
chased leader, led 3rd, hit 10th, headed 13th, weakened after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out
in touch, mistake 2nd, not fluent 10th, went 2nd approaching 12th, led next, clear after 2 out, all out
chased leaders, lost place after 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
held up towards rear, headway 12th, weakened after 3 out
mistakes, mid-division, struggling 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
in touch, lost place 6th, rear after, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out
prominent until weakened approaching 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 14th
in touch, lost place and hit 7th, progress 11th, chased winner 15th, pecked last, stayed on
always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 11th
QUIET BOB has been tailed off the last twice but may be worth chancing in this company. Hobb's Dream has obvious claims and Cartier Opera could be involved if returning to form. Hobb's Dream is 4lbs higher than when winning at Plumpton but that is unlikely to prevent her from following up if she can build on that performance and she's lightly enough raced to hope that the run wasn't just a flash in the pan. Cartier Opera appeared to be progressing at a modest level earlier in the season prior to his recent two blips; he may not be done with yet. Incentivise is one to have on side, Nebeltau may fare better now handicapping whilst there could be more to come from Abbey Dore and Coast of Malabar. However, preference is for the Hobbs runner who isn't going to live up to his initial promise having missed 2008 but he may still be capable of winning from this sort of mark if he takes to jumping fences. There's every reason to hope that he will and Quiet Bob gets the nod.
Sanpor (IRE) 8-1 (11-4) Held up towards rear, struggling approaching 4 out, tailed off and pulled up soon after, in a race won by Cesium (11-0) at Ffos Las 2m 3f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Dec, 10 ran.
Quiet Bob (IRE) 80-1 (10-9) Mid-division, headway approaching 8th, weakened next, tailed off, 8th of 13, well behind Voramar Two (10-12) at Taunton 3m nov hdl (4) gs.
Incentivise (IRE) 14-1 (11-10) Led to 3rd, led 5th to 7th, led 9th to 12th, left in lead after 3 out, edged left after 2 out, headed when hampered last, weakened flat, 5th of 12, 9l behind Woodlands Genpower (11-8) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-90 (5) hvy in Jan.
Nebeltau (GER) 33-1 (10-11) Held up in touch, ridden and outpaced 4 out, soon beaten, 6th of 7, 44l behind Mirage Dore (11-0) at Market Rasen 2m 6f beg chase (4) sft in Jan.
Coast Of Malabar (IRE) 16-1 (10-6) Mid-division, blundered and unseated rider 5th, in a race won by Plum Pudding (11-10) at Leicester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs in Jan, 13 ran.
Moon Melody (GER) 20-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, weakened after 2 out, 4th of 15, 18l behind Jackers (11-5) at Towcester 2m 3f am hcp hdl 0-90 (5) hvy in Jan.
Cartier Opera 10-1 (11-0) Chased leaders, hampered 9th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by PonchaTrain (11-5) at Leicester 2m 4f hcp ch 0-95 (5) gs in Jan, 13 ran.
Caspar of Tarsus (IRE) 25-1 (11-5) Behind, headway after 3 out, never on terms, 6th of 13, 30l behind Ere Alfie (10-5) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp 0-90 (5) sft in Dec.
The Walnut Tree (IRE) 28-1 (10-3) Chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off, 5th of 14, well behind Rapid Increase (11-12) at Hereford 3m 1f hcp chs 0-95 (5) sft in Dec.
Abbey Dore (IRE) 25-1 (9-10) Held up, hit 9th, went 3rd 12th, kept on, no chance with leading pair, 3rd of 8, 22l behind The Hardy Boy (10-12) at Plumpton 2m 4f hcp chs 0-100 (4) gs in Jan.
Hobb's Dream (IRE) 5-1 (9-10) Held up in touch, went 2nd approaching 2 out, led towards finish, won at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-90 (5) sft in Jan beating Quartz Du Montceau (11-7) by 3/4l, 5 ran.
Heezagrey (IRE) 11-2 (10-1) Chased leader, led 3rd to 7th, weakened from 3 out, 7th of 15, 22l behind Jackers (11-5) at Towcester 2m 3f am hcp hdl 0-90 (5) hvy in Jan.
It's My Party 20-1 (9-9) Held up, weakened from 10th, 5th of 7, 36l behind Olay Olay (11-0) at Wetherby 3m 2f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Nov '07.
Brandy And Pep (IRE) 50-1 (10-13) Not fluent 1st, ridden 5th, always in rear, lost touch approaching 3 out, tailed off, 9th of 10, well behind Classic Chic (11-0) at Hereford 2m 4f clm hdl (4) sft in Dec.
Bob's Temptation 25-1 (10-2) In rear, not fluent 6th, headway 11th, lost place and mistake 14th, progress when hampered 3 out, weakening when jumped right 2 out, tailed off, 8th of 12, 49l behind Woodlands Genpower (11-8) at Towcester 3m hcp chs 0-90 (5) hvy in Jan.
