held up in chasing group, faltered badly over 7f out, driven 3f out, effort over 1f out, no impression
held up in chasing group, headway to chase clear leader 9f out, every chance briefly over 1f out, soon beaten, weakened and lost 3rd inside final furlong
chased clear leader until 9f out, driven over 3f out, led well over 1f out, soon headed, no impression on winner and eased well inside final furlong
held up in chasing group, niggled along from 5f out, switched right and closed over 2f out, led over 1f out, stayed on, clear well inside final furlong
held up in rear, slightly hampered over 7f out, effort over 1f out, went 3rd inside final furlong, no impression on front pair
raced freely, led, soon well clear, reduced lead over 2f out, headed well over 1f out, weakened quickly
VEXED has been hurdling without success but went close over course and distance when last seen on the Flat back in March. Blinkers are applied for this and he can go one better. Indigo Times scored over a shorter trip here last month but finished well behind the winner when third over today’s distance before that and Theheartneverlies makes more appeal stepping up from 1m2f for Sir Mark Prescott’s yard. Sea Of Mystery has only won a seller over 2m at Southwell while Navajo Star and Sea Of Mystery arrive in poor form.
Navajo Star (IRE) 40-1 (10-0) Raced wide early, headway to lead 12f out, pushed along over 2f out, ridden and headed entering final 2f, soon lost 2nd, weakened quickly over 1f out, 8th of 9, 13 1/4l behind Beat The Heat (8-6) at Nottingham 1m 6f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Vexed 50-1 (11-7) In rear, mistake 2nd, modest headway on outside before 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off, 8th of 12, dist behind Dubai Outlaw (10-5) at Kelso 2m 2f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Sea Of Mystery (IRE) 10-1 (10-0) Prominent, ridden 2f out, no extra, 9th of 12, 11 1/2l behind Life Matters (9-2) at Kempton 2m hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Indigo Times (IRE) 8-1 (9-4) Went right start, tracked leaders, pushed along 2f out, edged right over 1f out, ridden and stayed on to lead towards finish, won at Chelmsford City 1m 5f hcp (6) pol in Sep beating Competition (9-12) by 1 1/4l, 10 ran.
Theheartneverlies 7-1 (8-8) Led, pressed 2f out, soon ridden, headed before 1f out, weakened inside final furlong, 7th of 10, 3 1/4l behind Clifftop Heaven (9-3) at Newcastle 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
Medika (IRE) 66-1 (9-3) Slow away, towards rear, ridden over 3f out, weakened over 1f out, eased, 13th of 14, 26 1/2l behind Stone Mason (9-12) at Chelmsford City 1m 2f hcp (6) pol in Sep.
