pressed leader, hit 5th, led before 3 out, ridden and headed approaching next, weakened before last
tracked leaders, reminders after 3rd, weakened 3 out, tailed off
held up in 5th, closed 5th, went 2nd before 3 out, led approaching 2 out, clear last, ran on well, easily
tracked leaders, ridden after 5th, weakened approaching 2 out
mid-division, headway approaching 4th, ridden 3 out, disputing 2nd 2 out, one pace last
pulled hard in rear, not fluent 5th, weakened 3 out, tailed off
led until appraoching 3 out, soon slightly outpaced, rallied to chase winner 2 out, no impression last, one pace
held up towards rear, ridden after 5th, no impression, tailed off
held up in rear, took keen hold, not fluent 1st, lost touch after 4th, soon hung left, tailed off
DONA has been kept over hurdles off this mark so we take the hint and stick with Alan King's charge accordingly. Manshoor is far from foot perfect but he fully justified market confidence to score at Towcester. Barrel Of Fun has won two relatively easy races for Jim Best though has come up short against better opposition in the past. Decision had a busy summer and has been given a couple of months off prior to this engagement. Porters War has taken quite a drop down the ratings since leaving Alan King and he has to be monitored closely in the market to see if connections are confident that he can return to anywhere near his best.
I've Been Framed (IRE) 33-1 (11-8) Tracked leaders, led 9th until mistake 3 out, soon headed, weakened approaching 2 out, pulled up before last, in a race won by Munlochy Bay (9-11) at Cheltenham 3m nov hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Apr, 20 ran.
Barrel Of Fun (IRE) 12-1 (11-9) Led to 1st, tracked leaders, weakened after 3 out, 11th of 12, well behind Ajman (10-2) at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gf in Jun.
Dona 7-2fav (11-2) Held up mid-division, pushed along approaching 2 out, soon weakened, 6th of 10, 26l behind Bella Haze (11-3) at Hereford 2m 1f hcp hdl 0-125 (3) sft in Mar.
Porters War (IRE) 12-1 (11-10) Led until 4th, stayed prominent, chased winner after 3 out, lost 2nd next, weakened before last, 3rd of 11, 21l behind Silver Accord (11-7) at Fontwell 2m 4f hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gs in Oct.
Manshoor (IRE) 7-2fav (10-9) Took keen hold, with leader, mistake 3 out, soon led, clear when not fluent last, ran on well, won at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Oct beating Dormouse (11-9) by 8l, 15 ran.
Decision 6-1 (10-3) Held up in rear, ridden 3 out, stayed on under pressure, from 2 out, never troubled leaders, 5th of 8, 16l behind Dereks (11-4) at Newton Abbot 2m 1f nov hcp hdl 0-120 (3) gd in Aug.
Calaficial (IRE) 16-1 (11-7) Keen jumped right repeatedly, led, clear 2nd, ridden and headed between 3 out and 2 out, soon weakened, 10th of 11, well behind Motarjm (11-8) at Fakenham 2m hcp hdl 0-110 (4) gd in Oct.
Olympian Boy (IRE) 16-1 (10-8) Led until approaching 6th, weakened 3 out, tailed off, last of 7, 43l behind Dishdasha (11-5) at Stratford 2m hcp hdl 0-130 (3) gf in Jun.
Phoenix Eye 3-1 (10-4) Held up in rear, hampered 6th, no impression, 6th of 7, 31l behind Skye But N Ben (11-12) at Ludlow 2m hcp hdl 0-115 (4) gd in Oct.
Sommersturm (GER) 10-1 (11-7) Held up, last when not fluent 3 out, never on terms, 10th of 15, 27l behind Manshoor (10-9) at Towcester 2m hcp hdl 0-100 (4) gd in Oct.
