held up, headway 3 out, hard ridden approaching last, switched right and stayed on well to lead close home
mistake 1st, soon prominant, ridden to chase leaders 4 out, lead approaching 2 out, wandered approaching last and headed, rallied and regained lead after last, headed close home
lead and keen, awkward 2nd, ridden 3 out, headed and weakened approaching next
tracked leaders, weakened 3 out
held up rear, hit 4th, weakened next
mid-division, headway approaching 3 out to join leaders, slow jump and lost place, progress on outside after 3 out, led and mistake last, headed soon after
held up, hampered 1st, fell next
held up and prominent, ridden and weakened after 4 out
help up towards rear, ridden and outpaced 5, stayed on from 3 out, every chance last, no extra close home
Wembury Point did everything asked of him when making a winning start to his hurdling career at Sedgefield last month but Brendan Powell's gelding may not have beaten a great deal that day and preference is for Pseudonym, who gets the vote over Compton Quay. The last mentioned was probably the pick of these on the flat but his stamina is probably tested to the limit over hurdles and Pseudonym looks a safer bet. The son of Daylami has no problems with his stamina and ran a promising race first time up over timber when a close third behind Royal Master at Market Rasen. A reproduction of that effort may suffice. Bill Turner's Jamaaron has to be of interest on his hurdling debut along with Gary Moore's Trigger Guard, who lacks a run under any code but comes from a stable always to be feared in contests here. Pseudonym holds solid claims on the evidence of his first start over hurdles though and he gets the vote.
Wembury Point (IRE) 4-1 (10-11) In touch, headway 3 out, ridden to lead between last 2, stayed on well, won at Sedgefield 2m 1f 3yo nov hdl (E) gf in Aug beating Good Investment (10-11) by 8l, 12 ran.
Compton Quay 3-1jt-fav (10-12) Tracked leaders, ridden to go 2nd after 3 out, kept on, no chance with winner, 2nd of 9, 10l behind Goldstar Dancer (10-12) at Bangor 2m 1f 3yo nov hdl (E) gs in Aug.
Pseudonym (IRE) 9-1 (10-12) Led, ridden approaching 2 out, headed after last, lost 2nd close home, 3rd of 12, nk behind Royal Master (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f 3yo nov hdl (E) gd in Aug.
Sergeant Small (IRE) 50-1 (10-8) Mid-division, outpaced 3 out, never on terms, 6th of 12, 33l behind Wembury Point (10-11) at Sedgefield 2m 1f 3yo nov hdl (E) gf in Aug.
Trigger Guard Double Trigger gelding, full brother to Flat and hurdles winner Earlsfield Raider.
Imperial Miss (IRE) 33-1 (9-12) Mid-division, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened, 5th of 10, 28l behind Election Seeker (10-12) at N Abbot 2m 1f 3yo nov hdl (D) gf in Aug.
Millquista d'Or 20-1 (10-5) Cahsed leaders, ridden approaching 5th, weakening when mistake 6th, 5th of 11, well behind Fair Along (11-5) at Bangor 2m 1f 3yo nov hdl (E) gd in Aug.
Jamaaron 9-2 (8-5) Led after 1f, narrowly headed over 4f out, narrow lead 2f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on, 2nd of 8, nk behind Best Before (9-4) at Brighton 1m 2f sll (6) frm in Jun (Flat).
