led, mistake and headed 5th, chased winner until ridden before 2 out, mistake 2 out and weakened
not fluent 1st, held up in last pair, headway to 3rd before 3rd, pushed along and lost 3rd 7th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off
tracked leading pair, hit 2nd, lost 3rd before next, soon in rear, never going after, lost touch 7th, tailed off when went left 2 out
tracked leading trio, tracked leading pair 7th, went 2nd on inside approaching 2 out, ridden before last, every chance last, driven and not quicken flat
held up in last pair, steady headway approaching 4 out, ridden and outpaced before 2 out, kept on flat to press for modest 3rd close home
tracked leader, led 5th, joined last, ridden and stayed on gamely to assert flat
Mush Mir has take well to hurdles and was completing his hat-trick when upsetting the odds-on Knockalongi at Southwell 12 days ago. He has a double penalty to carry now, however, and could be vulnerable to a finisher over this longer trip. BOWNTOBEBAD took an awful long time to get going at Huntingdon on his reappearance but got there in the end. He will relish the extra here and, still unexposed, can score again though Deireadh Re won't be far away if building on his win at Worcester in June. Crafti Bookie had the run of the race when scoring over 2m4f at Wetherby last month, however, and may struggle to dominate this better opposition.
Mush Mir (IRE) 15-8 (11-5) Made all, driven clear after 2 out, comfortably, won at Southwell 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd beating Knockalongi (10-12) by 3l, 6 ran.
Bowntobebad (IRE) 15-8fav (10-12) Tracked leaders, driven and outpaced before 2 out, stayed on to lead last, ridden out flat, won at Huntingdon 2m 4f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Oct beating Valley Lad (10-12) by 3l, 7 ran.
Crafti Bookie (IRE) 4-1 (10-12) Led, narrowly headed soon after 2 out, driven and rallied last, led flat, stayed on gamely, won at Wetherby 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gd in Oct beating See What Happens (10-12) by 1l, 17 ran.
Deireadh Re (IRE) 11-4fav (11-0) Made virtually all, ridden and hung left approaching last, stayed on, won at Worcester 3m mdn hdl (4) gd in Jun beating Enter Milan (11-0) by 2 1/2l, 12 ran.
High Kite (IRE) 66-1 (10-12) Held up off the pace in 4th, lost 4th soon after 6th, struggling 3 out, never on terms, 4th of 9, 36l behind Grabtheglory (10-12) at Kempton 2m 5f nov hdl (4) gd in Oct.
Valid Reason 15-2 (10-7) Chased leader until hit 3 out, weakened before next, 8th of 14, 30l behind Dubai Crest (10-7) at Huntingdon 2m mdn hdl (4) gd in Mar.
