with leader, led 5th, headed 2 out, one pace
held up in touch, weakened 3 out
held up, headway approaching 7th, led 2 out, stayed on well
led, headed 5th, reminders after 6th, soon lost place, pulled up before 2 out
held up towards rear, pushed along approaching 4th, weakened from 6th
in rear, outpaced 7th, no extra from last
chased leaders, outpaced 4 out, rallied approaching 2 out, one pace
Laoch Dubh is not certain to take part in this contest having run at Stratford yesterday and a safer bet looks to be Incorporation, who gets the vote over Caliban. The last mentioned was still going well prior to unseating last time at Worcester and had shown reasonable form prior to that as well so he has to be respected. Cheeky Lad disappointed behind Oumeyade in an admittedly better race at Worcester when last seen in June and has claims on earlier form but may be a shade high in the weights. Jonjo O'Neill's Country Escape has given little sign for encouragement of late and preference is for Incorporation, who has shown a good and consistent level of form of late and he looks the one they all have to beat.
Waterspray (AUS) 20-1 (11-12) Led, headed briefly 5th, ridden and headed 3 out, beaten when mistake last, 5th of 12, 24l behind Haunted House (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Jun.
Cheeky Lad 15-2 (10-8) Towards rear, ridden 11th, effort 4 out, soon beaten, 5th of 10, 42l behind Oumeyade (11-7) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Jun.
Country Escape 17-2 (11-6) In rear, not always fluent, not looking keen and beaten 3 out, 10th of 11, 26l behind Leo's Lucky Star (11-4) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gd in Jul.
Colliers Court 12-1 (11-6) Chased leader until approaching 4 out, soon weakened, 5th of 8, 41l behind Laoch Dubh (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Jul.
Incorporation 13-2 (11-9) Chased clear leaders, reminders after 7th, struggling approaching 3 out, plugged on to take 2nd flat, no chance with winner, 2nd of 7, 14l behind William Butler (11-2) at Uttoxeter 2m cnd hcp chs 0-110 (4) gs in Jul.
Najca De Thaix (FR) 33-1 (11-12) Led 3rd, headed after 4 out, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 24l behind William Butler (11-12) at Uttoxeter 2m 5f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Jul.
Caliban (IRE) 12-1 (9-11) Tracked leaders, jumped right and unseated rider at the 6th in race won by Roby De Cimbre (10-11) at Worcester 2m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd in Jul, 5 ran.
Laoch Dubh (IRE) 3-1 (11-2) Made all, clear from 5 out, won at Uttoxeter 2m hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Jul beating Kirby's Vic (10-11) by 15l, 8 ran.
