mid-division, ridden and effort before 3 out, no impression, 6th when mistake last, weakened after
held up in touch, not fluent 1st or 5th, 3rd when not fluent 3 out, weakened after 2 out
mid-division, ridden 5th, not fluent 2 out, went 5th last, no impression
in rear, struggling 5th
in touch, not fluent 1st or 4th, stayed on from last, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner
held up in mid-division, pushed along before 4th, closed 5th, stayed on from last, went 3rd close home, no chance with winner
held up, always towards rear
tracked leaders, went 2nd before 3 out, led 2 out, clear before last, easily
tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th, led next, headed 2 out, no impression on winner last, lost 2 places close home
tracked leader until 4th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
in rear, not fluent 1st, struggling 3 out, mistake when well behind last
mid-division, headway approaching 3 out, no impression, weakened before last
took keen hold, led, clear before 2nd until 4th, not fluent and headed 5th, weakened before 2 out, tailed off
in rear, lost touch before 4th, tailed off next, pulled up after
Nonrunner
Several of these have been running on the Flat, with mixed results. Tinseltown won over 1m4f at Catterick just over a week ago and McCoy takes the ride here. He should go close while Wild Desert won over 1m7f at Warwick earlier in the summer. But Tony Carroll may have stronger claims with his other runner, LUGGERS HALL, second at Windsor earlier this month and back over hurdles on a potentially decent mark having been quite highly tried last winter. Dumbarton, Stormy Weather and Bright Abbey are also interesting but Sud Pacifique has become disappointing and Olivers Gold may struggle to complete the hat-trick in this grade.
Hunters Belt (IRE) 33-1 (9-12) Chased leaders to 4 out, weakened next, 15th of 18, well behind Olofi (10-11) at Cheltenham 2m hcp hdl Grade 3 (1) sft in Nov.
Dumbarton (IRE) 7-4fav (11-9) Held up in rear, not fluent 4th or 5th, headway on inside 6th, bad mistake and lost momentum 3 out, closed on inside when mistake 2 out, soon not much room, 3rd when mistake last, no extra flat, 4th of 6, 6l behind Adelar (11-2) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gd.
Stormy Weather (FR) 50-1 (11-1) Always in rear, tailed off, 10th of 19, well behind First Avenue (10-5) at Sandown 2m lst hcp hdl (0-150) (1) hvy in Mar.
Hi Dancer 50-1 (10-12) Always towards rear, 9th of 14, 34l behind Sea Lord (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 1f Listed hcp hdl (1) gd in Jul.
Bright Abbey 5-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, pushed along 3out, effort next, chance run in, kept on, 2nd of 7, 1/2l behind Toye Native (11-12) at Perth 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd.
Sud Pacifique (IRE) 4-1fav (11-5) Prominent, outpaced by leaders 2 out, well held after, lost 3rd flat, 4th of 8, 14l behind Thunder Sheik (11-6) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gf.
Indepub 6-1 (11-4) Led, hit 4 out and driven, soon headed and lost 2nd, weakened soon after, 5th of 6, 30l behind Sametegal (11-6) at Wetherby 2m Listed hdl 3yo (1) gs in Nov.
Dartford Warbler (IRE) 15-2 (10-8) In touch in 5th, not fluent 4th, lost place next, rallied 8th, weakened 10th, tailed off, 6th of 8, well behind Pure Faith (11-12) at Southwell 3m hcp hdl 0-140 (3) gd.
Tinseltown 9-2 (11-9) Led, ridden and headed before 2 out, no chance with very easy winner, plugged on for clear 2nd, 2nd of 6, 3 1/2l behind Cut The Cards (11-9) at Southwell 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Jul.
Wild Desert (FR) 6-1 (11-9) Tracked winner to 2 out, soon ridden and outpaced, well held in 3rd when pulled up and dismounted before last, in a race won by Take Of Shoc's (10-10) at Stratford 2m 1f nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Mar '12, 5 ran.
Luggers Hall (IRE) 9-1 (11-5) Held up in touch, lost place 4th, behind and no chance after, tailed off, 5th of 7, 46l behind Laterly (11-5) at Leicester 2m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) hvy in Dec.
Oliver's Gold 11-2 (11-5) Mid-division, headway 3 out, led before next, ridden and stayed on well flat, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gd beating Daliance (11-6) by 1 1/2l, 14 ran.
Toledo Gold (IRE) 11-1 (11-5) Led and clear until 7th, headed after 4 out, weakened before 2 out, last of 4, 20l behind Twentypoundluck (10-12) at Perth 2m nov chs (4) gs in Jul.
Kealshore Again (IRE) 16-1 (11-3) Held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 2nd, weakened 3 out, last of 8, well behind Screaming Brave (11-4) at Stratford 2m sll hdl (5) gf.
One For Joules (IRE) 7-2 (10-5) Tracked leaders, went left 5th, closed to lead 3 out, ridden and headed when fell last, in a race won by Kalann (10-12) at Cheltenham 2m 4yo hdl (2) gf in Oct '11, 6 ran.