mid-division not fluent 6th, soon struggling, weakened approaching 3 out
led until after 1st, chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened
soon in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off
chased leaders until weakened 7th, tailed off
soon well behind and never fluent, some progress into poor 4th two out, never troubled leaders
pulled hard, led after 1st until next, weakened approaching 6th, pulled up before 7th
mid-division, dropped rear 5th, headway 8th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out
held up towards rear, headway 6th, challenging when mistake 3 out, led and hit 2 out, ran on well
led 2nd, ridden approaching 3 out, headed 2 out, not pace of winner
held up towards rear, mistake 4th, short lived effort approaching 3 out
Nonrunner
In the opener, Ar An Shron gets the call ahead of Fountain Crumble and, possibly, Cascade Lakes. Ar An Shron won well on his Worcester debut and, with his stable in such good form, looks set to run a big race today. Robert Alner's Annie Fleetwood comes here on the back of a promising win and is respected. Paul Nicholls usually has to be respected at this level so Fountain Crumble gets a good shout, while the Martin Pipe-trained Cascade Lakes would be of obvious interest if attracting money. That aside, though, we will stick with Ar An Shron.
Ar An Shron 5-6fav (10-12) Mid-division, headway 6th, ridden 2 out, hung right and led after last, driven out, won at Worcester 2m 4f nov hdl (4) gf in Aug beating Port Of Mogan (10-5) by 1 1/2l, 10 ran.
Bengal Bullet 4-1 (9-8) Mistake 1st, in touch, lost place 6th, headway and not fluent 10th, hit 13th, chased winner from 15th, weakened after 3 out, 3rd of 8, 31l behind Bosham Mill (10-5) at N Abbot 3m 2f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gf in Jul.
City General (IRE) 80-1 (10-9) Led until 3rd, soon dropped rear, never dangerous from 6th, 5th of 12, 35l behind The Bonus King (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 2f nov hdl (4) gf in Sept.
Greenash Golf 10-1 (12-0) fell at the 11th in race won by Kilbeggan Blade (12-0) at Chaddesley Corb' 3m ptp gd in Apr, 10 ran.
Mapilut du Moulin (FR) 9-2 (9-12) Towards rear, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, no extra flat, 4th of 13, 15l behind Ericas Charm (11-5) at Hereford 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in Sept.
Woodstock Express 11-1 (11-0) Prominent when hit 3rd, losing place when mistake 4th, behind from 7th, tailed off when pulled up 2 out in race won by Star Member (11-0) at Stratford 2m 6f mdn hdl (D) gd in Sept '05, 14 ran.
Annie Fleetwood 4-1 (11-10) Mid-division, ridden and headway to lead approaching 2 out, soon hung left, stayed on well, won at Wincanton 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gf in May beating Dawn Wager (10-10) by 2l, 12 ran.
Fountain Crumble 6-4jt-fav (11-0) Chased leaders, hit 7th, ridden and every chance 3 out, beaten when mistake last, 2nd of 9, 7l behind Ar Nos Na Gaoithe (10-12) at Ludlow 2m 5f mrs nov hdl (4) gf.
Tanning 18-1 (10-5) Chased leader until 7th, ridden to go 2nd again 2 out, hit last, soon led, stayed on well, won at Towcester 2m 3f sll hdl (5) gd beating Port Of Mogan (10-5) by a nk, 12 ran.
Cascade Lakes 80-1 (8-9) Chased leaders over 4f, 9th of 12, 10l behind Sir Nod (9-0) at W'hampton 7f 2yo mdn (D3) pol in Dec '04 (Flat).
Geordie Peacock (IRE) 10-1 (11-12) Mid-division, reminders after 5th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up 2 out in race won by Here We Go (11-5) at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Apr, 15 ran.
