tracked leader, led 7th, headed 9th, under pressure next, soon weakened
held up, under pressure 7th, never dangerous, behind when pulled up 8th
tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, headway 8th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up 3 out
led until 7th, remained prominent, led again 9th, headed flat, no extra
held up towards rear, headway 8th, chased leaders 4 out, ridden to lead after last, kept on under pressure
held up, never dangerous
towards rear, mistake 4 out, soon beaten
tracked leaders, not fluent 3rd, ridden to challenge 3 out, stayed on same pace approaching last
Tony McCoy turns up for his only ride of the day in this Novice Handicap Chase and he gets the leg up on our selection BENEFIT GAME who lands the verdict in front of Quanta De Thaix and Early Wings. The champion jockey had a choice to make here and he chose the selection over Quanta De Thaix, which is obviously telling about the chances of the latter. If in front here the pick will have landed a hat-trick and his nine-pound mark rise for the latest of those successes looks fair. Quanta De Thaix should be more competitively rated now dropping to a career low mark and he should go well amongst this opposition. Early Wings has been running well in defeat off similar marks so should be in the mix again off of bottom weight. Lester Leaps In should also be considered off of a low looking mark but with his recent runs a little off-putting we side with Benefit Game.
I'm A Legend 10-1 (10-12) In touch, badly hampered 8th, ridden to chase leaders 4 out, weakened next, 8th of 13, 42l behind Native City (10-12) at Worcester 2m 7f nov chs 0-105 (4) gf in Jun.
Lester Leaps In (USA) 12-1 (11-0) Chased leader, reminder after 2nd, ridden and lost 2nd 6th, mistake and weakened 3 out, 6th of 8, 22l behind Alrafid (11-6) at Fontwell 2m 2f sell hdl (5) gf in Apr.
Qanta de Thaix (FR) 9-4fav (10-12) Held up in rear, steady headway on outside 6th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before next, in a race won by Super Ross (11-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f sell hdl (5) gd in Jul, 14 ran.
Koh Samui (IRE) 4-1 (11-1) Tracked leader, jumped right 1st, pulled up before next, tack problems, in a race won by Northern Quest (11-4) at Bangor 2m 1f hcp chs 0-105 (4) gd in Jul, 12 ran.
Benefit Game (IRE) 13-8fav (9-9) Travelled well in mid-division, went 4th 7th, challenging when left in lead last, ridden out flat, won at Bangor 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Jul beating Sandy's Legend (10-0) by 1 3/4l, 10 ran.
Black Cloud 14-1 (11-5) Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, ridden to chase leaders approaching last, faded flat, 7th of 18, 11l behind Kilmeena Magic (10-9) at Kempton 2m cond nov hcp hdl (4) gd in Nov.
Morestead (IRE) 16-1 (10-5) Prominent, led 3rd, jumped left 6th and 8th, reminder after 10th, headed 4 out, weakened 3 out, 6th of 10, 21l behind Benefit Game (9-9) at Bangor 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Jul.
Early Wings (GER) 7-2 (11-9) In touch, under pressure 3 out, soon ridden to challenge, kept on same pace, 3rd of 8, 12l behind Tanmeya (11-1) at Worcester 2m hcp 0-90 (5) gs in Jul.
