led, headed 4out, weakened quickly and pulled up before next
chased leaders, blundered 2out, no chance with winner
always behind
prominent, ridden 3out, never dangerous
towards rear, ridden approaching 4out, never on terms
prominent, led 4out, forged clear last, easily
Painted Sky produced a much-improved effort to edge out Winter Alchemy over 3m2f here on Thursday with SNAKE CHARMER back in fourth. But Martin Keighley's stayer has every chance of reversing the form on today's more favourable terms and would have won at Newton Abbot earlier this month had he not stumbled and fallen after jumping the last. Knight Valliant may be too high in the weights now but Scotswell is in good form, though was an early faller when Rare Coincidence won over C&D in June. Patriot won at Wetherby in May but has shown little since.
Rare Coincidence 20-1 (10-12) Led and soon clear, headed approaching 3 out, blundered and weakened 2 out, 6th of 10, 21l behind Viva Colonia (11-12) at Cartmel 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-130 (3) sft.
Snake Charmer 5-1 (11-5) Held up behind in touch, headway 3 out, ridden and outpaced approaching last, soon ridden, no impression with leading trio flat, 4th of 7, 8l behind Painted Sky (10-11) at Cartmel 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs.
Knight Valliant 5-2fav (11-2) Held up in touch in last pair, outpaced 2 out, weakened flat, last of 5, 25l behind Border Tale (10-0) at Kelso 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gf in May.
Patriot (IRE) 8-1 (11-5) Chased leader, ridden before 3 out, one pace from 2 out, 4th of 6, 16l behind Solway Star (9-9) at Perth 2m 4f cond hcp hdl 0-1115 (4) gf in Jul.
Painted Sky 8-1 (10-11) In touch, headway to lead narrowly 3 out, ridden and hard pressed flat, stayed on under pressure, just held on, won at Cartmel 3m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs beating Winter Alchemy (10-13) by nk, 7 ran.
Scotswell 2-1fav (11-6) Raced keenly, in touch, led 2nd to next, with leader, led again 4 out, hard pressed 2 out, ridden and stayed on to go clear flat, won at Sedgefield 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf beating Railway Park (10-0) by 6l, 7 ran.