tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, rallied towards finish
held up in touch, dropped to rear 6th, ridden and headway 2 out, stayed on one pace flat
tracked leader until 3 out, ridden and every chance at last, no extra towards finish
in rear, headway 6th, ridden and weakened 2 out
close up, tracked leader 3 out, ridden and every chance at last, driven and stayed on to lead towards finish
led, ridden 2 out, joined at last, headed towards finish
always in rear, ridden and weakened 2 out
KILGANER QUEEN is in the veteran stage now and her fitness will have to be taken on trust but she was in decent form in the spring and is a pound lower than her last winning mark with Ben Ffrench Davis taking off a further 7lb. Barely Famous has only gone up 4lb for winning at Southwell and is also partnered by a 7lb claimer but Persuer was beaten in a seller in between falls at Worcester and Warwick. Simply Red edges further up the weights despite back-to-back defeats but the four-year-old will be hard to keep out of the frame again but Molliana has been doing her winning on Jersey. Say Nothing is preferred to Cotton End of the others.
Cotton End (IRE) 16-1 (10-1) Prominent, headed before 3 out, made no impression, 6th of 7, 15 1/4l behind Miranda (11-12) at Ludlow 2m hcp (2) gs in Dec.
Molliana 4-1 (9-13) last of 4, 6l behind Princess T (10-12) at Les Landes 1m 2f hcp fm in Aug.
Simply Red 3-1 (12-0) Mid-division, headway 7th, went 2nd and mistake 2 out, no impression on winner final 100 yards, 2nd of 10, 2l behind If I Say (10-13) at Worcester 2m 4f hcp (5) gs in Sep.
Kilganer Queen (IRE) 9-1 (11-7) Held up on outer, headway over 2 out, kept on until no extra flat, 5th of 10, 6 1/2l behind Matchmaking (10-1) at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gd in Apr.
Barely Famous (IRE) 11-1 (11-3) Mid-division on inside, reached for 8th, headway chasing leaders before 2 out, challenged last, led run-in, soon ridden and stayed on, won at Southwell 3m hcp (5) gf in Sep beating The Questioner (11-2) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Say Nothing 16-1 (11-2) Led, pushed along and headed 2 out, soon ridden and no extra, 5th of 11, 3 1/4l behind Boomtime Banker (10-2) at Plumpton 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Sep.
Persuer 4-1 (10-4) Fell 2nd, at Warwick 2m 3f hcp (4) gd in Sep.