held up towards rear, headway 9th, lost place 4 out, well beaten next
led, headed before 3 out, every chance before last, 3rd and beaten flat, kept on
tracked leader, led before 3 out, pressed from 2 out, stayed on well to draw clear final 75 yards
held up and started well behind, pecked 6th, headway before 3 out, challenged from next, no impression final 75 yards
held up towards rear, headway 11th, jumped right 3 out, no extra next
chased leaders, blundered 5th, not much room 3 out, no extra next
chased leaders, jumped slowly and lost place 3rd, continued to back off the fences and soon in rear, last 6th, pulled up after 9th
chased leaders, not much room 5th, ridden 3 out, one pace and beaten next
Wilberdragon showed some ability over fences last season and has slipped down the weights but Minella Tweet couldn’t cope off his new mark when chasing a hat-trick here in June when well behind Remind Me Later. Bradford Bridge has to be of interest on his chasing bow as he didn’t have the pace to score over hurdles but FREE STONE HILL also looks the type do well over the larger obstacles. He’s in the handicapper’s grip over timber but better treated here. None of the others can be dismissed out of hand but probably need to improve.
Remind Me Later (IRE) 7-4 (11-12) Took keen hold, tracked leaders, 2nd from 6th, jumped left 3 out, soon ridden, unable to challenge, kept on towards finish, 2nd of 4, 1 1/4l behind Purple 'n Gold (12-0) at Fontwell 2m 1f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Wilberdragon 7-1 (11-4) Chased leaders, effort 4 out, under pressure next, weakened last, 6th of 10, 15l behind Master Jake (11-12) at Wetherby 3m hcp (3) gd in Apr.
Accord (IRE) 11-2 (11-0) Tracked leader, led 4th, ridden and headed between last 2, soon dropped to 3rd, no extra before last, 3rd of 9, 13 1/4l behind Coeur de Lion (10-10) at Sandown 2m (3) hvy in Feb.
Free Stone Hill (IRE) 4-1 (11-2) Took keen hold, held up in 4th, outpaced after 3 out, plugged in 4th next, went left last, weakened into 5th run-in, last of 5, 19 3/4l behind East Indies (10-12) at Plumpton 2m hcp (3) gd in Sep.
Minella Tweet (IRE) Evensfav (11-8) Held up, closed after 6th, close 3rd when not fluent 4 out, weakening when not fluent 3 out, lost 3rd next, last of 4, dist behind Purple 'n Gold (12-0) at Fontwell 2m 1f hcp (4) gf in Jun.
Lillington (IRE) 11-1 (11-6) Held up in mid-division, headway after 4 out, not fluent 2 out, went 2nd before last, no impression on winner and lost 2nd flat, 3rd of 15, 5 3/4l behind Diamond Fort (11-6) at Chepstow 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Apr.
Bradford Bridge (IRE) 13-8 (11-0) Led until 3rd, with leader, led again 6th, narrowly headed 2 out, ridden between last 2, chance last, stayed on same pace run-in, 3rd of 7, 2 3/4l behind Abbotswood (11-0) at Warwick 2m 5f mdn (4) gd in Apr.
Summer Storm 20-1 (11-11) Chased leaders, moderate 5th halfway, closer 4 out, pressed leader 3 out, ridden and close in behind leader 2 out, kept on same pace from last, 3rd closing stages, 3rd of 16, 2 1/2l behind Mezajy (11-7) at Bellewstown 2m 1f hcp gd in Aug.
