led 1st, soon headed, chased leaders, not fluent 12th, closed 4 out, outpaced before next, soon weakened
soon chasing leaders, mistake 8th and 3 out, went 2nd last, switched right and kept on, no impression on winner
not fluent 1st, led before next, bumped 4th, headed after 10th, every chance when slow 3 out, lost 2nd last, no impression on winner, kept o
led until 1st, soon led again, headed before 2nd, bumped 4th, not fluent 6th, jumped left 9th, led after 10th, edged right after 2 out, stayed on well
mistake and unseated rider 1st
held up in rear, headway 4 out, outpaced before 3 out, 4th 2 out, weakened last
towards rear, slow 1st and 2nd, blundered 8th, ridden after 10th, not fluent 12th, well beaten after, went right and mistake 2 out
Black Lightning won over hurdles here in June and debuts over fences while Goldslinger went close over timber at the track before finishing a well-beaten third at Stratford on his chasing bow. Taaffes Castle ran well over a longer trip at Newton Abbot on his first start over fences though hasn’t raced since May so DOWNLOADTHEAPP is preferred. The latter opened his account over the larger obstacles with a convincing six-length success at Stratford three weeks ago and is taken to defy a rise in the weights and go in again.
Black Lightning (IRE) 11-4fav (12-2) Chased leaders, challenged 8th until before 3 out, weakened 2 out, 6th of 14, dist behind Rasasee (11-4) at Worcester 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Ballyjim (IRE) 5-2 (11-2) Tracked leaders on inside, not fluent 6th, went 3rd after 3 out, no impression, mistake and weakened 2 out, 5th of 8, 32 1/2l behind Parody (10-9) at Newton Abbot 2m 6f mdn (4) gf in Jul.
Goldslinger (FR) 6-1 (11-6) Tracked leader, led before 3 out, headed soon after, driven and outpaced by front pair after next, lost well held 3rd flat, 4th of 8, 12 1/2l behind Impressive Duke (10-10) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (4) sft in Jun.
Downloadtheapp (IRE) 6-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, headway 4th, went 2nd before 6th, not fluent 12th, led before last, stayed on, won at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (5) gs in Aug beating Culm Counsellor (10-1) by 6l, 7 ran.
Shimba Hills 10-1 (11-8) In rear, pushed along 7th, behind from 10th, 4th of 11, 30l behind Mahlers Star (12-6) at Uttoxeter 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in Jul.
Taaffes Castle (IRE) 4-1 (10-11) Held up in last pair, headway under pressure after 4 out, soon ridden, never reached leaders, weakened before 2 out, tailed off, last of 7, dist behind Alanjou (10-5) at Huntingdon 3m 1f hcp (5) gd in May.
Willyegolassiego 100-1 (9-4) Towards rear, pushed along in rear 7f out, soon struggling, tailed off, 10th of 11, dist behind Distant Chimes (9-12) at Wolverhampton 1m 6f hcp (5) pol in Aug.
