made all, drew clear from 10th, unchallenged after, eased flat, easily
chased leading pair throughout, mistake 7th, struggling 4 out, soon lost touch
soon detatched in last pair, mistake 2nd, struggling after 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out
soon detatched in last pair, hit 3rd, struggling 6th, lost touch and pulled up before next
pressed winner, under pressure when mistake 10th, soon ridden, plugged on in clear 2nd form next, no chance with winner
Morestead isn't exactly consistent but bounced back to form at Stratford last month and would be an obvious threat if repeating that level of form. Intac won a novices' handicap over the C&D in April and though running moderately since he's only 1lb higher and must be a threat. Factotum is rated 135 over timber but a massive 32lb lower over fences as he is yet to reach a place in eight starts while Timoca ran a shocker at Newton Abbot after a promising chasing debut at Worcester. LADYVIE is the intriguing one here as this former French-trained filly is only a four-year-old and receives all the allowances. She is a speculative selection despite being 3lb out of the handicap.
Intac (IRE) 16-1 (10-11) Held up mid-division, pushed along and weakened before 8th, 8th of 11, 29l behind Mibleu (10-4) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-145 (2) gf.
Morestead (IRE) 11-1 (11-4) Led, headed after 1st, tracked leader, with leader 6th, led 10th, headed run-in, no extra, 2nd of 6, 1 1/4l behind Majy D'Auteuil (11-5) at Stratford 2m 4f hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf in Jul.
Factotum 7-1 (11-9) Towards rear and mistakes, driven along 6th, tailed off from 9th, 5th of 7, well behind Spock (11-12) at Newton Abbot 2m 5f nov hcp chs 0-110 (4) gf.
Timoca (IRE) 10-1 (10-11) Slow 1st, raced in 6th off the pace, ridden before 7th, struggling soon after, tailed off when blundered 4 out, 5th of 9, 46l behind Dean's Grange (11-5) at Newton Abbot 2m hcp chs 0-115 (4) gf.
Ladyvie (FR) (10-1) 3rd of 6, 5l behind American Lord (9-12) at Salon-De-Provence(FR) 2m 1f 4yo hdl in Jun.
