held up in touch, went 2nd 4 out, led before last, clear flat, easily
tracked leaders, ridden and held in 3rd before last, kept on same pace
in rear, pushed along 10th, mistake next, ridden after 13th, last and well held from 3 out
jumped right at times and not always fluent, in rear, never in contention, well beaten 2 out
raced on outside, tracked leader, slow and reminder 3rd, led after 13th, headed when mistake last, no impression on winner flat
led until after 13th, no impression 2 out
held up towards rear, mistake 4th and 13th, some headway 3 out, no impression 2 out
A valuable pot to play for but GOLDEN TAIPAN looked as good as ever when seeing off rivals at Perth last month and Fergal O’Brien’s eight-year-old is sure to be popular once again. Diablo De Rouhet had his first run for 880 days at Uttoxeter so it will be a good training performance for Nicky Henderson to have him cherry ripe for this engagement. Neville’s Cross beat a useful sort at Kempton in May though he has struggled to make much impact in subsequent starts. Red Happy had a bad day at the office at Southwell last time while El Paso Wood ran too badly to be true at Uttoxeter last week but connections elect to give him a quick turnaround.
Neville's Cross (IRE) 9-2 (12-0) Chased leaders, not fluent 8th or 14th, pushed along after 4 out, no impression in 3rd 3 out, 3rd of 5, 12 1/4l behind The Vollan (10-3) at Southwell 3m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Diablo De Rouhet (FR) 14-1 (11-8) Tracked leader, ridden along and lost 2nd before 2 out, weakened quickly, 6th of 9, 21l behind Eglantine Du Seuil (12-0) at Uttoxeter 2m 7f hcp (2) gd in May.
Golden Taipan (IRE) 7-2 (12-0) Chased leaders, slipped bend after 7th, not fluent 14th, led 2 out, edged left flat, stayed on well, won at Perth 3m hcp (3) gd in Jun beating Getaway Goldie (11-2) by 2 1/2l, 4 ran.
Organdi (FR) 28-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, jumped right and unseated rider 3rd, at Uttoxeter 3m 2f hcp lst (1) gd in Jun.
Red Happy (FR) 7-2 (11-3) Not fluent, in touch in rear, jumped right and reminder 9th, ridden 13th, well behind from 15th, last of 5, dist behind The Vollan (10-3) at Southwell 3m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
Mr Mafia (IRE) 18-1 (11-0) Chased leader, led 5th, headed 3 out, switched right and no impression before last, 2nd of 5, 9 1/2l behind The Vollan (10-3) at Southwell 3m hcp (3) gd in Jul.
El Paso Wood (FR) 6-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, not fluent 12th, ridden on outside after 15th, no impression, weakened from next, last of 7, dist behind Ruthless Article (11-6) at Uttoxeter 3m 2f hcp (2) gs in Jul.
