held up in touch, took keen hold, headway after 7th, jumped right and not fluent 15th, mistake 4 out, led when jinked badly right and slowed into 3 out and 2 out, wandered right and slowed again into last, pulled out enough towards finish
prominent until after 5th, not fluent and reminder next, last and struggling next, behind 10th, pulled up before 11th
tracked leaders, closed 6th, led 12th, not fluent 14th, headed before 3 out, 3rd and weakening when refused 2 out
led until 3rd, led next, headed 6th, led 7th until not fluent 8th, not fluent and outpaced from 12th, well behind 15th, left remote 3rd 2 out
prominent, led 3rd until next, led 6th until mistake next, led 8th, headed 12th, not fluent 15th, close 2nd when badly baulked 3 out, hampered next, soon switched left, every chance flat, no extra towards finish
Newton Abbot scorer Crannaghmore Boy was beaten more than 20 lengths over track and trip when favourite next time and has gone up a further 2lb since. It's difficult to make a case for Without The Bop or Baily Storm on recent form but Decimus won't be far away if fully wound-up as he won at Stratford and Ludlow in the spring. The much-travelled SARIKA is a bit of an enigma and hasn't won in this country for more than two years. But he's undoubtedly well treated at present and could take this if behaving himself reunited with Lizzie Kelly.
Decimus (IRE) 14-1 (11-1) Led from 3rd, ridden and pressed last, kept on gamely run-in, won at Ludlow 3m hcp hdl 0-125 (3) gd in Apr beating Kingsmere (11-10) by 1 1/4l, 12 ran.
Without The Bop (IRE) 16-1 (10-12) Led until 1st, chased leader leader until 3 out, soon weakened, 4th of 5, 35l behind Parc Des Princes (10-12) at Huntingdon 2m 4f sell hdl (5) gd in Aug.
Sarika (FR) (10-5) in a race won by Buffalo Pile (10-10) at Dieppe(FR) 3m 7f chs sft in Jul, 10 ran.
Baily Storm (IRE) 12-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, lost place 12th, soon behind, tailed off, last of 7, well behind Old Pals Act (11-6) at Market Rasen 3m 1f hcp chs 0-115 (4) gd in Aug.
Crannaghmore Boy (IRE) 6-5fav (12-5) Led, not fluent 9th, driven 4 out, headed 2 out, weakened last, 2nd of 5, 22l behind Amroth Bay (11-10) at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp 0-100 (5) gd in Aug.
