held up in last, headway 4 out, went 2nd 2 out, led inside final 100 yards, driven out
led, ridden approaching last, headed inside final 100 yards, stayed on, held towards finish
tracked leader, not fluent 7th and shaken up, not fluent next, outpaced 2 out, soon weakened, untidy last
held up in 4th, slow jump 4th, closed 4 out, outpaced 3 out, soon weakened
tracked leaders, went 2nd 4 out until 2 out, soon outpaced, weakened before last
NonRunner
Little to choose between a few but the win of MAC TOTTIE at Worcester in June has been franked by the runner-up and the selection was far from disgraced under a penalty when third to Court Dreaming at Perth. The additional quarter of a mile should be in his favour and he can return to winning ways with the champion jockey a rare booking for the yard. Ofcourseiwill ran into a useful one last time and the consistent McCain gelding should be competitive, likewise Maureen's Star, a recent Perth winner with no stamina issues after scoring over 3m the last day. Fact Of The Matter is hard to assess as he hasn't been seen over timber since the spring of 2016.
Mac Tottie 11-8fav (11-5) Led, not fluent 4 out or 3 out, driven after 2 out, headed last, stayed on same pace flat, 3rd of 10, 4l behind Court Dreaming (10-12) at Perth 2m 4f (4) gd in Jun.
Ofcourseiwill (IRE) 11-4 (11-4) Led, jumped right and not fluent 6th, pushed along before 3 out, not fluent 2 out, headed before not fluent last, stayed on same pace, 2nd of 5, 7l behind Fair Mountain (11-4) at Uttoxeter 2m (4) gd in Jul.
Fact Of The Matter (IRE) 10-3 (11-3) Tracked leaders, outpaced after 4 out, mistake next, ridden and stayed on to dispute modest 3rd from next, no chance with clear pair, 4th of 8, 19 1/2l behind Ballyboker Breeze (11-9) at Aintree 3m 1f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
The Tangler Barry (IRE) 2-1 (12-2) Tr ldrs, 3rd 1/2way, prog to ld 4out, kow from last, won at Stradbally 3m mdn gs in Apr beating Dubai Outlaw (11-11) by 10l, 10 ran.
Maureen's Star (IRE) 12-1 (11-0) Mid-division, headway before 4 out, not fluent 3 out, looked beaten disputing 3rd when left in lead last, held on, won at Perth 3m hcp (4) gd in Jul beating Mission Trio (10-4) by nk, 13 ran.
Clayton Hall (IRE) 100-1 (11-3) Mid-division, outpaced 6th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off, 10th of 11, dist behind Golden Town (11-2) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
