prominent, took keen hold, joined leader 7th, led after 3 out, soon challenged, headed approaching last, no extra
held up in touch, driven 12th, soon lost place and pulled up
behind, mistake 2nd, headway 11th, outpaced 5 out, rallied 2 out, never on terms
held up in rear, headway 12th, chased leaders next, every chance 2 out, led before last, challenged closing stages, held on gamely
held up, headway 12th, outpaced 4 out, rallied after next, every chance from 2 out, kept on well under pressure
tracked leader, lost place after 7th, hampered next, soon in rear, detached when pulled up before 12th
in touch when fell 8th
led, joined 4th, headed before 2 out, weakened
mid-division, headway halfway, chased leaders 11th, stayed on into 3rd after last, never a threat
Diablo De Rouhet bolted up at Perth in June on only his second start over fences. He’s only six so there should be more improvement forthcoming but this is a decent handicap and he would have preferred easier ground. Value At Risk and Gone Platinum are better over shorter trips but Viens Chercher stays further and arrives in good form. STEEL WAVE has been racing over shorter trips since recoding a course and distance double earlier this summer. He’s still on a fair mark on the pick of his form and should give a good account. Aubusson is not out of this either but Belmount and Double Treasure are both out of sorts at present.
Double Treasure 12-1 (11-12) Raced keenly in touch, pushed along in 4th before 4 out, weakened before home turn, 5th of 9, 37 1/2l behind Lofgren (11-0) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (2) gd in Jun.
Viens Chercher (IRE) 4-5fav (11-12) Pressed leader, led 9th, driven flat, headed close home, 2nd of 5, hd behind Ned Stark (11-11) at Perth 3m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Traditional Dancer (IRE) 20-1 (11-5) Held up last, mistake 11th (water), plugged on in modest 4th approaching 2 out, weakened run-in, 6th of 10, 30 1/2l behind Indian Temple (11-7) at Perth 3m hcp (2) gs in Jun.
Gone Platinum (IRE) 14-1 (10-10) Held up in rear, headway after 4 out, beaten when blundered 2 out, kept on under pressure, 5th of 14, 30 1/2l behind Casablanca Mix (11-6) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp lst (1) gs in Jul.
Diablo De Rouhet (FR) 2-1fav (11-8) Tracking leaders when blundered badly 3rd and great recovery by rider, given time to recover, went 3rd after 4 out, 2nd before next, led going well and left clear last, won at Perth 2m 4f hcp (3) gs in Jun beating Quest For Life (11-8) by 14l, 6 ran.
Aubusson (FR) 6-1 (11-3) Led before 1st, headed 4 out, not fluent 3 out, weakened next, 5th of 8, 14 1/2l behind Bally Longford (11-2) at Ffos Las 3m hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Belmount (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Prominent, not fluent 15th, ridden and weakened 16th, last of 8, dist behind Henryville (10-13) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp (2) gf in Jul.
Value At Risk 5-4fav (11-6) Held up, closed after 4th, ridden and outpaced in 3rd before 3 out, weakened into 4th last, 4th of 6, 14 1/2l behind Indian Temple (12-2) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Steel Wave (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Held up and behind, closer on outside approaching 3 out, weakened before next, 7th of 9, 21 1/2l behind Chieftain's Choice (10-13) at Stratford 2m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
