chased winner, mistake 12th, lost 2nd after 2 out, weakened and pulled up before last
chased leaders, outpaced 12th, well beaten 3 out, pulled up before last
held up towards rear, closed 4th, not fluent 11th, went 2nd after 2 out, held last, kept on
held up in mid-division, headway 4th, 4th and no impression last, weakened into 5th flat
chased leaders, not always fluent, lost place after 6th, in rear 12th, rallied after 2 out, went 3rd last, stayed on
towards rear, slow 1st, not fluent 5th, headway after 9th, 5th and no impression flat, went 4th flat, plugged on
made all, clear last, reduced lead towards finish
mid-division, slow and in rear 6th, behind 12th, pulled up after
in rear, not fluent 5th, struggling 12th, pulled up before last
towards rear, headway 12th, mistake and weakened 3 out, pulled up before last
Cash Again placed twice at Cartmel at the start of the summer but has changed stables during a subsequent break. Mance Rayder and Top Decision are both returning from a lay-off and West Lawn has been absent since a fifth here in May when five lengths behind HAPY LA VIE. The latter, the least exposed of these, beat So Be It by four lengths here in June, with Humps And Bumps only fourth, and the top weight wasn’t beaten far in a couple of subsequent runs at Perth.
So Be It (IRE) 5-1 (11-10) Prominent, led after 2nd, headed 5th, led next, mistake 2 out, headed before last, held flat, kept on, lost 2nd towards finish, 4th of 9, 1 1/4l behind Ecossais (11-13) at Perth 3m hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Mance Rayder (IRE) 28-1 (11-9) Disputed lead, outright lead before 4th, pressed for lead 14th, briefly disputed lead 4 out, soon ridden, 2 lengths clear 3 out, pressed for lead 2 out, soon headed, bumped last, kept on same pace run-in, 3rd of 7, 4l behind Big Changes (11-12) at Doncaster 3m hcp (5) gd in Mar.
Ahead Of The Field (IRE) 10-3jfav (11-3) Fly leapt start and virtually refused to race, soon pulled up, at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Aug.
Top Decision (IRE) 8-1 (12-0) Chased winner until after 3 out, held from 2 out, lost 3rd towards finish, 4th of 7, 9 1/4l behind My Bad Lucy (11-3) at Doncaster 3m hcp (5) gd in Feb.
Cash Again (FR) 4-1 (11-4) Chased leader, ridden 2 out, briefly outpaced last, headway between rivals home turn to go 2nd, stayed on well close home, just held, 2nd of 9, hd behind Hungry Tiger (11-4) at Cartmel 2m 5f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Humps And Bumps (IRE) 9-2 (10-7) Towards rear of mid-division, slightly hampered 1st, jumped right and not fluent 4th, effort 4 out, ridden 2 out, went 3rd last, stayed on, 3rd of 12, 3 3/4l behind Call Of The Loon (11-8) at Stratford 3m 4f hcp (5) gd in Aug.
Hapy La Vie (FR) 6-4fav (10-2) Jumped well, made all, clear flat, ridden out, won at Hexham 3m hcp (5) gd in Jun beating So Be It (12-0) by 4l, 7 ran.
West Lawn 9-1 (10-11) Off the pace in last trio, pushed along and beaten when hung right home turn, stayed on towards finish, just missed modest 4th, 5th of 8, 7 1/4l behind Derracrin (10-6) at Hexham 2m 4f hcp (5) gd in May.
Elusive Red (IRE) 20-1 (10-2) Tended to jump right, held up in rear, headway into midfield before 2 out, weakened before last, 5th of 8, 34 3/4l behind Classic Lady (10-4) at Hexham 2m 7f hcp (5) gd in Jun.
Old Page (IRE) 28-1 (10-2) Soon led, headed 12th and soon dropped to rear, faded, 5th of 7, 24l behind Fairlawn Flyer (11-11) at Cartmel 3m 1f hcp (4) sft in Aug.
