held up in rear, closer approaching 4 out, chased leaders next, weakened before 2 out
tracked winner until not much room on inside at 2nd, awkward and lost place 4th, weakened and never on terms after
chased leaders, tracked winner 2nd, every chance 3 out, lost 2nd between last 2, kept on same pace in 3rd
made all, joined last, strongly pressed run-in, kept on gamely and found extra towards finish
held up in 6th, closer tracking leaders before 3 out, went 2nd between last 2, upsides last, every chance run-in, found no extra towards finish
raced keenly, always behind, lost touch 4 out, tailed off
mistake 1st, chased leaders, hit 3rd, weakened before 2 out
always towards rear
held up in 5th, pushed along and outpaced in 7th after 5th, behind 4 out, tailed off
NonRunner
Hygrove Percy won this in 2016 but has only raced twice since and not since March of last year. Neil Mulholland also runs the less-exposed Dream Machine while Twenty Twenty is also interesting at the foot of the weights as he has a good record around here. Capone did well in his first season hurdling but has a lot of weight for a four-year-old. EMPREINTE RECONCE won twice at Newton Abbot in August and has only been raised a further 2lb. He has a progressive profile and Jonjo O’Neill Jnr claims a handy 3lb. Flying Tiger is not the same horse that won the Fred Winter in 2017.
Flying Tiger (IRE) 20-1 (10-0) Raced keenly, always towards rear, 9th of 14, 16 1/4l behind Pondus (9-7) at Sandown 1m 2f stks (5) gf in May.
Capone (GER) 4-6fav (11-9) Tracked clear leader, not fluent throughout, effort 2 out, soon beaten, modest 2nd, 2nd of 7, 21l behind Statuario (10-11) at Ffos Las 2m (4) gd in Apr.
Havana Hermano (IRE) 28-1 (10-12) Prominent early, chased leaders, challenged 3 out, every chance next, looked beaten when fell last, at Aintree 2m hcp (2) gd in Apr.
Harefield (IRE) 5-1 (11-11) Chased winner, not fluent 5th, 3 lengths down when fell 3 out, at Doncaster 2m 1f hcp (3) gf in Dec.
Empreinte Reconce (FR) 5-4fav (10-10) Tracked front pair, went 2nd and poised to challenge before 2 out, effort between last 2, ridden and kept on flat, held towards finish, 2nd of 7, 3/4l behind Romanor (10-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f hcp (3) gs in Aug.
Sirop De Menthe (FR) 50-1 (11-11) Raced keenly and widest on course, soon chasing leaders, went prominent 2nd, weakened rapidly after 4 out, tailed off and pulled up soon after, at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) gs in Mar.
Dream Machine (IRE) 11-4 (11-12) Chased leaders, not fluent 2nd, carried right 4th, mistake next, ridden after 3 out, well beaten 3rd from next, 3rd of 6, 15l behind Beach Break (11-11) at Bangor-on-Dee 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Aug.
Cold Shoulder 40-1 (10-12) Held up, not much room 2nd, well beaten after 3 out, fell last, at Wincanton 1m 7f hcp (3) gd in Mar.
Twenty Twenty (IRE) 7-4fav (10-12) Chased leaders, mistake 4 out, not fluent next, challenged before 2 out, 3rd and beaten final 100 yards, one pace, 3rd of 8, 5 1/4l behind Soulsaver (11-1) at Fontwell 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in May.
Hygrove Percy 8-1 (11-1) Tracked leader from 2nd, disputed lead before 3 out, lost place before next, weakened before last, tailed off, 6th of 11, dist behind Deauville Crystal (10-7) at Newbury 2m 3f hcp (2) gs in Mar.
