mid-division, headway 7th, ridden and weakened 2 out
headway towards rear, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leader after 2 out, no impression
mid-division, headway 5th, mistake when chasing leader 6th, weakened soon after and pulled up before 2 out
never a factor
in touch, headway 6th, in touch when pulled up after 3 out, lame, dismounted
prominent and keen, ridden 3 out, led approaching last, ran on
in touch, ridden and weakened 6th, pulled up before 2 out
mid-division, ridden and weakened 3 out
mid-division and keen, not fluent 5th, weakened 3 out
mid-division, ridden to chase leaders 4 out, weakened approaching last
led, ridden 2 out, headed approaching last and one pace
tracked leaders, ridden to chase leaders 3 out, one pace approaching last
towards rear, keeping on from 4 out, in 6th when fell last
always towards rear, not jump well, pulled up before 5th
Nonrunner
Marathea, Roman Candle and Bannigham Blaze are the three to concentrate on here and the vote goes to the first named. The selection was raised 8lb for her victory over 3m at Worcester in August and last time out looked to be going best of all three out, but the ground may have been slower than ideal for her and she was left behind from the second last. On today's surface we should see a much better effort and she can regain the winning thread. Roman Candle returned to the winners enclosure at Fontwell last time with a hard fought success over Rhetorical. He could now be in the handicappers grip but should still be involved in the finish. Banningham Blaze landed a Towcester seller last time and gets in here on fair enough mark, another good run is expected. Stable Companion Buz Kiri may do best of the others, but our idea of the winner is Marathea.
Magnetic Pole 16-1 (10-6) Held up in touch, ridden 3 out, soon one pace, 4th of 12, 9l behind Tignasse (9-10) at Fakenham 2m cnd mdn hdl (E) gd in Mar.
Qualitair Pleasure 13-2 (11-9) Held up and behind, headway 3 out, ridden to challenge approaching last, every chance when carried right flat, just held, 2nd of 13, shd behind Saucy King (11-5) at Carlisle 2m 4f nov hcp hdl 0-90 (F) gf.
Roman Candle (IRE) 4-1 (10-8) Held up last, mistakes 2nd and 5th, progress 3 out, chased leader last, driven to lead close home, won at Fontwell 2m 4f cnd nov hcp hdl (E) gf in Sept beating Rhetorical (9-9) by 1/2l, 9 ran.
Marathea (FR) 11-4fav (9-13) Chased leaders, led 7th, ridden and headed 2 out, weakening when mistake last, 3rd of 7, 16l behind Michaels Dream (11-4) at Bangor 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (E) gs in Sept.
Penric 14-1 (10-13) Led to 4th, mistake 6th, every chance when slightly hampered 3 out, soon outpaced, stayed on flat, 3rd of 16, 7l behind Tinstre (10-8) at Uttoxeter 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (F) gd in May.
Banningham Blaze 4-1 (10-5) Held up, headway approaching 2 out, ridden to lead last, ran on, won at Towcester 2m 3f sll hdl (G) gf beating Nick The Silver (10-8) by 1l, 9 ran.
Hi Laurie (IRE) 11-2fav (11-1) Behind, stayed on under pressure from 3 out, never nearer, 6th of 15, 8l behind Young Tot (11-2) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-95 (F) gf.
Welsh Dane 20-1 (10-3) Held up, headway approaching 6th, one pace from 2 out, 3rd of 9, 6l behind Vicentio (10-0) at Warwick 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-105 (E) gf in May.
