TRABOLGAN slipped up at Doncaster but can bounce back to his best and land a first win since 2005 in Newbury’s Blue Square Supporting Greatwood Veterans’ Handicap Chase.

Nicky Henderson’s 12-yearold looked to have champion potential when landing the RSA Chase back in 2005 before claiming the Hennessy later that year.

Little has worked out for him since, with injury limiting him to four starts in nearly five years.

However, he showed a flash of promise when fourth at Cheltenham last December and had every chance when crashing out at the fourth-last in a similar event on Town Moor.

Trabolgan’s best days are evidently behind him now but victory in this sort of company remains within his compass.

Can’t Buy Time got off to a dream start in 2010 with victory at Cheltenham on New Year’s Day and can follow up in style at the Berkshire venue.

The Raymond Mould Supporting Greatwood Gold Cup Handicap Chase may only have drawn nine runners but the Grade Three heat is still a trappy little contest.

Jonjo O’Neill’s eight-yearold could be the solution to the problem, though, following on from a two-and-halflength success over Private Be last time.

A bad blunder saw him finish well out of the frame on his seasonal bow at Ascot, but despite a few minor errors at Cheltenham, Can’t Buy Time held on up the hill to claim Grade Three glory.

He has been raised 6lb for that success, but the form has worked out well so far with the second and third holding their own in decent company, while fourth-placed Razor Royale lifted the Racing Post Chase last weekend.

Can’t Buy Time is still pretty unexposed and while the John Smith’s Grand National looks a possible long-term aim, this Supreme Leader gelding is still sharp enough to score at shorter trips before the handicapper intervenes.

Iris De Balme can book his Grand National ticket with victory in the sportingbet.com Grimthorpe Chase at Doncaster, while I Have Dreamed can land the Betfred Casino Novices’ Handicap Chase at Kempton.

Rapid Increase has been a revelation stepped up in trip and is fancied to make it three wins from four outings in the Huntingdon Handicap Chase at the Cambridgeshire circuit tomorrow.

Jonjo O’Neill’s seven-yearold cut little ice over shorter distances but has developed into a different beast since being sent over three miles plus.

His first attempt over a trip resulted in a thumping success at Hereford, after which he duly followed up with another tidy performance at Folkestone.

He usually comes with a long, sustained challenge at the end of a race so a mistake at the penultimate obstacle last time at Ffos Las left him treading water.

It was to his credit that he boxed on to get within two and a half lengths of the successful Sharajan, and is napped to make amends under champion jockey Tony McCoy.

The O’Neill-McCoy partnership also appear to hold the key to the Poppy Emma Gray Handicap Hurdle with Bobble Hat Bob.

The five-year-old was well beaten in a few previous outings in novice company but fared much better at Kempton when tackling opposition in a handicap for the first time.

He made smooth headway to lead approaching the second- last but was ultimately put in his place by the back-to-form winner.