behind, some headway approaching 2 out, never dangerous
held up towards rear, struggling after 8th, soon beaten
mid-division, pushed along and headway 7th, soon chasing leaders, no extra approaching 2 out
held up in rear, soon pushed along, hard ridden 7th, stayed on under pressure from 2 out, never troubled leaders
made all, mistake 8th, hard ridden and strongly challenged before 2 out, clear approaching last, ran on well
raced in rear, never jumped well, behind when pulled up before 2 out
chased winner, ridden to challenge 3 out, weakened approaching next
tracked leaders, lost place after 9th, soon struggling and behind, pulled up before last
held up towards rear, under pressure 9th, headway 4 out, soon no impression
in touch, hard ridden 4 out, never on terms
Gary Moore does well with his runners at the track and is represented here by both Alrafid, the mount of Philip Hide, and Space Cowboy, who is to be ridden by Jamie Moore, and both warrant respect with marginal preference for the latter despite having been pulled up last time. Preference though is for Jonjo O'Neill's KHAZAR, who was a good winner over course and distance in May and has run well in two of his three outings since then, latterly when a close third behind Sir Bumble at Stratford and he can reverse that form on 4lb better terms for three lengths. Jamie Snowden's Bid Art has been given a chance by the handicapper but needs to step up on recent form to trouble the judge and of more interest may be Blue Express, who has run better in his last two runs for Evan Williams.
Alrafid (IRE) 8-1 (11-2) Held up towards rear, headway 6th, hampered and left 2nd briefly 3 out, held in 3rd before next, weakened flat, 3rd of 10, 17l behind Tegan Lee (11-0) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Aug.
Blue Express (IRE) 11-2 (10-7) Mid-division, mistake 2nd, ridden 6th, driven in 4th after 3 out, no impression, 4th of 10, 13l behind Arcadia Boy (11-1) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Aug.
Khazar (FR) 6-1 (11-10) Chased leaders, hit 4 out, outpaced after 2 out, staying on last, kept on same pace flat, 3rd of 9, 3l behind Sir Bumble (11-3) at Stratford 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gf in Aug.
Sir Bumble (IRE) 7-2 (11-6) Chased leaders, ridden after 11th, led approaching 2 out, headed towards finish, 2nd of 6, nk behind Lansdowne Princess (9-13) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Aug.
Morestead (IRE) 15-2 (10-8) Led until 1st, soon led again, awkward 2nd, clear when not fluent next, jumped very slowly 4th and next, tried to stop and headed 6th, last 3 out, weakened approaching last, 5th of 6, 22l behind Red Birr (11-4) at Huntingdon 2m hcp 0-100 (4) gf in Aug.
New Rackheath (IRE) 25-1 (10-8) Took keen hold, headway to go prominent 2nd, weakening when mistake 3 out, pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Petit Fleur (10-10) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Aug, 12 ran.
Bid Art (IRE) 4-1 (10-8) Led, not fluent 2nd or 8th, in tight when headed 4 out, regained lead before next, headed after 2 out, no extra flat, 3rd of 6, 8l behind Courella (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Aug.
Jose Bove 14-1 (10-7) Tracked leaders, took keen hold, weakened 3 out, tailed off, 9th of 12, well behind Mujamead (10-10) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gd in Jul.
Space Cowboy (IRE) 17-2 (10-2) Held up towards rear, pushed along 7th, never dangerous, tailed off and pulled up, in a race won by Bankstair (11-12) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-95 (5) gd in Jun, 9 ran.
Poacher's Dream (IRE) 66-1 (11-1) Tracked leader until 2nd, prominent, not fluent 6th, weakened approaching 7th, pulled up before 3 out, in a race won by Devito (10-13) at Worcester 2m 4f sell hcp hdl 0-90 (5) gd in Jul, 17 ran.
