mid-divion, jumped right 1st, lost place 9th, headway approaching 13th, weakened 3 out
behind, hit 12th, mistake 15th, kept on to take poor 2nd toward finish
made all, clear 3 out, easily
mid-divisin, ridden approaching 13th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 14th
prominent, hit 9th, mistake 12th, ridden 14th, weakened 3 out
prominent to 4 out
started slowly, soon mid-division, lost place after 9th, headway 13th, weakened next, pulled up before 2 out
held up, headway 11th, chased winner 14th, went left and weakened last
Ross Comm lines up in form and can keep up the good work ahead of Be The Tops, with Croc An Noir and Shareef best of the rest. Ross Comm overcame an absence when scoring at Worcester in June, and returned there last time to dominate again. Sue Smith's grey now has a 13lb rise in the weights to overcome, but with the ground in his favour he will surely make his presence felt. Be The Tops beat Croc An Noir narrowly at Market Rasen last time, and strictly at the revised weights has it to do with the latter, but has a bit of scope and may come out on top again. The novice Shareef has not had a great deal of racing this year, and needs to find a few pounds to figure, and the veteran Rolfes Delight goes well fresh so is no good thing to repeat his Newton Abbot victory. For the winner we return to Ross Comm.
Ross Comm 10-3 (10-6) In touch, tracked leader from 10th, led after 13th, in command when jumping right 2 out, easily, won at Worcester 2m 7f hcp chs 0-125 (D) gf beating Master Tern (10-12) by 5l, 9 ran.
Croc An Oir (IRE) 7-2 (11-12) Held up, went 3rd 11th, headway to challenge 3 out, every chance when switched right between last two, soon ridden, held flat, 2nd of 8, 2l behind Be The Tops (11-3) at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (D) gf in Jul.
Parisian Storm (IRE) 6-1 (11-2) Held up, headway 7th, weakened approaching 2 out, 7th of 10, 13l behind Downing Street (10-13) at Worcester 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (D) gf in Jul.
Shareef (FR) 6-4jt-fav (11-0) Tracked leader, challenged 4 out, ridden and every chance 2 out, no extra approaching last, 2nd of 4, 8l behind Ashnaya (10-8) at Wetherby 2m 7f nov chs (D) gd in May.
Be The Tops (IRE) 9-4fav (11-3) Tracked leader, led 11th, hard pressed from 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on under pressure flat, won at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (D) gf in Jul beating Croc An Oir (11-12) by 2l, 8 ran.
Hehasalife (IRE) 16-1 (11-11) Slowly away, in rear, mistake 4th, headway approaching 10th, weakened 3 out, 4th of 15, 36l behind Keltic Lord (10-13) at Market Rasen 2m 6f hcp chs 0-105 (E) gf in Jul.
Barton Hill 6-1 (10-6) Always behind, tailed off 4 out, well beaten when jumped left last 2, 7th of 10, 44l behind Full House (11-5) at Sandown 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-130 (C) gd in Apr.
Rolfes Delight 11-2 (10-5) In touch, led 6th, pushed clear from 2 out, comfortably, won at N Abbot 3m 2f hcp chs 0-110 (E) gf in Jul beating Presence of Mind (11-12) by 5l, 10 ran.
