held up in mid-division, headway over 3f out, went 4th over 1f out, stayed on, not trouble leaders
pushed along leaving stalls, soon tracking leaders on outside, ridden along briefly 6f out, driven 5f out, lost place over 3f out
led, headed over 4f out, weakened over 2f out
ridden leaving stalls, tracked leader, led over 4f out, headed inside final furlong, 3rd and held close home
held up towards rear, headway 4f out, ridden and inclined to edge left from over 2f out, challenged inside final furlong, stayed on, led towards finish
held up in touch, went 2nd over 3f out, ridden and edged left over 1f out, stayed on to lead inside final furlong, headed towards finish
in rear, headway under pressure over 2f out, never on terms, well held final furlong
tracked leaders on inside, driven over 2f out, weakened inside final furlong
None of this bunch inspire confidence but SOURIYAN has been in winning form over hurdles recently and gets the vote back in this code. Croquembouche won over 1m5f at Bath earlier but finished last over today’s trip at York last time albeit in a tougher contest than this while Sir Pass I Am remains 5lb higher than when scoring over 2m at Chepstow in May. Cape Caster drops in class and may finish closer while the unexposed Long John Silver tried his luck over further today.
Cape Caster (IRE) 28-1 (9-1) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, soon chasing leaders, weakened over 1f out, 6th of 9, 8 1/2l behind Shraaoh (9-7) at Goodwood 1m 6f hcp (3) gd in Jun.
Souriyan (FR) 3-1 (11-4) Made all, set steady pace, went clear 8th, reduced lead after 12th, ridden before 2 out, stayed on gamely from last, driven out, unchallenged, won at Worcester 2m 7f (4) gd in Jul beating Scoop The Pot (10-12) by 3l, 3 ran.
Croquembouche (IRE) 20-1 (8-9) Led, headed over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 7, 33 1/4l behind Northwest Frontier (9-2) at York 2m hcp (3) gf in Jul.
Gang Warfare 5-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, went 2nd when not fluent 3rd, jumped left 4th, not fluent 3 out, well beaten 4th from 2 out, went 3rd flat, 3rd of 8, 16l behind Weightfordave (11-0) at Worcester 2m mdn (5) gf in Jul.
Long John Silver (IRE) 9-1 (9-11) 6th of 13, 4 1/4l behind Magellan (9-10) at Kempton 1m 3f hcp (4) pol in Jul.
Arty Campbell (IRE) 8-1 (10-10) Held up behind, outpaced 3 out, never near leaders, weakened from last, 10th of 11, 34 1/4l behind Atomic Rumble (11-4) at Aintree 2m 4f hcp (4) gd in Jun.
With Pleasure 9-2fav (10-11) Held up in rear, some headway 3 out, no impression, 8th of 13, 16l behind Daisy De Sivola (11-2) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) hvy in Feb.
Sir Pass I Am 50-1 (8-0) Raced wide in mid-division, weakened over 5f out, soon behind, tailed off, 14th of 16, dist behind Look My Way (9-3) at Chester 2m 3f hcp (2) gd in May.