held up in last, jumped left 2nd, not fluent 4 out, modest 4th next, left 3rd last, closed on last bend, went 2nd last, no impression on winner
tracked leaders, slightly hampered 2nd, went 2nd after 4 out, challenged 2 out, soon led, clear before last, stayed on well
led, mistake 2nd, headed before next, soon led again, mistake and headed 8th, led 10th, headed before 4 out, 3 lengths 2nd when fell 2 out
held up in 4th, not fluent 8th, headway next, went 2nd 11th, led before 4 out, headed after 2 out, lost 2nd and no extra last
tracked leader, led before 3rd, soon headed, led 8th until 10th, not fluent and lost place 11th, well beaten 3 out
River Icon posted a better effort at over hurdles at Cartmel last time and makes his chasing bow while Its Pandorama was runner-up over the Cartmel fences back in June. King Muro won over a shorter trip at Bangor last month and ran well again last time but another chance goes to REBEL YEATS. Placed over 2m on her last couple of outings, she won over 2m3f at Fontwell earlier and Ian Williams’ mare should go close again over today’s trip.
River Icon 9-2 (12-2) Tracked leaders on inside, outpaced in 4th after 2 out, soon ridden, rallied flat, went 3rd and kept on towards finish, not reach front pair, 3rd of 8, 3l behind Bon Chic (11-10) at Cartmel 2m 6f hcp (4) gs in Aug.
Rebel Yeats (IRE) 11-2 (10-11) Tracked leader, challenged 4 out, outpaced after next, soon no impression with leaders, stayed on to take modest 3rd flat, 3rd of 5, 11 3/4l behind Theo (11-5) at Worcester 2m hcp (3) gd in Aug.
Its Pandorama (IRE) 8-1 (11-0) Led, headed entering straight, no impression on winner after, 2nd of 7, 9l behind Souriyan (11-0) at Cartmel 2m 5f (4) gf in Jun.
King Muro 5-1 (12-10) In rear, slow jumps early, went right 3rd, closed from 8th, not fluent and went 2nd 3 out, 3rd and beaten from last, stayed on same pace, 3rd of 9, 3 3/4l behind Heurtevent (10-9) at Worcester 2m hcp (5) gd in Sep.
King Golan (IRE) 250-1 (11-0) Led, jumped right 4th, soon headed, mistake and last from 7th, struggling to keep up from 8th, behind 13th, tailed off, last of 4, dist behind Beat That (11-6) at Southwell 3m (4) gd in Sep.