chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out
chased leader after 1st, led after 3 out, hard pressed last, driven flat, headed close home
held up in rear, not fluent 5th, headway on inside 8th, went 2nd 2 out, challenged last, stayed on under strong driving to lead close home
held up on outside, weakened before 8th, pulled up before 4 out
mid-division, headway 3rd, ridden after 3 out, one pace before last, no extra flat
held up in rear, some headway 3 out, no impression, well beaten next
mid-division, headway 7th, ridden 4 out, staying on same pace and no impression on front pair when not fluent last
tracked leader until after 1st, pushed along 5th, lost place next, behind 7th, tailed off next
held up, outpaced 8th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before next
led, not fluent 6th, headed after 3 out, losing place when mistake next, weakened before last
There's no doubt that Chepstow third Storm Alert is well treated at present but that's been the case for a while. It will be interesting to see if there is any market support for the lightly-raced Glenwood Star and Sinbad The Sailor should be approaching peak fitness now. Nightline, Georgie Lad and Monetary Fund could figure if fully wound-up but we'll stick with Warwick scorer BAYLEY'S DREAM with fitness assured. He's gone back up in the weights but that was to be expected and he's still on a lower mark than when a close-up second at Warwick a year ago.
Glenwood Star (IRE) 10-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, slow 4th, soon pushed along, detatched when mistake 9th, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Morito Du Berlais (11-8) at Ascot 3m hcp (3) gs in Mar.
Nightline 5-1fav (11-8) Tracked leaders, lost place before 4 out, behind when pulled up after 2 out, at Stratford 2m 6f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
Georgie Lad (IRE) 5-1 (11-4) Tracked winner, challenged 5 out, in 2nd and looking held when fell 3 out, at Taunton 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Mar.
American Life (FR) 25-1 (11-12) Mid-division, lost touch after 4th, well behind 6th, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind Mont Choisy (11-12) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Sinbad The Sailor 20-1 (11-8) Held up in rear, ridden and struggling after 3 out, stayed on flat, no impression, 5th of 7, 14l behind Oh Land Abloom (11-12) at Market Rasen 2m 7f hcp (4) gd in Oct.
Monetary Fund (USA) 8-1 (11-6) Tracked leaders, challenged after 5th, led before 10th, headed 13th, lost place when jumped right from 4 out, jumped right and well beaten from next, 5th of 6, 17 3/4l behind Up For An Oscar (11-6) at Worcester 2m 7f (4) gd in Sep.
Harry Hunt 20-1 (11-7) Chased leaders, lost place 5th, well beaten 3 out, 11th of 14, dist behind Signed Request (10-12) at Chepstow 2m 4f hcp (4) gs in Apr.
Wellforth (IRE) 10-1 (11-7) Chased leaders until lost place 7th, weakened from 6 out, in 5th when refused 4 out, at Haydock 3m 5f hcp (3) sft in Nov.
Bayley's Dream 6-1 (10-11) Tracked leaders, challenged after 3 out, led before next, edged right last, hard pressed flat, just prevailed, won at Warwick 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in Oct beating Shadarpour (11-12) by nk, 7 ran.
Storm Alert 12-1 (10-0) Led until headed on bend after 5th, led again before next, headed approaching 3 out, chased leader until before the last, kept on same pace in 3rd, 3rd of 10, 7l behind Tobefair (11-2) at Chepstow 3m hcp (4) gd in Sep.
