led until 4th, tracked leader, not fluent 2 out, taking narrow lead and going best when not fluent and left clear last
held up, not fluent and headway 3rd, mistake 6th, ridden after next, mistake 3 out, soon beaten, left 3rd last
held up, took keen hold, mistake 2nd, struggling after 7th, tailed off
raced in last, pushed along after 3rd, headway 7th, went 3rd 2 out, left 2nd last, no chance with winner
tracked leader until 2nd, not fluent 4th, ridden and lost place 6th, weakened next, tailed off
took keen hold, prominent, led 4th, not fluent 5th or 3 out, soon ridden, mistake 2nd out, just headed when fell last
held up, pushed along after 4th, mistake 6th, soon beaten, tailed off
Royal Diamond has won four times on the Flat and was third to the useful Keys over 2m at Newbury in July. That suggests he'll stay this trip so Jonjo O'Neill's five-year-old has to go on the short-list on his hurdles bow. Trovare didn't look very keen when unseating his rider on debut at Fontwell but battled well to get the better of subsequent winner Arab League at Plumpton last month and is another to consider, while Bedouin Bay won at Market Rasen in June but was well beaten on a return visit to the track last time. STEALING THE LINE was impressive when beating Foxinthecots in a bumper on his racecourse debut however. Given his NH pedigree, he can only improve now tacking hurdles and could be good enough to land the spoils here.
Bedouin Bay 14-1 (11-2) Tracked leaders, ridden before 2 out, went 3rd after last kept on same pace, 4th of 12, 7l behind Book'em Danno (11-5) at Market Rasen 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gd in Sep.
Trovare (USA) 4-1 (10-12) Held up in mid-division, mistake 2nd, headway to chase leaders 3 out, disputing 2nd before next, chased leader and wandered left before last, edged left under pressure flat, stayed on to lead on line, won at Plumpton 2m nh nov hdl (4) gf in Sep beating Arab League (10-12) by ns, 13 ran.
Foxinthecots 12-1 (10-7) Held up towards rear, pushed along and weakened over 3f out, 8th of 10, well behind Magnifique Etoile (10-4) at Market Rasen 2m 1f cond & am NH flat (6) gd in Sep.
Glasson Lad (IRE) 40-1 (10-3) Held up mid-division, headway from 3 out, chased winner from 2 out, soon ridden and no impression, 2nd of 9, 10l behind Goodwood Starlight (10-12) at Sedgefield 2m 1f nh nov hdl (4) gf in May.
Midnight Charmer 200-1 (11-1) In touch in mid-division, ridden 5th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, in a race won by Hildisvini (11-7) at Lingfield 2m 3f nh nov hdl (4) gs in Mar, 14 ran.
Royal Diamond (IRE) 12-1 (9-3) Led after 1f, ridden and headed 3f out, weakened entering final 2f, 8th of 19, 11l behind Hollins (8-10) at Goodwood 2m 5f hcp 0-95 (2) gd in Jul (flat).
Stealing The Line (IRE) 4-7fav (10-12) In touch in 4th, reminders before 6f out and outpaced, headway on outer over 3f out, led 3f out, clear final furlong, driven out, won at Market Rasen 2m 1f NH flat (6) gf in May beating Foxinthecots (11-2) by 7l, 5 ran.
