tracked leader, led over 3f out, narrowly headed inside final furlong, rallied gamely to regain lead last strides
behind, pushed along and outpaced over 3f out, some late headway
keen, in touch, pushed along 6f out, weakened 4f out
keen, led until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out
held up in last pair, good headway on outside and switched over 2f out, challenged and edged left over 1f out, ridden to lead narrowly and hung left inside final furlong, headed last strides
chased leaders, went 2nd 3f out, ridden and every chance over 2f out, lost 2nd over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong
chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon hung left and switched right, weakened inside final furlong
Not the worst bumper in a sphere that can be a little weak at this time of the year with King Vince setting the standard after his win last time out when he showed plenty of progress. KEBIR DE LA VIS was behind that one last time out but the feeling was that he would improve for that and ran better than his final position suggested and with a tongue-tie on for the first time he's the suggestion here. Railroad Junkie has a decent pedigree and comes from a stable that have had success in this sphere while Ali The Hunter could be better with having had some experience although her attitude on debut was slightly worrying.
King Vince 16-1 (11-0) Tracked leaders, led 3f out, ran green 1f out, stayed on, pushed out, won at Newton Abbot 2m 1f mdn (6) gs in Jul beating Mac Tottie (11-0) by 2 1/2l, 9 ran.
Ipflibbydibby (IRE) 40-1 (11-2) Tracked leader until 5f out, soon weakened, tailed off, 8th of 9, dist behind King Vince (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f mdn (6) gs in Jul.
Jour De Klass (FR) 8-1 (10-12) Held up behind, chased leaders over 4f out, driven over 2f out, soon beaten, modest 4th over 1f out, 4th of 6, 30l behind Horse Force One (11-5) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f (6) gf in Jul.
Kebir De La Vis (FR) 15-8fav (11-0) Tracked leaders, challenged 5f out until over 3f out, weakened over 2f out, 5th of 9, 26 3/4l behind King Vince (11-0) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f mdn (6) gs in Jul.
Railroad Junkie (IRE) 10-1 (11-6) Mid-div, 6th frm 7th until 5th bef 5out, cl 4th bef 4out until 6th & no ex when fell 2out, at Inchydoney 3m mdn gd in May.
Barcalona 20-1 (10-7) In touch, outpaced over 4f out, weakened over 2f out, last of 9, 24 1/4l behind Mcnamaras Band (10-11) at Worcester 2m (6) gd in Jun.
Ali The Hunter (IRE) 15-2 (10-9) Held up in touch, ridden 2f out, 4th and outpaced by leaders over 1f out, 4th of 6, 6 1/4l behind Soleglad (11-4) at Stratford 2m (5) gd in Jul.
