held up in rear, good headway on inside when ran out through wing 6th
in rear, under pressure in mid-division 3 out, never dangerous
confidently ridden in rear, steady headway going well from 6th, not clear run briefly on inside approaching 2 out, soon went 2nd, led on bit last, asserted flat
held up towards rear, headway approaching 6th, close 2nd after 3 out, weakened 2 out
chased leaders, jumped right and mistake 6th, hit 3 out, outpaced approaching 2 out, stayed on flat
held up towards rear, ridden after 5th, some headway 3 out, never near leaders
raced keenly, led until after 5th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out
prominent, not striding out well when lost place 3rd, soon in rear, pulled up before 5th
prominent, mistake 4th, soon ridden, weakened after next
mid-division, headway after 5th, every chance 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out
held up towards rear, headway when bumped 6th, led 3 out, headed last, outpaced by winner flat
held up towards rear, mistake 5th, never in contention
mid-division, ridden 5th, soon rear, tailed off
chased leaders until outpaced approaching 3 out, no impression after
towards rear, ridden when mistake 6th, soon behind
chased leader until 5th, weakened next, tailed off
chased leaders, led after 5th, headed 3 out, soon weakened
Robert Stronge's Mix N Match faces no easy task giving weight away all round in this selling handicap hurdle and a better bet in a moderate contest in terms of quality looks to be SILVER BLUE, who gets the vote over Star Galaxy. The last mentioned is 3lbs lower than when a close second behind Moon Melody at Cartmel last year but he has not had a great deal of racing since then and looks best watched after two below par efforts this term. Canni Thinkaar has slipped to a fair mark but is hard to back with confidence following recent outings, while Lady Korrianda has been running creditably of late but remains a maiden. Present Oriented is not as good as he was and has dropped down the weights as a result so he cannot be discounted off a career low mark but needs to step up on recent form to trouble the judge. The market should be watched closely for Barney Curley's reappearing Zabeel Palace but a safer option looks to be Silver Blue. Keith Goldsworthy's gelding is less exposed than most of these over hurdles, ran well when last seen over them as he did in a recent start on the level and he looks worth siding with.
Mix N Match 20-1 (10-8) Towards rear, headway after 5th, ridden and stayed on pace after 3 out, 5th of 17, 23l behind Safari Journey (11-8) at Wincanton 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) gf in Apr.
Rince Donn (IRE) 10-1 (11-4) Held up in rear, steady headway from 10th, moderate 3rd when hit 2 out, weakened and lost 3rd flat, 4th of 9, 16l behind Morestead (10-5) at Plumpton 2m 4f nov hcp chs 0-105 (4) gf.
Zabeel Palace 20-1 (11-0) Held up, never dangerous, 17th of 20, well behind Final Bid (11-3) at Huntingdon 2m hcp hdl 0-105 (4) sft in Feb '07.
Pennyrock (IRE) 20-1 (10-12) Held up in rear, reminders before 6th, struggling in rear after, 8th of 9, 30l behind Mission Control (11-3) at Newton Abbot 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gf in Aug.
Silver Blue (IRE) 9-2fav (11-8) Held up towards rear, headway after 5th, ridden and hung left after 3 out, weakened approaching last, 4th of 10, 14l behind Pips Assertive Way (11-9) at Worcester 2m sell hcp hdl 0-85 (5) gf in Jun.
Quiditch D'ouxy (FR) 20-1 (11-11) Held up towards rear, went poor 4th approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 5th of 13, 38l behind Good Old Days (11-11) at Hereford 2m 3f sll hcp chs 0-85 (5) gf.
Aleemdar (IRE) 33-1 (10-12) In rear, struggling after 6th, 6th of 9, 30l behind Stumped (11-2) at Market Rasen 2m 1f sell (4) gd in Aug.
Lady Korrianda 16-1 (10-11) In touch, ridden after 7th, weakened approaching 2 out, 5th of 16, 13l behind Cloudier (11-9) at Stratford 2m 6f sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf.
Present Oriented (USA) 18-1 (11-12) Led, headed 4 out, soon ridden to challenge, kept on same pace, 3rd of 10, 25l behind Good Old Days (11-11) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-85 (5) gd.
Titfer (IRE) 40-1 (10-10) Chased leaders until not fluent 6th, finished lame, 7th of 15, 46l behind Joli Classical (10-9) at Fontwell 2m 2f sell hdl (5) gf in Jun.
Ghaill Force 66-1 (9-7) Held up in rear, headway 3f out, never able to challenge, 5th of 10, 21l behind King Of The Titans (11-2) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd.
Langkawi Beach (IRE) 40-1 (10-11) Mid-division, headway 8th, weakened approaching 2 out, 6th of 16, 16l behind Cloudier (11-9) at Stratford 2m 6f sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf.
Star Galaxy (IRE) 17-2 (10-9) Held up in touch, mistake 1st, lost place 4th, rallied and headway 7th, chasing winner when mistake last, no extra, 2nd of 10, 21l behind Good Old Days (11-11) at Fontwell 2m 2f hcp chs 0-85 (5) gd.
Canni Thinkaar (IRE) 16-1 (10-8) Tracked leaders, ridden 5th, weakened 3 out, 4th of 10, 33l behind Ede's (10-13) at Plumpton 2m hcp hdl 0-90 (5) sft in Mar '08.
Marktic Fashion (IRE) 33-1 (10-7) Held up, well held when unseated rider 2 out, in a race won by Good Old Days (11-11) at Hereford 2m 3f sll hcp chs 0-85 (5) gf, 13 ran.
Popsleebobross (IRE) 25-1 (10-0) Led, hit 1st, ridden and headed after 3 out, soon one pace, 4th of 15, 27l behind Beechwood (10-11) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f sell hdl (5) gd in Apr '07.
Colemanstown 100-1 (10-7) In rear, lost touch 6th, blundered badly 2 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Postmaster (11-5) at Worcester 2m nov stks (4) gf in Jul, 5 ran.
