chased leader until after 4th, led briefly before mistake 2 out, led again last bend, headed before last, 3rd and no extra final 75 yards
chased leaders, took keen hold, not fluent 3 out, mistake and last 2 out, rallied off last bend, a couple of lengths behind leaders when rider unbalanced and unseated before last
led, rousted into 1st and 2nd, headed after 3 out, led again 2 out, headed last, hanging left and no extra last
chased leaders, 2nd after 4th, hit 5th, led after 3 out, headed before next, soon weakened
held up in last pair, headway after 2 out, challenged last, led flat, edged right towards finish, bumped rival, held on
held up in last pair, not fluent 5th, headway 3 out, led before last, headed flat, bumped towards finish, rider dropped whip, held close home
The weight that Costa Percy has to give away here may well be his undoing with the other penalised runner TAXMEIFYOUCAN looking to have a little more improvement in him on the back of his latest Flat win. Both will need to brush up their jumping though and if there is a wildcard in the line-up then it would be Something Brewing . He's yet to really sparkle yet for this yard but they are good at rejuvenating horses and he showed some decent Flat form and could going jumping might just give him some zip back.
Costa Percy 11-4 (11-12) Jumped left, led, slow 2nd, headed next, led after 3 out, ridden before next, headed and outpaced by winner flat, 2nd of 5, 7l behind Plato's Kode (10-12) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (4) gd in Aug.
Taxmeifyoucan (IRE) 9-2 (9-5) In touch, headway 2f out, ridden to challenge final furlong, kept on to lead towards finish, won at Hamilton 1m 3f hcp (5) gs in Aug beating Indian Chief (10-2) by nk, 9 ran.
Bab El Mandeb (USA) 16-1 (10-12) In rear, behind 3rd, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before last, at Stratford 2m (4) gd in Jul.
Parkwarden (IRE) 28-1 (10-12) Chased leaders, lost place 3rd, mistake 5th, behind 3 out, hanging badly left and pulled up bend before 2 out, at Market Rasen 2m 1f (4) gd in Aug.
Something Brewing (FR) 28-1 (8-13) Dwelt, in rear and outpaced, last of 10, 35l behind Dan Troop (9-4) at Chester 1m hcp (3) gs in Jul.
Satis House 100-1 (10-5) Took keen hold in last, hampered and lost further ground 2nd, closed before 4th, went 4th after 3 out, 3rd 2 out, no chance with winner, left 2nd last, 2nd of 6, 27l behind Costa Percy (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f (4) gd in Jun.