tracked leader until jumped slowly 3rd, 2nd again 7th, led soon after, clear 4 out, ridden between last 2, stayed on strongly
held up in 4th, closer in 3rd at 8th, 2nd after 4 out, shaken up approaching next, ridden and tried to close 2 out, no impression last
tracked leading pair, went 2nd 3rd until 7th, chased leaders, outpaced 9th, went modest 3rd before 3 out
led until after 7th, chased winner, pushed along and weakened after 4 out, tailed off when tired jump 2 out, pulled up before the last
Raised only 5lb for a convincing win in a similarly small field at Newton Abbot, WALDEN PRINCE will likely be a short price to follow up against out-of-sorts rivals. Oliver's Hill has finished a tailed-off last in both starts this year and Fair Frank has lost the plot since winning at Southwell last year so Code Of Law might be the one for forecast-backers as he has recorded his only wins to date over this course and distance.
Oliver's Hill (IRE) 15-2 (10-5) Tracked leaders on outside, led when not fluent 6th, blundered next, headed 8th, lost place when hit 3 out, soon beaten, tailed off, last of 6, dist behind Vosne Romanee (11-12) at Stratford 2m 1f hcp (2) gd in Jul.
Walden Prince (IRE) 4-1 (11-10) Tracked leaders, pushed along in 3rd after 4 out, stayed on to lead approaching 2 out, ridden clear between last 2, comfortably, won at Newton Abbot 2m hcp (4) gf in Aug beating No No Cardinal (10-3) by 11l, 4 ran.
Code Of Law 18-1 (10-11) Led until after 1st, led again after 5 out, headed after next, rallied 2 out, weakened last, 5th of 6, 18 3/4l behind Old Salt (11-1) at Market Rasen 2m 1f hcp (4) gd in Jul.
Fair Frank 25-1 (11-11) Led 1st, headed 5th, weakened before 13th, well tailed off before 3 out, pulled up after, at Stratford 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Aug.