made all, ridden after last, stayed on gamely
tracked leaders, went 2nd 4th, ridden after last, lost 2nd home bend, stayed on same pace
held up, headway 7th, not much room and stumbled slightly bend after 8th, ridden to chase winner home bend, kept on, no impression
held up, headway 7th, outpaced 4 out, mistake and weakened next, mistake 2 out, tailed off
chased winner until slow 4th, slow and weakened 7th, tailed off
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Djingle has been gradually finding his feet over fences, placing at Wexford and Tipperary this summer. Francky Du Berlais finished second over a longer trip here on his fencing bow but was then only fourth when favourite for a novices’ handicap at Market Rasen, though that form is working out better than expected. TONTO’S SPIRIT jumped well when making all over course and distance in May. He’s only raced over fences once since, just coming up short behind a prolific winner at Perth, and can defy his penalty with Grade 3-winning hurdler Garo De Juilley making his debut over fences and having a first run since March.
Tonto's Spirit 11-8fav (9-9) Led, raced alone on far side from over 2f out, headed over 1f out, no extra closing stages, 3rd of 4, 6 3/4l behind Maid In Manhattan (8-11) at Catterick 2m hcp (5) sft in Aug.
Francky Du Berlais (FR) 9-4fav (11-8) Chased leaders, took closer order after 7th, led 10th, headed after 2 out, no extra flat, 4th of 8, 6 1/2l behind Tales Of The Tweed (11-10) at Market Rasen 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Garo De Juilley (FR) 28-1 (11-3) Slowly away, always behind, 16th of 24, 32 3/4l behind Early Doors (11-10) at Cheltenham 2m 4f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
Go Guarantor 200-1 (11-2) Held up in touch, when blundered and unseated rider 2nd, at Perth 2m (4) gd in Jul.
You're The Man 2-1 (12-0) (tt) led 3-7 & 11-13; wknd qckly 3 out, 3rd of 4, 33l behind Gersjoeycasey (11-7) at Kingston Blount 3m gd in May.
Djingle (FR) 6-1 (11-12) Led, slight mistake 4th, not fluent 5th, not fluent and headed after 2 out, slight mistake last, kept on and lost second close home, 3rd of 15, 6 1/2l behind Jan Maat (11-12) at Tipperary 2m 1f gd in Jul.