in rear, headway into mid-division 4 out, not fluent in 4th final fence, soon ridden and weakened
chased leaders, not fluent 7th, headway into 2nd 3 out, pushed along after last, led entering home straight, stayed on well
towards rear, in touch, weakened 2 out
handy, not fluent 7th, lost position before 4 out, soon closed up again, weakened before last
mid-division, went prominent after 8th, ridden in 3rd home turn, stayed on but held run-in
tracked leaders, pushed along before 3 out, weakened 2 out
soon led, headed and remained close up 4 out, weakened before 2 out
mid-division, headway to lead 4 out, ridden after last, headed entering home straight, kept on, no extra
Brelan D'as has dropped to a lenient mark and was more like his old self over a longer trip here last month when Tico Times was well behind but Romanor has been raised 5lb after winning in a lower grade at Newton Abbot. Going Mobile got the better of FOURTH OF JULY (NAP) and First Revolution at Hexham earlier this month but Mike Smith’s charge appears to come out best of the trio at the weights today and might end his losing run.
Romanor 9-1 (12-2) Off the pace in rear, closer in last trio after 7th, headway chasing leaders out wide and hit 3 out, 3rd before next, went 2nd strong run after the last, led nearing finish, won at Newton Abbot 2m hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Imperial Joe (11-1) by hd, 10 ran.
Brelan D'As (FR) 14-1 (11-13) Tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out on run-in, ridden and every chance home straight, no impression, 3rd of 10, 1 1/4l behind Rapid Flight (11-10) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (4) gd in May.
First Revolution (IRE) 6-1 (12-0) Held up in mid-division, headway 9th, ridden after 2 out, 3rd and held when not fluent last, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 10, 6 3/4l behind Going Mobile (10-6) at Hexham 2m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Tico Times (IRE) 5-2 (10-7) Chased winner, no impression 4 out, lost 2nd towards finish, 3rd of 4, 8 3/4l behind Lucky Flight (11-13) at Perth 2m hcp (4) gd in Jun.
Fourth Of July (IRE) 6-1 (11-1) Chased leaders, not fluent 9th, went 2nd 2 out, closed final 100 yards, just held (saddle looked to have slipped back), 2nd of 10, nk behind Going Mobile (10-6) at Hexham 2m hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Living's Boy An Co (FR) 66-1 (10-5) Towards rear, not fluent 7th, bad mistake last when well held, never on terms, 5th of 6, dist behind All About Joe (10-11) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (3) gs in Jun.
Going Mobile (IRE) 4-1 (10-6) Tracked leader, led 4th, headed 7th, led 9th, 3 lengths ahead flat, just held on, won at Hexham 2m hcp (5) gd in Jun beating Fourth Of July (11-1) by nk, 10 ran.
Casamari Abbey (IRE) 28-1 (10-6) In touch in mid-division, not fluent 3rd, closed 3 out, held from after 2 out, stayed on same pace, 4th of 11, 6 1/2l behind Lightning Attack (10-8) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (5) gd in May.
