held up in rear, headway when mistake 3rd, led 12th, hit 14th, clear 2 out, stayed on
held up in touch, last before 11th, hampered after 13th, soon behind, mistake 15th, tailed off
held up, jumped slowly 3rd, headway 12th, one pace approaching 3 out, went 2nd flat, no chamce with winner
tracked leaders, went 2nd 10th, jumped slowly and outpaced 4 out, mistake and weakened 3 out, tailed off
tracked leader, led 4th until 6th, led after 7th, headed 12th, every chance 4 out, no impression 2 out, demoted to 4th flat
led, mistake 2nd, headed 4th, led 6th, headed after 7th, hit 10th, mistake when struggling 14th, blundered next, tailed off
held up, jumped slowly 4th, ridden in last 6th, closed 11th, not fluent next, outpaced 14th, stayed on same pace from 2 out, went 3rd flat
Nonrunner
MERRY TERRY takes a while to get warmed up but, generally speaking, the further he goes, the better he gets. He's gone up 9lb since scoring at Newton Abbot but the promising Steven Clements takes off 6lb here and he can score again. A penalty will make life tough for recent Plumpton winner Or Sing About but stablemate Orion Star has every chance of completing his hat-trick and, like Montana Gold, knows his way around here. Definite Dawn and Ballagio are other recent winners with decent claims but Call At Midnight appears to have lost his way and Dusty Dane may need another run to blow away the cobwebs.
Definite Dawn (IRE) 4-11fav (10-7) Led narrowly to before 7th, with leader, led again 10th, blundered and headed 14th, regained lead 3 out, ridden clear after last, stayed on well, easily, won at Cartmel 3m 2f beg chase (5) gs in Aug beating Night Force (10-11) by 12l, 4 ran.
Dusty Dane (IRE) 25-1 (9-11) In rear, jumped slowly 1st, ridden after 9th, behind 15th, tailed off, 8th of 9, well behind Qhilimar (11-4) at Newton Abbot 3m 2f hcp chs 0-135 (3) gd.
Ballagio (IRE) 5-1 (10-13) Held up in rear, chased leading pair 10th, led before next, made rest, ridden and pressed 2 out, held on under pressure flat, won at Fontwell 2m 6f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf beating Morestead (11-5) by 2 1/2l, 5 ran.
Call At Midnight 13-2 (11-2) Chased leader, pushed along before 4 out, led next and soon clear, 2 lengths ahead and idling when fell last, in a race won by Or Sing About (11-4) at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf, 9 ran.
Merry Terry 7-2 (11-12) Chased leaders, went 2nd 14th, led 3 out, soon driven clear, ran on well, won at Newton Abbot 3m 2f nov hcp chs 0-95 (5) gs in Aug beating Wait No More (11-3) by 12l, 5 ran.
Montana Gold (IRE) 11-2 (11-2) Made all, clear halfway, pushed out, won at Stratford 2m 6f sell hcp hdl 0-95 (5) gf beating Iris's Flyer (11-6) by 22l, 9 ran.
Orion Star (IRE) 7-2 (11-3) Pressed leader until ridden and outpaced after 4 out, stayed on to challenge next, led last, kept on flat, won at Fontwell 3m 2f hcp 0-100 (4) gf beating Captain Becket (10-13) by 3 1/2l, 7 ran.
Or Sing About (FR) 9-2 (11-4) Held up towards rear, headway to chase leaders 13th, looked held but keeping on when left 2nd last, led soon after as leader blundered, driven out, just held on, won at Plumpton 3m 2f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf beating Justabout (11-2) by shd, 9 ran.
